Ambition, Regret, and College Applications: The Conversation I Wish I'd Had 30 Years Ago

Ambition, Regret, and College Applications: The Conversation I Wish I'd Had 30 Years Ago

http://traffic.libsyn.com/leadwithastory/PWAS_073.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSShttp://traffic.libsyn.com/leadwithastory/PWAS_073.mp3Podcast (parenting-with-a-story-podcast-series): Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSSWhat colleges did you apply to in high school? Did you apply to colleges at all? Do you regret those decisions now? And what would you do differently if you could do it over again? Those…

Google President Kirk Perry's 3 Lessons from Losing a Fight

Google President Kirk Perry's 3 Lessons from Losing a Fight

http://traffic.libsyn.com/leadwithastory/PWAS_060.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSShttp://traffic.libsyn.com/leadwithastory/PWAS_060.mp3Podcast (parenting-with-a-story-podcast-series): Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSS My guest this week is Google President of Brand Solutions, Kirk Perry. He shares a very personal story about a loss on a high school wrestling mat that has both haunted and blessed him ever…

Would you rather be the head of a dog or the tail of a lion? Leadership opportunities for kids

Would you rather be the head of a dog or the tail of a lion? Leadership opportunities for kids

http://traffic.libsyn.com/leadwithastory/PWAS_057.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSShttp://traffic.libsyn.com/leadwithastory/PWAS_057.mp3Podcast (parenting-with-a-story-podcast-series): Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSSThe kind of goals people deem worthy can vary over time and across cultures. In the U.S., for example, we often tell our kids to set lofty goals. If we fail, so what. At least we…

Best Crash! One cub scout's life lesson in defining your own success

Best Crash! One cub scout's life lesson in defining your own success

http://traffic.libsyn.com/leadwithastory/PWAS_045b.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSShttp://traffic.libsyn.com/leadwithastory/PWAS_045b.mp3Podcast (parenting-with-a-story-podcast-series): Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSSAs many parents find out, we often learn just as much from our kids as they learn from us. This week’s life lesson is an example of that, so I’ve asked my 11-year-old son, Ben, to…

Ambition: How to become an adult, raised on your childhood dreams

Ambition: How to become an adult, raised on your childhood dreams

http://traffic.libsyn.com/leadwithastory/PWAS_026.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSShttp://traffic.libsyn.com/leadwithastory/PWAS_026.mp3Podcast (parenting-with-a-story-podcast-series): Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSSRenaissance artist Michelangelo once observed, “The greater danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.” I’m convinced…