You can finally find the perfect balance between family and work, and enjoy being a Marathon Dad. Every man who struggles to be a good husband, father and professional knows the feeling. You're on the run from the boardroom to the classroom; you have to juggle toys and files, children and clients. And choosing one aspect over another piles guilt upon panic, upon exhaustion. Now, for the first time, here is practical and psychologically sound advice toward combining a career and fatherhood. Psychologist John Evans, himself a ...
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You can finally find the perfect balance between family and work, and enjoy being a Marathon Dad. Every man who struggles to be a good husband, father and professional knows the feeling. You're on the run from the boardroom to the classroom; you have to juggle toys and files, children and clients. And choosing one aspect over another piles guilt upon panic, upon exhaustion. Now, for the first time, here is practical and psychologically sound advice toward combining a career and fatherhood. Psychologist John Evans, himself a Marathon Dad of three, shows that a working father doesn't have to sacrifice what is most important in his career or his home to be successful on both fronts, but he needs to make significant changes in the way he does things. This book is an action plan leading you through that process, step by careful step. Evans shows how to establish realistic priorities, manage time effectively, communicate clearly, and answer questions that plague all working parent: How can I be in two places at once? How can I do my best at two conflicting tasks? How can I love two things equally? The author presents real-world programs and guidance on how to stop an overloaded schedule from claiming emotional fulfillment and intimacy as its casualties--strengthening your relationship with your children and your wife. Can a man be a first-rate, fully committed husband, father and professional, all at the same time? No doubt about it: with dedication, commitment, and prioritizing, Marathon Dads can have the best of all worlds. Here's exactly how its done.
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Fine in Near Fine jacket. Book An interesting and helpful discussion of the delicate balancing of responsiblities faced by most fathers: being a good father, a good husband, and a good working professional, with an examination of the many pitfalls and obstacles faced and how to oversome them in today's world. Hardcover with dust jacket, 243pp. Rare. Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall.
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Fine in Fine jacket. Size: 8vo-over 7; Type: Hardback Type: Hard Back First Printing Hardcover Book and Jacket in FINE Condition. Mylar Jacket Cover. A great help for lots of dads--and moms. 243 pages. 5.75 x 8.5 inches. Avon Books, New York, 1998.
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