Ben Peavy joins us to discuss how his upbringing in a mixed-race military family has influenced his parenting and professional career. Ben has seen success in his professional career, and he discusses how his lessons in leadership have influenced his parenting, and vice versa.
Having two sons and two daughters, born in that order, Ben has been able to iterate on his parenting styles. Listen in as Ben discusses how his parenting has changed throughout each child, especially the differences between raising sons and daughters. Stay tuned to hear Ben’s work on ‘Living in My Skin’ and how he sees racism affecting his children.
Here’s a glance at what you’ll learn from Ben in this episode:
- Growing up with mixed-race parents and dealing with their divorce
- How parents can respect their children whilst going through a divorce
- The iterative lessons from having multiple children
- How to set expectations with your children
- Achieving the perfect balance of discipline and affection
- How having children improves your business leadership
- What is ‘Living in My Skin?’: Living as a black man in San Antonio, Texas
Timestamps:
- 0:00 – Introduction
- 0:52 – Who is Ben Peavy?
- 3:20 – The use of pronouns
- 9:05 – Welcoming Ben to the show
- 10:50 – Ben’s Family
- 13:05 – Growing Up: Siblings, Military Family, Parents Divorcing
- 21:45 – Having daughters five years apart
- 23:30 – How expectations differ between children
- 28:00 – Improving listening skills
- 30:20 – How children handle pressure and expectations
- 37:30 – How children cope with physical differences
- 39:20 – Saying “I Love You’
- 43:00 – Learning how to discipline correctly
- 45:50 – Having sons first to “protect your daughters”
- 51:00 – Dealing with social issues
- 53:20 – Has having daughters improved your business leadership?
- 56:20 – Living in My Skin
- 1:01:40 – Discussing racism
- 1:06:30 – Closing thoughts
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