“Daddy when we’re with you, you don’t care if we are ‘funky & fun’ as long as we are happy!”
My middle daughter Kinsley said this to me tonight as we jumped out of my Jeep to meetup with their Mom.
All four us started laughing like crazy as we looked at each-other and realized:
- Youngest was in her pjs & winter jacket!
- Middle one had tiny shorts with her jacket zipped up!
- Oldest was wearing a Pens T-shirt & shorts!
- I was in jeans with giant holes, flip flops & a beanie!
After her comment set in.... I grabbed all 3 girls, a little emotional and told them that no matter how old they are or whom they’re with to always embrace their own “funky & fun” cause doing what makes you happy will inspire those around you to be happy and isn’t that what life’s all about!
This moment really hit home for me beyond the obvious parenting win... It's the role of "Funky & Fun" when it comes standing out, being yourself and living your best life...
I would even go as far as to say most people when they see my backward hat, crazy colored shoes and pager on stage they assume that's a lesson I learned from Steve Jobs and him wearing the same black turtle neck every day... Well, you're wrong and on this episode the first one after the big 100 celebration I breakdown how this little moment with my 7-year-old daughter captured everything about me and what I believe in around finding happiness, living your best life and standing out from the noise in this crazy noisy world!
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I teased out details on my new #DigitalEmpathy project and you'll get more on that soon but for now I'll give you a little of FOMO as you wait....
Thanks for listening and giving me a little bit of your day as I love what I do and love sharing my thoughts and insights on this show and its you the listeners that inspire and motivate me to keep on keeping on!
Thanks Brian Fanzo
