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The Cool Grandpa Podcast

This podcast is about the relationship between Grandfathers and their Grandchildren. We focus on interesting stories to understand and grow our own relationships. This is the perfect podcast to understand how important the role of Grandfather is to the lives of the Grandchildren and Family in general.

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EP - 74 Career Meets Purpose

The Cool Grandpa Podcast ·

2022/03/18

Greg Vance joins us again to discuss job hunting, career management, and finding work that has purpose and meaning in our middle to later years. Greg is a successful and sought-after coach who has been where many of us are currently. He has been in a position that paid well but was uninspiring. After working with renowned (and former guest of the show) career coach, Dan Miller, Greg set out to help other people find profoundly satisfying work. You know, the kind of work where you can't wait for

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44:46

EP - 73 Purposeful Work and Job Crafting

The Cool Grandpa Podcast ·

2022/03/11

In this week's conversation, Rebecca Fraser-Thill joins us to talk about career choices for grandfathers and anyone in their middle years. Rebecca and I review some of the myths and old perceptions of changing jobs once you hit your late 40s and older. I bring up how the old model was finding a position or organization that you tolerated and hopefully enjoyed and then riding that job out to retirement. With today's information economy, the reduction in time spent at an organization or job may

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EP - 72 Collateral Influence

The Cool Grandpa Podcast ·

2022/03/04

Armondo Garcia is this week's guest. Armondo and I discuss his relationship with his six young grandchildren. We talk about how Armondo is using his life experience and his experience as a 48 Days and Zigler certified coach to help his grandchildren learn and interpret the world around them. Armondo discusses how he has implemented a book club with his grandchildren where he incentivizes them to read classic books about motivation, money, and life. Armondo talks about how he starts the book club

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51:33

EP - 72 Collateral Influence

The Cool Grandpa Podcast ·

2022/03/04

Armando Garcia is this week's guest. Armando and I discuss his relationship with his six young grandchildren. We talk about how Armando is using his life experience and his experience as a 48 Days and Zigler certified coach to help his grandchildren learn and interpret the world around them. Armando discusses how he has implemented a book club with his grandchildren where he incentivizes them to read classic books about motivation, money, and life. Armando talks about how he starts the book club

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20:09

EP 71 - Building Love and Affection Over Distances

The Cool Grandpa Podcast ·

2022/02/25

This week, we catch up one-on-one to discuss how we can build up love and affection with grandchildren who live away from us. The basis for this conversation comes from a guest blog that I wrote for Peekabond. Peekabond is a new company building an application to assist people with building and maintaining long-distance relationships with young ones. In this conversation, I discuss the need to have a plan for communicating and sharing communications with grandchildren. We then discuss four ways

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37:37

EP - 70 Living in the same neighborhood

The Cool Grandpa Podcast ·

2022/02/18

This conversation is with Greg Vance. Greg shares all the changes he had going on when the first grandchildren came along. We discussed how Greg was leaving corporate life and was building his coaching and consulting business. Greg discusses the changes in habits and lifestyle that were happening in the few years leading to welcoming in their first grandchild. We discuss Greg's relationship with his young grandchildren and grandchildren living within the same neighborhood. Greg talks about the

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47:26

EP - 69 Stories from Grandparents

The Cool Grandpa Podcast ·

2022/02/11

This week's conversation is with Robin and Stephanie from the podcast 'Stories from Grandparents'. Robin and Stephanie discuss the concept for their podcast and how they have been learning and capturing interesting stories from everyday people. 'Stories from Grandparents' is unique in that Robin and Stephanie facilitate grandchildren interviewing their grandparents about different topics. We also learn more about Robin and Stephanie's exciting relationships with their grandparents. You will want

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01:26:20

EP - 68 Bonus - Old Breed General

The Cool Grandpa Podcast ·

2022/02/04

This is a bonus episode. The episode is part two of my interview about Maj. General Rupertus, USMC. In this episode, Heather, Kim, and Amy join me to talk about their extraordinary grandfather. Amy and Don Brown's book about Major General Rupertus, Old Breed General, is now out and available for purchase. Not only is it now available for purchase, BUT it is in its second printing BEFORE the first run has been released. After many years, Amy and her sister's hard work has been rewarded by

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EP - 67 Making Appreciation a Priority

The Cool Grandpa Podcast ·

2022/01/28

Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us well - Voltaire This is another one on one conversation with just me and you. We discuss the importance of helping grandchildren learn how to show appreciation in our discussion of how to show appreciation to their family, friends, and others. To me, Appreciation is a deeper form of giving thanks. I suggest that being Thankful and expressing Thanks is undoubtedly a critical expression. We need to help moms and

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EP - 67 Making Appreciation a Priority

The Cool Grandpa Podcast ·

2022/01/28

Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us well - Voltaire This is another one on one conversation with just me and you. We discuss the importance of helping grandchildren learn how to show appreciation in our discussion of how to show appreciation to their family, friends, and others. To me, Appreciation is a deeper form of giving thanks. I suggest that being Thankful and expressing Thanks is undoubtedly a critical expression. We need to help moms and

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EP - 67 Making Appreciation a Priority

The Cool Grandpa Podcast ·

2022/01/28

Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us well - Voltaire This is another one on one conversation with just me and you. We discuss the importance of helping grandchildren learn how to show appreciation in our discussion of how to show appreciation to their family, friends, and others. To me, Appreciation is a deeper form of giving thanks. I suggest that being Thankful and expressing Thanks is undoubtedly a critical expression. We need to help moms and

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EP - 67 Making Appreciation a Priority

The Cool Grandpa Podcast ·

2022/01/28

Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us well - Voltaire This is another one on one conversation with just me and you. We discuss the importance of helping grandchildren learn how to show appreciation in our discussion of how to show appreciation to their family, friends, and others. To me, Appreciation is a deeper form of giving thanks. I suggest that being Thankful and expressing Thanks is undoubtedly a critical expression. We need to help moms and

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46:19

EP - 66 Grandparents and Meaningful Traditions

The Cool Grandpa Podcast ·

2022/01/21

Rebecca Fraser-Thill joins us to talk about grandfathers, multi-generational relationships, and the importance of traditions within the family. We are introduced to Rebecca's grandfather, Raymond Green, who lived about a half-hour from Rebecca. Although Rebecca talks about having a stronger bond with her grandmother, Raymond played an essential role in her life. They both enjoyed feeding the birds, spending the night at Grandma's and Grandpa's house, and being silly together. We then talk about

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EP - 66 Grandparents and Meaningful Traditions

The Cool Grandpa Podcast ·

2022/01/21

Rebecca Fraser-Thill joins us to talk about grandfathers, multi-generational relationships, and the importance of traditions within the family. We are introduced to Rebecca's grandfather, Raymond Green, who lived about a half-hour from Rebecca. Although Rebecca talks about having a stronger bond with her grandmother, Raymond played an essential role in her life. They both enjoyed feeding the birds, spending the night at Grandma's and Grandpa's house, and being silly together. We then talk about

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35:43

EP - 65 Grandpa was One of Three Heroes

The Cool Grandpa Podcast ·

2022/01/14

Renowned keynote speaker Kent Julian sits down with us to talk about one of his three heroes, Enoch Marshall. Kent shares how they were opposites in many ways, yet he was drawn to Enoch. When Kent thinks about and describes his grandfather, the word that comes to mind is WISDOM. We discuss how Kent's grandfather was there as Kent's spiritual awakening began in middle and high school. Kent talks about how his grandfather became that person that provided Kent with guidance as it was needed. As we

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EP - 64 Being A Proactive Grandfather

The Cool Grandpa Podcast ·

2022/01/07

In this conversation, we are joined by Richard Eyre. Richard and his wife Linda have been writing and speaking about values-based parenting for over 20 years. Richard has taken his experience and insight with parenting and created a great book about being a proactive grandfather. With over 34 grandchildren, Richard has had experience building deep and meaningful relationships with grandchildren both near and far. Our discussion talks about the four different types or versions of grandfathers and

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EP - 63 Priorities and Connections

The Cool Grandpa Podcast ·

2021/12/17

Roland Thompson sits down with us to talk about the importance of connections with our grandchildren and family. Roland is currently working on two books and launching his foundation, Heart of the Fathers. We kick off our conversation, discussing Roland's reaction to the news that he would be a grandfather while still having children at home and adopting another young child. Roland is passionate about doing what he can to stress the importance of building connections to grandchildren and the

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46:14

EP - 62 Leave Nothing Unsaid

The Cool Grandpa Podcast ·

2021/12/10

Jody Noland joins us for this week's conversation. I met Jody at Kent Julian's Paid to Speak conference in September 2021. Jody is passionate about discussing the importance and intimacy of letter and note writing. As an author, speaker, and coach, Jody Noland brings an infectious passion for writing words of encouragement. Her greatest joy comes from helping others leave nothing unsaid to the essential people in their lives. In our conversation, you will learn firsthand the impact of writing a

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EP - 61 Serving and Bringing Out the Best In others

The Cool Grandpa Podcast ·

2021/12/03

In this week's conversation, we are joined by Dave Wadsworth. I met Dave at Kent Julian's Paid To Speak conference in Atlanta, GA. We immediately hit it off about life and, of course, cool grandpa stuff. In this conversation, Dave and I discuss the joy that he and his wife shared when they found out they would become grandparents. Dave is currently building a lake on his property, where he plans to put a pontoon boat for the grandchildren to play on and swim around as they get older. Dave talks

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47:29

EP - 60 Don't Minimize Your Role

The Cool Grandpa Podcast ·

2021/11/19

Our conversation is with James Lott Jr. James, and I sit down to talk about his relationship with his Dutch and Puerto Rician/Indian grandfathers. We talk about where James gets his gift of gab and fun times hanging out with his Grandfather in New York during the crazy 1980s. James also talks about the influence of his Dutch grandfather and his application for dry humor and the fun saying, "If it ain't Dutch, it ain't much." James opens up and talks about the challenges of becoming a grandparent

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