Patrick Cummings - Business Balancing Act: An Entrepreneur's Guide to Being a Family Man

Awesome Dad Show with Mark Savant

Patrick Cummings is the founder of PNP Strategies, a business and life coaching firm.

In his book, The Family – Business Balancing Act: An Entrepreneur’s Guide to Being a Family Man, he shares how his family has played a significant role in his success. While his career as an entrepreneur has its own demands, he always dedicates time for his family.

In this episode, he shares tips on how fathers can maintain balance in their career and personal life and succeed in both areas.

Action Tips:

• Balance priorities between your career and personal life.
• Plan out your week to help you prioritize.
• Always dedicate time for your family despite your busy schedule.

Resources

Connect with Patrick Cummings: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-cummings-6589a9243/

Purchase Patrick Cummings’ Book here: https://www.amazon.com/Family-Business-Balancing-Act-Entrepreneurs-Family-ebook/dp/B0B4KCS8M8

Connect with Mark Savant: https://marksavantmedia.com/

Timecodes

0:00 Introduction

1:18 How fatherhood drove Patrick to entrepreneurship

3:22 The importance of fatherhood

4:48 Transitioning from employee to employer

8:00 The importance of “Why?”

10:03 Setting priorities

13:22 Harsh reality among entrepreneurs

14:58 The importance of future plans and communication

19:12 Setting up schedules

23:35 The importance of family communications

24:57 The next step for Patrick Cummings

28:00 Dial back

29:45 Advice for entrepreneurs who are fathers

32:05 Rapid Fire