Parenting happens by design or default. And, honestly, it’s easier— though it seems more difficult— to do it with a plan.

But doing it with a plan requires a few things.

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I invited my friend Randy into the studio to discuss his approach to the “part art / part science” long-term process of parenting. He’s an expert, because he and his wife did it and ALMOST had an empty nest… and then found out they had another on the way.

They get a second chance to do the parenting thing all over again, implementing the adjustments we all look back and think about— “Oh, if I only knew then what I know now…”

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Parenting a toddler is different than parenting a teen. And that’s different than parenting a son or daughter who’s now a senior in college or just stepping into the full time workforce.

That seems obvious.

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But how do you know what each child needs at each stage of life?

And how can you not only know WHAT they need but also HOW to transfer that lesson, that bit of leadership to them?

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Randy talks about the three phases of parenting….

🔴 0- 5 years, discipline = building a foundation

🟠 6-12 years, training = developing soft skills

🟢 13+, coaching = equipping them to make good, “life” decisions

We start breaking them down in this episode, as well as discuss why you need to manage the culture moreso than just manage the schedule and the agenda…

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Next best steps from here…

📳 The GY6 LIVE! workshop = on the events page of the GY6 site = www.GY6.online/events

👟The “Be The One” 5K = signup to run, walk, volunteer, or just support the movement = www.BeTheOneToday.com

Links to Randy’s website…

📺 The parenting mini course = www.BeRefreshed.org/MC

📳 Schedule a 25-minute “zoom-type” Discovery Call with Randy = www.BeRefreshed.org/DC

🔗 The grand parenting group (online) = https://www.berefreshed.org/GP

👉 1:1 coaching info with Randy = www.BeRefreshed.org/PC

About Randy’s podcast…

Note: Find Randy’s “Be Refreshed” podcast at https://www.berefreshed.org/podcasts/be-refreshed AND/OR your fav podcast provider.

Episodes which are great next steps from here =

✅ #8, about the “Three phases / three stages” of parenting = https://berefreshed.mykajabi.com/podcasts/be-refreshed/episodes/2149047725

✅ #12, about “Tools” for each of the three stages of parenting =
https://berefreshed.mykajabi.com/podcasts/be-refreshed/episodes/2149047730

✅ #13, about “The Flow” = https://berefreshed.mykajabi.com/podcasts/be-refreshed/episodes/2149047731

In the previous episode we discussed waiting / delays related to our dreams / purpose. We mentioned four things which occur…

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There are three more things that happen during our seasons of waiting (listen to our previous talk for the first four):

5️⃣ PLANS & IDEAS develop + mature. That is, the ideas become “better” and more refined.

6️⃣ PATIENCE grows— making us more complete. When we remember that God WILL fulfill the plans He’s created for us (see Ephesians 2:8-10 & Acts 13:36), we can really lean into this one, acquiring the lessons and insights we need during the wait.

7️⃣ PASSION either grows or withers… and, if it wains, it’s probably a good thing that we didn’t jump headfirst into the project or pursuit.

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But what do we do when the wait is— at least in some measure— our fault?

Turns out, grace covers it.

And, more than that, GRACE OFTEN makes that the very platform where we make a difference.

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History— and the Bible— is full of the stories of people who waited (and failed) and became massive “successes” in the very area of their struggle.

Turns out, we’re often perfectly positioned to serve the people who find themselves walking through the same muck & mire that we once traversed.

So, shame free…

… lean in.

And don’t waste the lessons you’ve learned during the wait— even if it was, in part, your own doing. God redeems ALL things to impact ALL people.

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Next best steps from here…

📳 Access the free “Stronger” audiobook = www.Jenkins.tv/lead

📕 Purchase the Stronger book = www.Jenkins.tv/stronger

📣 Learn more about “getting paid for what you know” with Amplify training = www.AmplifyOnline.info

💥 Work with me 1:1 via coaching = https://www.jenkins.tv/PC

Sometimes, we find ourselves waiting…

There’s a delay between what we feel God calls us to do and the actual implementation of that call.

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Many times, it’s out of our control.

And when it is, it might just be a matter of TIMING.

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In this talk we discuss a YEARS long delay between an idea and an implementation strategy, as well as the long road it took to get there. And, we highlight four of the seven things that occur whenever there’s a delay…

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1️⃣ PRAYER gets answered in the right way— which is often different than how we originally made our request.

2️⃣ PEOPLE move around— some exit and some enter. Many of these shifts are necessary if God’s going to take us to the place He wants us to be.

3️⃣ PREPARATION & SKILL increase… as long as we lean into it and don’t “waste the wait.”

4️⃣ PROVISION— which includes more than just money— comes… that is, God moves some of the resources we need into our hands…

If you’ve ever waited (and we all have), lean in…

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Next best steps from here…

📳 Access the free “Stronger” audiobook that was mentioned in this talk = www.Jenkins.tv/lead

📕 Purchase the Stronger book = www.Jenkins.tv/stronger

💥 Work with me 1:1 via coaching = https://www.jenkins.tv/PC