Tips for Balancing Parenting and Encouragement

Real-world Parenting and leadership tips.

Most parents understand that one of the most important things you can do is find a balance between encouragement and time for parenting.

Meet Saul Kaye, a full-time Musician, stay-at-home Dadpreneur to a five and an eight-year-old and an entrepreneur. He shares his story of how he balanced his on-the-road musician career with parenting his children. He goes over his daily schedule, but somehow, you will notice no signs of stress that usually accompanies such a busy schedule as he describes the daily timeline.

How does he do it? What is his secret formula? A short and accurate answer for those two questions is time. Next, he explains how exercise, proper diet, and supplements help maintain his mind and body.

“Think of yourself as a power plant. A Power plant generates energy. How does a power plant generate energy? FROM MOVEMENT.”

He shares Five techniques he uses to combat decision fatigue.

Lie down and stare at the ceiling.
Stare at clouds
Play with your pet
Keep your mind in the present moment.
Allow your mind to wander.

Parenting is on-the-job training.

He describes it as trial by fire on raising his kids—more of on-the-job training. Parenting is a series of successes and failures. Most essential to know is that your children will remember even though they show no signs of interest. Please take advantage of failures and unwelcomed events and use them as learning opportunities for the whole family.

“I can give them tools to deal with big emotions and equip them with options. They may not always choose the best option, but at least they have a tool belt.”

Meet Saul Kaye, The entrepreneur.

“Everyone is a leader to a certain degree. Starts by leading yourself.”

As the communication landscape evolves and changes, he considers one old-school way of a simple face-to-face meeting to be the most crucial way of discussion and networking. Getting to know you as a person is the first step he insists on before taking that next step into any business venture.

“On the other side of every transaction is a person, even if a computer is doing the work.”

For every leader, there is a team of people. Without those people, you cannot be a leader. He describes how mentorship is a gift and how leadership begins with being mentored and becoming a mentor.

Become Motivated and Gain New Insight.

This BSN4PROS live interview has been inspiring and motivational. It has given me new insight into parenting and leadership. As a result, I feel motivated to be a better parent and leader. I encourage you to read this interview and be inspired and motivated. These skills can be learned and improved with practice. By following the advice of the interviewees in this article, parents and leaders can become more effective at meeting the challenges they face every day.

Find out more about Saul Kaye.