EP 8: Teevee Aguirre | Becoming a Better Human, and a Better Father
Tuesday, July 04, 2023
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What You'll Learn In This Show:
- Teevee's entrepreneurial journey.
- The power of scarcity, and treating the time you have as the precious gift it is.
- Why getting his daughters involved in public speaking was the best decision he could have made.
- The power of having deeper conversations with children.
- How being left to his own devices as a boy led him to becoming a better father himself.
- And so much more...
Episode Summary:
On today's episode of the Powerful Parenting Journey Podcast, Stephanie talks to Teevee Aguirre.
Teevee is many things. An artist, a writer, a dancer, but most of all, a father. Following his divorce in 2006, Teevee realized that he did not like the man he saw in the mirror. He believed he was a good man, with strong values and kind-heartedness, however, many of the beliefs he had been taught in his youth were wrong or needed to be updated. In 2009, Teevee quit after 18 years in grocery retail management and started his marketing company to be more involved and present in the parenting of his two daughters. Through his agency, he helps entrepreneurs grow their businesses by creating marketing campaigns that help make them rockstars in their industry. Teevee also believes that everything is related. Marketing is dating, leadership is parenting, improv is life, etc.
During the show, Teevee discusses his entrepreneurial journey, from an 18-year career in grocery retail to eventually leaving to form his own marketing company and be more present with his children.
He talks about his co-parenting situation with his ex-wife, in which he sees his daughters every other weekend. Now that his daughters are older, they largely manage the schedule. He describes how they made it work at the very beginning by intentionally trying to keep it as drama-free as possible.
Teevee also reveals that his children have complete trust in him as a father, due mainly to the fact that he has developed such a close and nurturing relationship with them at a young age.
Join Stephanie and Teevee for an insightful conversation about the power of being present for your kids.
Enjoy!
Quotes:
"I figured that the best way to be more involved [with my daughters] was to control my schedule and to do something entrepreneurial that would allow me to create that schedule for myself." - Teevee Aguirre
"I like to say that scarcity actually forced me to be more involved, because every moment was precious, they had to be very intentional. I couldn't just let them hang out in the house and me just be distracted." - Teevee Aguirre
"They got to appreciate other human beings, they get to perform. So now they're so comfortable with a mic in their hand on stage, holding stage, holding center court. And it's just a fantastic exercise." - Teevee Aguirre
"My father pretty much decided not to father me much, he didn't do much. And I don't say that to dismiss him. But he didn't do much. As soon as I got a job at 16, he just was done with me." - Teevee Aguirre
"Being aware of your emotions, taking a pause, and then actually figuring out how you're going to word this in such a way that it's more persuasive, encouraging, rather than just dismissive and almost abusive, that's huge." - Teevee Aguirre
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