| Last year I attended a presentation from
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| | Learn to say 'no', how to manage your
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| Parenting Expert and well-known author,
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| | time and then take action.
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| Stephen Biddulph on "Raising Boys". As I
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| | That's right. Everyone tells you how busy
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| have an 11 year old son, I was interested
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| | and how little time they have, yet most
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| to hear what Stephen had to say. In fact,
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| | people do nothing to learn the skills
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| so were the other 800 other parents in
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| | that will have a dramatic impact on their
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| the room!
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| | work and personal lives.
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| The key point that I picked up on was
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| | You have to plan time to get things done.
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| that boys from the age of 6 -14 really
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| | Do you want to spend more time with your
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| need 'time' with their dads. That is the
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| | family? Do you know how to plan for it?
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| most influential period in their lives
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| | How much time do you spend working? How
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| when they bond with him. And the type of
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| | much time do you invest in yourself to
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| time they need is not all thrown into a
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| | learn how to be more effective? Are you
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| once a week or month block or some exotic
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| | hoping that one day, work will ease off
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| holiday once a year, they need to spend
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| | and then you can spend more time with
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| time with their sons on a regular basis.
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| | your family? Do you really need a bigger
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| Otherwise how can you build a strong and
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| | house, nicer car or overseas holiday?
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| stable relationship?
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| | Will that improve your relationships? Do
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| For the single mums reading this, don't
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| | you think that you'll (hopefully) stumble
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| despair. If you are estranged from your
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| | on the secrets to getting more time back
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| partner and bringing up your son is your
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| | in your life? If that's the way you live
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| responsibility, having a positive male
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| | your life, your kids will probably be all
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| role model in his life ie. uncle,
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| | grown up and not really need you.
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| brother, grandfather teacher, tennis
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| | Cats in the Cradle
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| coach etc. will work as well.
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| | For those of you old enough to remember,
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| What's happening in our society in the
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| | Cat Stevens recorded a song called "Cats
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| chase for the almighty dollar and in many
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| | in the Cradle". It was about a young boy
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| instances the big ego, our relationships
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| | whose Dad was always busy working. He
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| are breaking down. People are totally
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| | never seemed to be available when his son
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| dominated by their work and have little
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| | wanted to be with him. Over the years
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| energy to invest in themselves and their
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| | this continued until the boy became an
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| families.
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| | adult. By then his Dad had retired and
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| Planning Personal Time
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| | had time on his hands, however his son
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| It's very interesting to note that every
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| | had now become too busy to see his Dad.
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| client I have coached ... male or female,
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| | He too was working and had kids. The
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| whether they are the business owner,
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| | tables had turned. All of a sudden the
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| director, executive or whatever title
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| | Dad realised what he had done. He was too
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| they hold, all have the same common
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| | busy caught up in his work and missed out
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| goal... they want more time for their
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| | on his son growing up.
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| personal life.
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| | The Final Word
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| They do not want to start work at 7.30
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| | For those of you who have managed to
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| a.m. and return home at 7.00 p.m. They
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| | maintain a good balance in your life,
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| are committed and enjoy what they do,
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| | congratulations. No doubt you are
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| however they are not prepared to
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| | happier, healthier and more fulfilled.
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| sacrifice their own relationships and
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| | For the rest of you who are unhappy,
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| wellbeing anymore. THE PRICE IS NOT WORTH
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| | unhealthy and unfulfilled, then you need
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| IT!
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| | to take action if you are serious about
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| You Can Turn Your Life Around
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| | wanting to make changes. Do it, because
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| And do you know what the three key things
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| | nothing changes if nothing changes!
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| you need to do to turn your life around?
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