What will be in the slideshow at your funeral?
Richard G. Riccardi joins me for a conversation about fatherhood, faith, family, work, and what remains when the career eventually ends.
Richard spent years building businesses and chasing professional goals. Now, as a grandfather looking back, he offers a perspective every father in the thick of raising kids and building a career needs to hear.
We talk about:
• Why financial provision can’t replace your presence
• The years fathers can easily lose while building a career
• Letting your kids fail and learn safely
• Showing your children that Dad can be wrong
• Making decisions without having perfect information
• Why I prefer harmony over “work-life balance”
• Generational wealth, saving, and family legacy
• Faith and finding real community with other men
• Starting small instead of waiting for the perfect time
• Why fathers need to shut out the noise and trust themselves
One of Richard’s questions stayed with me after we finished recording:
What will be in the slideshow at your funeral?
Because eventually the titles, accomplishments, and work go away. The people you loved and the life you shared with them remain.
Connect with Richard G. Riccardi:
https://richardgriccardi.com/
Richard is the author of The Wandering Worshipper, available through his website and major book retailers.
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00:00 Intro
00:41 Open heart, open mind in fatherhood
02:59 Why kids need to fail sometimes
04:00 Letting your children see Dad be wrong
06:08 Making decisions without certainty
09:07 What happens when your career ends
12:20 Provision vs. presence
16:21 You’ll never regret time with your family
18:09 Stop chasing perfect balance
21:48 Generational wealth and family legacy
28:42 Faith, church, and starting where you are
31:34 Stop waiting for the perfect time
37:32 Why men need faith and community
39:03 You have to be present to win
45:24 Shut out the noise and trust yourself
49:21 How to connect with Richard
