THEY REMEMBER THAT YOU LEFT BUT NEVER THAT YOU’RE GONE. These are the words that Lucas Marino holds on to when making sure his kids feel his presence and never feel left out whenever he is deployed. Lucas is the CEO and Founder of EAST Partnership, who once served in the military, but above all else, a father. Lucas shares how he was able to balance his duties for the country and duties as a father despite being deployed and far away. Join Lucas and Pat in this wonderful journey in the latest episode of Resilient Dad. SHOW HIGHLIGHTS: Lucas Marino: deployed yet resilient Learning the value of working with his dad Flipping the switch between deployment and fatherhood Making the job temporary Handling kids with different personalities Be yourself and be confident in that Entrepreneurship and fatherhood QUOTES: Lucas - Make it better, because you can: “No matter what you inherit, no matter what you have, you have the opportunity to make it what you want it to be, and to make it better.” Lucas - Make fatherhood your own: “It made us appreciate the fact that he put forth the effort to change. Yes, I think a lot of dads get stuck in this. ‘ ‘Well, I was raised this way. So I have to just copy and paste that to the way I raise kids nowadays’ ’. That's not the way it goes.” Lucas - Your kids are your greatest legacy: “I didn't want them to have to wonder how much I care about them. I wanted them to know, beyond a shadow of the doubt, and I wanted them to understand that my kids are going to be my greatest legacy.” Lucas - Decide what you think is right: “Make good decisions because they're the right decisions for you in the context of your life. So it might not even be what everyone else needs or thinks is the right thing.” Lucas - Be yourself always: “Be yourself, and be confident in that, and as long as you're a good person, there's nothing wrong with that. Yeah, it's actually a great thing.” Connect with Lucas and check out what more inspiring things he’s up to: About Lucas About EAST Partnership 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!
THEY REMEMBER THAT YOU LEFT BUT NEVER THAT YOU’RE GONE.
These are the words that Lucas Marino holds on to when making sure his kids feel his presence and never feel left out whenever he is deployed. Lucas is the CEO and Founder of EAST Partnership, who once served in the military, but above all else, a father.
Lucas shares how he was able to balance his duties for the country and duties as a father despite being deployed and far away. Join Lucas and Pat in this wonderful journey in the latest episode of Resilient Dad.
SHOW HIGHLIGHTS:
QUOTES:
Lucas - Make it better, because you can:
“No matter what you inherit, no matter what you have, you have the opportunity to make it what you want it to be, and to make it better.”
Lucas - Make fatherhood your own:
“It made us appreciate the fact that he put forth the effort to change. Yes, I think a lot of dads get stuck in this. ‘ ‘Well, I was raised this way. So I have to just copy and paste that to the way I raise kids nowadays’ ’. That's not the way it goes.”
Lucas - Your kids are your greatest legacy:
“I didn't want them to have to wonder how much I care about them. I wanted them to know, beyond a shadow of the doubt, and I wanted them to understand that my kids are going to be my greatest legacy.”
Lucas - Decide what you think is right:
“Make good decisions because they're the right decisions for you in the context of your life. So it might not even be what everyone else needs or thinks is the right thing.”
Lucas - Be yourself always:
“Be yourself, and be confident in that, and as long as you're a good person, there's nothing wrong with that. Yeah, it's actually a great thing.”
Connect with Lucas and check out what more inspiring things he’s up to:
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!