E590: What I'd Tell My 40-Year-Old Self w/Keith Diederich
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Keith Dietrich is a husband, father, grandfather, and nonprofit leader whose career has included 20 years with Father Flanagan’s Boys Town and leadership with The Gathering Inn. At 65, Keith brings something particularly valuable to this conversation: hindsight.
He and his wife Jennifer have a blended family of six children, now ages 20–33, and grandchildren entering the picture. Looking back at the years when career, marriage, and raising children were all competing for attention, Keith has some very specific things he wishes he had understood earlier.
His message to dads in their 40s is simple: slow down. Not everything at work is a crisis. Pay attention to your wife and kids. It goes much faster than you think.
5 Questions This Episode Answers
- How can a busy father stay connected to his family while building his career?
- How do you build a strong family culture?
- What are better questions to ask your kids than “How was your day?”
- How should fathers handle conflict between siblings?
- How can dads correct their children without damaging the relationship?
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