Apr 25, 2022
Managing a high-powered career
while raising a family and maintaining a happy, healthy marriage
can be difficult. Usually, the end of the workday doesn’t leave
much of you left for your family.
So,
how can you successfully leave work at work, and switch gears so
you can be present for your family?
Richard Burke is a Certified Professional Coach, Experienced
business consultant, Educator/Professor, and Digital Marketing
Expert. He’s spent his career in leadership roles, including 10
years as President of a $25 million eCommerce company and five
years as Vice President of eCommerce at a Fortune 500 Company. He’s
also been married for almost 40 years and successfully raised three
children.
So how did he do it all, and do it all
well?
On this episode of Career Confessions, Richard
sits down with me to explain how he successfully put his wife and
family first while navigating a highly influential career. He
shares the 2 keywords you need to focus on to be successful in any
relationship and 3 tips for successfully managing a high-powered
career while being sure your real world doesn’t crumble around
you.
Richard discusses his family
first, work second philosophy and how having only one schedule can
help you give everything that’s important to you the proper
priority. We discuss how he managed his decision-making process for
taking the next step and grabbing the next opportunity.
Now,
Richard is coaching people with transition journeys, whether that
be Veterans transitioning out of military service, recent college
graduates, or executives focused on growing their careers and their
businesses the right way while maintaining a successful personal
life.
Listen in for insight on ways you can look at
things through a different lens by following Richard’s advice for a
successful work-life journey so you can feel reach
your full career potential
while living life on the
terms you want.
Key Takeaways
Richard shares his family first, work second philosophy
How to be present and listen for a successful relationship
How you can be effective at work by being effective at home
Richard shares the date night tradition that led to a happy marriage, and a high-powered career
How combining your professional and personal schedule helps you give everything the proper priority
How successful leaders raise their team up by getting out of the way
The key to taking in as much knowledge as you can through observing the leaders you work for
How Richard’s love for sharing
knowledge led him to his coaching journey
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