Resilient Dad Show

Episode 15 - ONE WAY OR ANOTHER: Learning From Parents Regardless Of Their Ways Of Upbringing

Episode Summary

YOU WILL LEARN FROM YOUR PARENTS, ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. Nick McGowan, the host of The Mindset & Self-Mastery podcast, is no father at all, but what he has to share about his upbringing from his father, or both parents for that matter, is a unique way of looking at resiliency as a parent. Tune in and join Nick as he shares his life story with Pat and how his upbringing gives him the light on fatherhood. RESILIENT HIGHLIGHTS: Introducing Nick McGowan Understanding the different paths that parents take Changing perspective while growing up Parent's own upbringing can affect their own parenting The importance of internal communication Getting trouble with bad decisions The power of communication and how to deal with trauma WORDS OF RESILIENCE Nick - You learn from your parents in one way or another “It's interesting how we all learn from our parents what to do and what not to do. It's really up to us to figure out, does it make sense and without turning this thing completely upside down. That's really how we should live life.” Nick - Start communicating internally “This all gets back to communication, and you've got to start internally. You know, as you ask yourself questions, you can't just write it off.” Nick - All you need to do is start “I feel like there's a momentum that goes along with that once you start to do the work, and then you get this once you start to do the work, you start to do it, it starts to open up things.” Connect with Nick and check out what more inspiring things he’s doing: About Nick NickMcGowan.com The Mindset and Self-Mastery Show Connect with Pat and check out what more inspiring things he’s up to: About Pat About Resilient Dad If you liked this episode or were inspired by the journeys it shares, or you have suggestions or your own stories to share, subscribe to the Resilient Dad podcast now and leave us a comment!

Episode Notes

YOU WILL LEARN FROM YOUR PARENTS, ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.

Nick McGowan, the host of The Mindset & Self-Mastery podcast, is no father at all, but what he has to share about his upbringing from his father, or both parents for that matter, is a unique way of looking at resiliency as a parent. Tune in and join Nick as he shares his life story with Pat and how his upbringing gives him the light on fatherhood.

 

RESILIENT HIGHLIGHTS:

WORDS OF RESILIENCE

Nick - You learn from your parents in one way or another

“It's interesting how we all learn from our parents what to do and what not to do. It's really up to us to figure out, does it make sense and without turning this thing completely upside down. That's really how we should live life.”

Nick - Start communicating internally

“This all gets back to communication, and you've got to start internally. You know, as you ask yourself questions, you can't just write it off.”

Nick - All you need to do is start

“I feel like there's a momentum that goes along with that once you start to do the work, and then you get this once you start to do the work, you start to do it, it starts to open up things.”

 

Connect with Nick and check out what more inspiring things he’s doing:

Connect with Pat and check out what more inspiring things he’s up to:

If you liked this episode or were inspired by the journeys it shares, or you have suggestions or your own stories to share, subscribe to the Resilient Dad podcast now and leave us a comment!