Ryan Deiss reflects on missing his kids' early years while building his company and leaving parenting mostly to his wife. He argues that if your business takes more than it gives, it's time to make different choices and prioritize relationships with God, your spouse, and your children.
I don't remember the early years of my kids lives, which sucks. Like, I see pictures, like, I know I was there, but I don't have a ton of memories, because even though I was there, my mind was somewhere else. I was always thinking, like, how can I solve the next problem? How can I deal with the next thing? How can we hit this next. This next level of growth? And it didn't have to be that way. I mean, I definitely saw myself as a father, and I was engaged. But without a doubt, my number one responsibility was keeping this company going. And I largely abdicated parenting responsibilities to my. To my wife, which is not good. You've got one relationship that's eternal, that's one with God. You got one relationship that lasts a lifetime, and then you get your kids for 18ish years.
