A core element of the Mighty Parent framework is the idea of individual reality, and much more on that later. However, know that everything that has gone into creating Mighty Parents has been accumulating for decades.
Back to individual reality... I'll never forget the first time as a teacher that I hosted parent conferences, and this was way back in 2004. I had just made the transition from private to public schools and I was teaching Geometry and Algebra 2. Meaning, also, that as a math teacher I was the bane of many kids' existence - and their parents by extension. That evening there was a Mom who came to see me in the final minutes of the evening, and by the way she entered my room I just knew she had been beaten up by bad news from a host of teachers before me. We opened our conversation by reviewing grades and - sadly- it wasn't good. Sure enough, the dam broke and she crumbled. I actually liked her son, but you can't force student engagement (a tough lesson for all teachers to learn). His grades weren't great, no matter how charming and clever he was.
"I just don't get what he's thinking! Does he not care about his grades?!"
I let a quiet settle in between us for a bit, and I'm still not sure what led me to ask the question out loud for the first time. Maybe my own childhood? But it was a turning point for me, and it ended up being a turning point for that Mom and son as well.
"Have you asked him, what success means to him? What does he care about? What does 'future' even mean to him?"
She was confused at first, but - to her credit - she leaned into the conversation and challenged me back. We discussed the idea for a solid 15 minutes, and before she left my room we had mapped out a conversation to have with her son.
This isn't Hollywood. He didn't show up the next week and make straight A's. But he did get more involved in school, and when we connected on Facebook a few years later he had his own landscaping business and was doing great for himself.
Since then, I've had thousands of these interactions spread across many different contexts and industries.
Business leaders. Entrepreneurs. Parents and Teenagers.
At the end of the day we're all humans, and there are a few core concepts that can:
- Grow our influence with those we care about.
- Improve our ability to communicate in meaningful ways.
- Help us understand what leadership is... and how to build it.
- Create systems around us that attract the results we want and repel those we don't.
And so, so much more.
We know this, because we've been doing it collectively for decades in school settings, with private businesses, and in family units across this country. We've taken these core concepts and have designed the Mighty Parents framework around them, and now you can get your own crash course in the 5 parenting superpowers here in this 7-Day Challenge!!!