As I’m exploring parenthood with a 2 year old and one coming up, every now and then I’m thinking about how I want to be a parent in order to add optimal value to the kids’ lives.
Parents have multiple roles I believe, as for starters we’re supporters and coaches at the same time. For the same team, for clarity.
A blogpost I recently read triggered me to think and explore more into this topic of being a valuable coach for the kids.
Some things that stuck last years or just recently, in no particular order. As I’m not into writing an essay about this at the moment, I’ll try to clear this up somewhere soon.
- Leading by example
- Extreme ownership, ie. transparency, honesty and leadership up and down the chain
- Flow theory (Csikszentmihalyi)
- Embracing failure
- Accepting that coaching is facilitating and not striving
- Having clear and consistent values and rules
As I’m just exploring, I’m curious for what you think. Let me know if you have thoughts as we might move each other forward.