{"id":13,"date":"2005-02-16T12:35:24","date_gmt":"2005-02-16T12:35:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dshen.com\/blogs\/coaching\/2005\/02\/16\/what_kind_of_father_do_i_want_to_be\/"},"modified":"2005-02-16T12:35:24","modified_gmt":"2005-02-16T12:35:24","slug":"what_kind_of_father_do_i_want_to_be","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dshen.com\/blogs\/coaching\/archives\/what_kind_of_father_do_i_want_to_be.shtml","title":{"rendered":"What Kind of Father Do I Want to Be?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\nAt our last coaching session, I was asked to produce a list of questions to enable discussion.  Apparently, my coach was looking for just 5-10 questions but I produced much more!\n<\/p>\n<p>\nOne of the questions I chose as critical for my life was &#8220;What kind of father do I want to be?&#8221;.  So I&#8217;ll be generating additional thoughts on this for my session tomorrow.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nIn case you were wondering what my laundry list of questions was:\n<\/p>\n<table border=0>\n<tr valign=top>\n<td>\nWho am I?<br \/>\nWhat do I value?<br \/>\nWhat do I like?<br \/>\nWhat do I love?<br \/>\nWhat do I hate?<br \/>\nWhat do I dislike?<br \/>\nWhat am I looking for?<br \/>\nWhat do I want out of life?<br \/>\nWhat drives me?<br \/>\nWhat turns me on? About places, persons, things?<br \/>\nWhat turns me off? About places, persons, things?<br \/>\nWhat do I desire?<br \/>\nWhat do I want?<br \/>\nWhat do I not desire?<br \/>\nWhat do I not want?<br \/>\nWhy do I categorize my friends?<br \/>\nHow do I categorize my friends?<br \/>\nHow have I changed?<br \/>\nHow am I the same?<br \/>\nHow do I envision myself in the future?<br \/>\nHow do I view myself now?<br \/>\nHow do I think others view me?<br \/>\nHow do I want others to view me?<br \/>\nWhat kind of person do I want to be?<br \/>\nWhat kind of person do I not want to be?<br \/>\nWhat are my goals?<br \/>\nWhat do I believe in?<br \/>\nWhere do I like being?<br \/>\nWhat do I like doing?<br \/>\nWhy is learning and growing so important to me?<br \/>\nWho are my heroes and why?<br \/>\nWhy are heroes important?<br \/>\nWho is important to me and why?<br \/>\nWhy do I work?<br \/>\nWhy do I train?<br \/>\nWhat kind of father do I want to be?\n<\/td>\n<td>\nWhat kind of friend do I want to be?<br \/>\nWhat are my strengths?<br \/>\nWhat are my weaknesses? <br \/>\nWhat am I afraid of?<br \/>\nWhat kind of spouse do I want to be?<br \/>\nWhen do I want to be what?<br \/>\nWhat frustrates me?<br \/>\nWhat doesn\u2019t frustrate me?<br \/>\nWhat do I admire?<br \/>\nWhat do I detest?<br \/>\nWhat parts of me do I like?<br \/>\nWhat parts of me do I dislike?<br \/>\nWhere do I like to be and why?<br \/>\nWhat kinds of situations do I prefer?<br \/>\nWhat motivates me?<br \/>\nWhat de-motivates me?<br \/>\nWhat interests me?<br \/>\nWhat doesn\u2019t interest me?<br \/>\nWhat types of things interest me?<br \/>\nWhy am I doing the things I am doing now:<br \/>\nStartup, Piano, Training, Coaching<br \/>\nWhat do I dream about?<br \/>\nWhat do I wish for?<br \/>\nHow do I want my kid(s) to grow up?<br \/>\nWhat kind of person\/people do I want my kid(s) to grow up to be?<br \/>\nWhy do I like my books?<br \/>\nWhy do I quest for knowledge?<br \/>\nWhy do I like to be creative?<br \/>\nWhy do I like to get things done?<br \/>\nWhat do I have an affinity for?\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>\nVery thought provoking for me.  Although we won&#8217;t have time to cover all these questions, I hope to find answers to most if not all at some point in the near future.<br \/>\n<\/P><\/p>\n<p>\nIt&#8217;s all a part of really getting to know oneself.  After all, if we deny or hide parts of ourselves, how can we really know ourselves and figure out how to drive our lives?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At our last coaching session, I was asked to produce a list of questions to enable discussion. Apparently, my coach was looking for just 5-10 questions but I produced much more! One of the questions I chose as critical for my life was &#8220;What kind of father do I want to be?&#8221;. 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