What Your Kids Learn From Watching You Chase Your Dreams | #256

About this episode

In this episode, Shannon Russell reflects on the lessons children learn from observing their parents pursue their dreams and navigate their careers.

👉 Start Your Second Act Strategy Call with Shannon here. What are your children learning from the way you approach work, stress, ambition, and dreams? In this heartfelt episode #256 of the Second Act Success Podcast, Shannon Russell shares a deeply personal story about attending her son’s school presentation and realizing just how much our children are watching us as we navigate our careers, businesses, and second acts. From career transitions and entrepreneurship to motherhood and pe...

People in this episode

Host: Shannon Russell

Topics covered

• parenting
• career transitions
• entrepreneurship
• work-life balance
• personal development

Keywords

• dreams
• children
• work
• stress
• ambition
• motherhood
• career
• entrepreneurship

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