Why Loving Your Kids is the Best and Hardest Thing You’ll Ever Do [audio interview] ~via @angusnelson

Ted Rubin had to learn an incredible lesson in unconditional love – both for his kids and for himself. Working through divorce, anger, and pain, any one of us can grow to become more grateful, whole, and equipped to deal with life’s challenges more effectively.

Ted is a leading Social Marketing Strategist, Keynote Speaker, Brand Evangelist and Acting CMO of Brand Innovators. Author of the books, “Return on Relationship” and “How to Look People in the Eye Digitally”

“Relationships are like muscle tissue, the more you engage them the stronger and more valuable they become”

On this show we talk about building relationships, fatherhood, and defaulting your life to happy.

In This Episode, You’ll Discover:

There’s no let up in life
Build relationships through a point of emotional connection
Social has made the ability to connect with people more accessible than ever before
Divorce was not the problem, it wasn’t until after the divorce that it become difficult
Our nation has a real problem with child alienation after divorce
Giving up custodial rights robs you of decisions over daily life
How Ted processed the anger he was experiencing
The importance of surrounding yourself with great friends
The wake up call of deciding not be anger anymore
The wake up call of deciding not be anger anymore
Default to happy
Changing your expectations, especially with your kids
Looking for micro, connection moments – more important than milestones
Divorced dads don’t travel when it’s their time with their kids
Do what you can when you can
Why you should stop being angry or jealous
Ted’s phone number