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What would your life be like if you took an adult gap year?  Are there things you’d like to say no to?  How can you be the best father and bring yourself joy? “Where do I find my self-worth?” A common question asked when meeting someone new is, “What do you do?” For decades workers were able to find their answer and self-worth in how and to whom they sold their labor. However, it seems that through the Great Resignation, the mindset of finding one's self-worth through a job is going the way of the typewriter or the fax machine in the office. Data is showing that the Great Resignation is less about money and more about lifestyle choices and asking for respect by workers. 57% of those surveyed in a February 2022 Pew Research Center poll cited they “felt disrespected at work” for the reasoning behind their resignation. In addition, a MIT Sloan Management Review article that analyzed one million Glassdoor reviews stated that “Toxic Culture” - in particular feeling disrespected in the workplace - was “ten times more important than compensation in predicting turnover.” Like many others, Roger has found that intentionally living out his life through the completion of items on my bucket list brings him the self-worth he was seeking that a job no longer fulfills. Here are three benefits (plus two bonus benefits) to self-worth that one can find through crossing items off a bucket list:   You decide what brings you joy You feel pride through accomplishments you chose You build confidence having your own stories to share   Bonus Benefits   You become motivated and excited about life You get outside of your bubble   Roger is a member of the Great Resignation. In October of 2021, after a heart attack and thirty plus years in the youth development/teaching field, he quit his position to take an “Adult Gap Year.” During this time he traveled and lived around the globe, crossing items off his bucket list and encouraged others to do the same. During this time he also started a podcast called The Crossing It Off Podcast, where he interviews individuals living with intention through items they have crossed off their lists that have experienced these benefits as well. Better Call Daddy: The Safe Space For Controversy.   Roger Williams is a writer, podcaster, adventurer, and Head Crosser Offer of his bucket list. After more than 30 years working in the youth development and teaching field, a year in quarantine, and two heart attacks, Roger embarked on an adult gap year to prioritize a life in which he is known not by his professional work, but by the way he lives his life and the people he grows relationships with. During his gap year he completed a three month solo journey traveling around the world to cross items off his bucket list, inspiring others to do the same.   Pew Research Center findings: https://pewrsr.ch/3hVWMfr MIT Sloan Management Review: https://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/toxic-culture-is-driving-the-great-resignation/   Connect with Roger https://crossingitoffpodcast.com/   Connect with Reena bettercalldaddy.com linkedin.com/in/reenafriedmanwatts twitter.com/reenareena instagram.com/reenafriedmanwatts   Me and my daddy would love to hear from you subscribe and drop a five star star review  podchaser.com/bettercalldaddy ratethispodcast.com/bettercalldaddy

17 Aug 202246min

Do you share how you really feel?  Do you like when other people do it!  Timing is important, sometimes it’s better to sleep on it! Who would you want to interview you?  Who could draw your story out?  Handing the mic over to Connie Polke who I clicked with immediately producing the SNF Spotlight Series podcast in Chicago, she’s digging deeper into who I am and what I believe!  Better Call Daddy: The Safe Space For Controversy. Connie is the founder and CEO of Collaborative Healthcare Urgency Group (CHUG). Connie has used her 40 years of healthcare experience to develop CHUG, a resource for healthcare organizations to address the gap in emergency preparedness. Connie’s accolades include; the 2009 American Red Cross “Hero of the Year Award” for Disaster Relief, a two time VIP recognition from National Association of Professional Women, MVP from Advocate Health Care, Apria Sales Associate of the Year, Presidential recognition for volunteering for the Illinois Medical Reserve Corp and in 2020 received the prestigious award for biography in Marquis Who’s Who in America. Connect with Connie https://www.linkedin.com/in/connie-polke Connect with Reena bettercalldaddy.com instagram.com/reenafriedmanwatts linkedin.com/in/reenafriedmanwatts twitter.com/reenareena Me and my daddy would love to hear from you subscribe and leave a five star review  podchaser.com/bettercalldaddy ratethispodcast.com/bettercalldaddy

12 Aug 202238min

What does Better Call Daddy mean?  How do you develop a theme song?  Who is your father to you?  Who do you call when you need strength?  How did Lowry Olafson start creating music?  How does he help others develop power songs?  Songs are declaring I am who I am, who I am.  Better Call Daddy: The Safe Space For Controversy. Writer of PowerSongs. 9 albums and over 500 songwriting sessions with more than 10,000 people. It's your life. Make it sing!  Today we are writing my anthem.  Better Call Daddy: The Safe Space for Controversy.   Lowry Olafson has written songs since he was a kid. He has made it as a singer/songwriter, releasing nine albums and touring the globe. As a keynote speaker, Lowry inspires people to be more resilient. He also leverages talent and experience to produce audio branding for businesses and organizations, and he loves to co-create PowerSongs with teams, families, couples, and individuals so that they can connect more deeply with their mission, value, and vision.   Connect with Lowry https://lowryolafson.com/   Connect with Reena https://linktr.ee/bettercalldaddy bettercalldaddy.com instagram.com/reenafriedmanwatts Linkedin.com/in/reenafriedmanwatts   Me and my daddy would love to hear from you ratethispodcast.com/bettercalldaddy podchaser.com/bettercalldaddy

6 Aug 202254min

What should you be chasing in life other than dollars?  What does entrepreneurship mean?  How important is it to be in control of your own life?  Get busy living, it goes fast!  If you want something, see it, and go get it! "It’s not what you do for a living, it’s what you do with, what you do, for a living."   What started off as a letter to his daughter turned into an 80,000-word manuscript.  Now Ken Rusk is figuring out the business side of writing his book.  He didn't know he'd become an author. Today he's talking about visualization and imagining what outcomes will be in advance.  Better Call Daddy: The Safe Space For Controversy. Ken Rusk is a best-selling author, entrepreneur, and blue-collar advocate showing that there’s no degree required for comfort, peace, and freedom. Ken spent his younger years digging ditches and working in construction. He never went to college. Instead, he made goals, planned, and worked hard for thirty years. Now, Ken is a very successful entrepreneur with multiple businesses and revenue streams. Ken Rusk specializes in mentoring and has coached hundreds of young people in areas such as short-, mid-, and long-term goal setting, life visualization, career paths, and sound financial planning. He is passionate about helping people achieve their dreams regardless of their educational background or past. Connect with Ken  https://www.kenrusk.com/   Connect with Reena https://linktr.ee/bettercalldaddy https://www.youtube.com/c/BetterCallDaddy bettercalldaddy.com linkedin.com/in/reenafriedmanwatts twitter.com/reenareena instagram.com/reenafriedmanwatts   Me and my daddy would love to hear from you  podchaser.com/bettercalldaddy ratethispodcast.com/bettercalldaddy

4 Aug 202239min

Where are my type A personalities who like to control everything?  Today we are going to talk about motherhood, IVF children, medical reduction, genetic markers, and life lessons that put your relationship to the test.  1 in 4 women have either had a miscarriage or a loss.  What percentage of women are talking about it?  You really only see the tip of the iceberg!  Are you judging others or taking your mask off?  What is it that you need?  Can women have it all?  Better Call Daddy: The Safe Space For Controversy.   An effective storyteller & passionate people-first leader, Jessi spent 13.5 years at Google effectively building and leading strong sales & marketing teams partnering with some of the largest global brands in the world. Creating, building, and maintaining relationships is at the core of who she is and authenticity, vulnerability and storytelling have been the cornerstone of her skillset to get her to where she is today as a leader, a podcaster & a mom. Jessi has been the keynote speaker at Google, Instacart, and The Forem as well as spoken on numerous podcasts - Emotionally Uncomfortable, Mimosas with Mom, Own Your Truth, MindfulFire and many more - about the topics of authentic leadership, infertility, storytelling & owning your truth.  Her passion is working with female leaders & women-led businesses, helping them reclaim their voice and amplify it in an authentic & proven way - both personally & professionally. Her mission is to create community & connection through sharing personal stories to empower individuals & brands to step into their own light, reclaim their voice & drive greater impact. You can find her on her website at www.jessishuraleff.com or tune into her podcast, This Is My Truth, available on all major podcast platforms. You can also find her on LinkedIn at Jess Shuraleff and on Instagram @thisismytruthpodcast.   Connect with Reena https://linktr.ee/bettercalldaddy https://www.youtube.com/c/BetterCallDaddy linkedin.com/in/reenafriedmanwatts twitter.com/reenareena instagram.com/reenafriedmanwatts   Me and my daddy would love to hear from you podchaser.com/bettercalldaddy ratethispodcast.com/bettercalldaddy

29 Juli 202254min

Today's guest found a way to educate himself by doing what he wanted to do, through books, writing, podcasting, becoming an expert on other people's work, and starting a discussion around it.  That's the beauty today in creating your own show!  James Quandahl says take steps towards the things that interest you naturally!  Better Call Daddy: The Safe Space For Controversy.   After almost two decades James Quandahl left his successful retail career behind to build businesses and pursue his passion of learning something new each day and sharing it with others. James reads at least one book each week and devours the podcasts, blogs, magazines, and presentations from leaders in business & marketing, self-help, health & wellness, and fiction and poetry. On James’s podcast The James Quandahl Show he interviews the world’s experts to uncover how you can live your life to the fullest, be present and connect deeply with others, and build the life of your dreams. In 2015 and 2016 James raised over $6,000 to provide safe access to clean drinking water for 125 children by running two marathons on team World Vision. In 2015 James received a private invitation to visit NASA’s Space Launch Complex at California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base. Here he got a private front-row experience tour, met with NASA’s administrator Charlie Bolden and the head the NASA’s earth sciences department, and even got to see the mission control center.   In 2017 James managed the launch of the Christian Gratitude Journal on Kickstarter where 598 backers pledged a total of $28k to produce the journal. He lead the launch of the Wall Street Journal and Amazon bestselling book Boundless written by New York Times bestseller Ben Greenfield. Since then James has lead book marketing seminars and helped several authors write, publish, and promote their bestselling books. James’s agency, Craven Street Marketing Group, helps natural product companies sell more on Amazon and has helped its clients grow revenue by millions of dollars. Connect with James https://quandahl.com/ Connect with Reena https://linktr.ee/bettercalldaddy linkedin.com/in/reenafriedmanwatts instagram.com/reenafriedmanwatts twitter.com/reenareena   Me and my daddy would love to hear from you, subscribe and drop a five star review podchaser.com/bettercalldaddy ratethispodcast.com/bettercalldaddy

27 Juli 202256min

There is a financial ROI (return on investment) to reading books!   Our human experiences are not that unique there is a book for every problem you are facing.  You can learn from others who have figured out their health, wealth, finances, and happiness!  Books help us realize what’s possible!  Who do you want to be by the end of this year?  Who do you look up to?  Read a book about someone you admire! Nick Hutchinson says when he hit ten thousand followers in 2019 on his non fiction book Instagram account that was the tipping point to him realizing he could get paid to read books.  Not only do authors want to leverage Nick’s audience they are now paying him to help create their own.   Shout out to Evan Carmichael from episode 1 of the Better Call Daddy show for the idea to interview Nick! Better Call Daddy: The Safe Space For Controversy! Connect with Nick https://instagram.com/bookthinkers?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= https://www.linkedin.com/in/bookthinkers Connect with Reena linkedin.com/in/reenafriedmanwatts instagram.com/reenafriedmanwatts twitter.com/reenareena bettercalldaddy.com Me and my daddy would love to hear from you, subscribe and leave us a five star review podchaser.com/bettercalldaddy ratethispodcast.com/bettercalldaddy

21 Juli 202255min

What’s the meaning of a name?  What happened to you?  We are a sum of our life's experiences, and it's up to us to turn them into positive experiences.  It’s not so easy to let go of trauma when it lives inside your soul!  Parents from opposite sides of the track, abuse, and running away from the farm, sometimes life can feel like a cruel joke.  Samantha Hart felt like the blind pony she raised.  She says there are a lot of blind ponies out there.   Today I’m talking to a risk-taker, a farm girl, and an incredible mommy!  She says as hard as it is talking about generational trauma, she's glad she did.  Better Call Daddy: The Safe Space for Controversy. Samantha Hart's career has spanned music, film, and advertising, earning her a reputation as an award-winning Creative Director. Her creative marketing campaigns brought prominence and Academy Awards to films such as Fargo, Dead Man Walking, and Boys Don't Cry while earning cult status for independent features, Dazed and Confused, Four Weddings and A Funeral, and Priscilla Queen of the Desert. With her partner, Sam built a successful company in the advertising industry, Foundation, with over forty employees and offices in Chicago and Los Angeles. Under Sam's leadership, Foundation earned distinction as an early disrupter of the traditional production and post-production models combining the two under one roof. In 2017, Sam and her partner, James Lipetzky, re-branded and started Wild Bill. The team provides creative through finishing for many clients, including luxury brands, startups, and non-profits. On March 15, 2021, Sam's powerful memoir, BLIND PONY As True A Story As I Can Tell, was released to rave reviews, followed by the audiobook version, which she narrates. She is currently developing a documentary series to direct and is busy writing her next book, a novel. Connect with Sam https://www.linkedin.com/in/samanthahart/ Connect with Reena https://linktr.ee/bettercalldaddy https://www.youtube.com/c/BetterCallDaddy linkedin.com/in/reenafriedmanwatts instagram.com/reenafriedmanwatts twitter.com/reenareena Me and my daddy would love to hear from you, subscribe and drop us a five-star review podchaser.com/bettercalldaddy ratethispodcast.com/bettercalldaddy

15 Juli 20221h