Interview Ready Ed

"You have to stay a season ahead of your sons" Great message in this video. The author gives some actionable advice on building discipline, trustworthiness and integrity in our sons But I like the first line absent any of the subsequent context: "You have to stay a season ahead of your sons" It serves as a useful slogan for incentivizing the growth-focused behavior we're required to embody as dads Simple example: I've never been very handy. Nobody in my family prioritized that set of skills, so I didn't grow up around it. As a result I've always been envious of guys who can just sit down and build a chair with no plans, or install a light fixture faster than I can untangle the drill cord, etc. And about 8 months ago my oldest son started getting really interested in tools. He started asking if we could do simple projects at home together. So I was left with two options. Remain ignorant and live life with zero handy skills. Or figure out how to get good enough to teach my son the basics....in other words: stay a season ahead. Fast forward to more recently and we installed a complicated (for me and my 4 year old anyway) gate at the base of our stairs. I doubt I'll ever build a barn with my bare hands. But I can be sure I won't leave my son wishing I'd taught him more stuff. (PS If you know the original poster, tag them below and I'll repost it)