Marathon Dad:: Setting A Pace That Works For Working Fathers

Evans, John

ISBN 10: 0380793210 / ISBN 13: 9780380793211

Published by Harper Perennial, 1999

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Marathon Dad:: Setting A Pace That Works For Working Fathers
• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0380793210
• ISBN 13: 9780380793211
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

You can finally find the perfect balance between family and work, and enjoy being a Marathon Dad. Every man who struggles to be a good husband, father and professional knows the feeling. You're on the run from the boardroom to the classroom; you have to juggle toys and files, children and clients. And choosing one aspect over another piles guilt upon panic, upon exhaustion. Now, for the first time, here is practical and psychologically sound advice toward combining a career and fatherhood. Psychologist John Evans, himself a Marathon Dad of three, shows that a working father doesn't have to sacrifice what is most important in his career or his home to be successful on both fronts, but he needs to make significant changes in the way he does things. This book is an action plan leading you through that process, step by careful step.

Evans shows how to establish realistic priorities, manage time effectively, communicate clearly, and answer questions that plague all working parent: How can I be in two places at once? How can I do my best at two conflicting tasks? How can I love two things equally? The author presents real-world programs and guidance on how to stop an overloaded schedule from claiming emotional fulfillment and intimacy as its casualties--strengthening your relationship with your children and your wife. Can a man be a first-rate, fully committed husband, father and professional, all at the same time? No doubt about it: with dedication, commitment, and prioritizing, Marathon Dads can have the best of all worlds. Here's exactly how its done.

About the Author

John Evans is a practicing psychotherapist who counsels on the Marathon Dad complex. He lives in Berkshire County in western Massachusetts.