How Becoming a Father Changed Me | Dad University

0:00 when you find out you're going to be a father one of the 5,000 questions that runs through your head is am I going to change I know I was concerned with how my life was going to be affected little did I know that the positive changes would greatly outweigh any sort of negatives that I was concerned with so in this video I'm sharing with you how becoming a father changed me

0:40 Hey guys I'm Jason Kreidman and welcome to another episode of dad University we cover a different dad advice topic every Thursday so be sure to subscribe to the channel and click on that notification bell so you don't miss any of our videos when you are going to become a father you know that things are gonna change you don't know exactly what it is but you know things are going to be different for me there are some very specific things that have changed

1:09 overall I think becoming a father just forced me to be a better man but here are some ways that I've been impacted number one I'm less selfish you can't think only about yourself when you become a father you'd hope that you'd be less selfish when you're in a relationship or you get married but having a child that brings it to a whole other level decisions are made with the consideration of your family you know this can be everything from where you're

1:39 going to dinner all the way down to your career choice in the past I can do whatever I want whenever I want but now you have to take others into consideration but that's okay number two I value time more you know I remember when I was young and single didn't have kids then having complete weekends open with no obligations were a regular thing that just doesn't happen as a father your schedule is tight because if you don't have anything

2:12 and you want to spend that time with your family also when the child is really young you realize that that one hour of quiet time with nothing to do is really valuable so the value of time changes and you don't want to waste it number three I think about my legacy before I had kids I really didn't give much thought to how I was impacting those around me or my community or even the world I began to look at the world around my kids in a different way how

2:48 can I have impact on people and leave my mark here after I'm gone becoming a father had me look at my ability to impact others this was the drive to start dad University and help educate dads around the world number four I've become more responsible good or bad when you become a father there is always somebody watching you that little one is watching how you treat other people how hard you work or even the food and drink that you consume the choices that you

3:22 make in life now have a direct impact on them because they are watching and learning from every single thing that you do for me making decisions like eating less sugar or drinking less alcohol or exercising regularly these are all examples that I'm trying to set for my kids they see it number-5 better work-life balance becoming a father has made me want a better work-life balance sure I love what I do and I work very hard but it doesn't take priority over

3:57 the family and this has changed after becoming a father work was definitely my number one priority prior to having a wife and kids but we have family dinners we go on weekend camping trips and it's allowed me to have a better work/life balance remember nobody on their death bed ever said I should have spent more time at the office I'd love to hear from you how has becoming a father changed you leave your feedback the comments section below be sure to give this episode a thumbs up subscribe

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