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You built a company to create freedom and security for your family.
Instead, you're snapping at your 6-year-old because they interrupted your "important" call, and then watching them snap at their little sister the same way.
You're reading bedtime stories, but your mind is racing through tomorrow's board deck. Your child asks what happened to the main character, and you realize you have no idea. You weren't even there.
You check Slack during family dinner. Again. Your spouse's disappointed look burns into you, but you can't stop.
The worst part? Your kids are watching and learning.
They're learning that work always comes first. That being present is optional. That love means being physically there but mentally somewhere else.
When your 8-year-old asks, "Why do you always have to work?" and you snap back with frustration...
When you catch yourself using your "investor voice" on your 4-year-old who just wanted to show you their drawing...
When you realize your kids have stopped trying to get your attention because they know you're not listening...
This isn't the parent you wanted to be. This isn't the example you wanted to set.
You're raising future workaholics, or worse, kids who think they're not worth your attention.
You know something has to change.
What if I told you that some of the most successful founders I coach are also the most present parents?