Helping to Put a Man on the Moon, The W-Model for Parents of College Freshmen, Take Pride in the “Little Things” Reflects Who You Are, and Pick What Pond to Fish In

Nic Bittle: Life and Leadership

In this episode, Tarina and Nic talk about dropping off their daughter at college. As Tarina says, “Elle is now far, far away.” Nic describes his own moment when it really started to hurt as he watched Elle, during orientation, being too nervous to admit she was nervous.

During the orientation session for parents, they explained the “W” model and the likely path and feelings their new freshman would experience their first year. It always starts with a honeymoon period followed by culture shock then a rebound. It’s a lot of ups and downs and parents have a job to self-regulate and refrain from trying to fix everything.

Chapter 6 and 7 of Nic’s book Know This Do That are discussed. As Nic highlights, putting a man on the moon takes someone who’s willing to push a broom and clean a toilet. What we take pride in ultimately reflects who we are.

The same is true for who we surround ourselves with. If your friends, Nic says, are talking more about what video games they’re playing than what investments they’re making, you may want to switch things up a bit.

Parents do this intentionally when they pick what city to live in, what school to send their kids to, and what church to attend. Nic tells of being the beneficiary of some “Larry Bittle Crap” (runs in the family, I guess) about choosing what pond Nic would fish in. The proof is in the pudding since Nic reeled in Tarina and got his proud angler award.

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