Creating A Safe Place To Fail | Pete Murray on Boy Scouts, Leadership, Fatherhood

Creating A Safe Place To Fail | Pete Murray on Boy Scouts, Leadership, Fatherhood

Author: Adam Flaherty, Marc Checket July 22, 2022 Duration: 35:24
There’s no argument that we, as humans, learn from our mistakes. As we grow, we apply learnings from our negative or challenging experiences in order to be happier, more comfortable, or more prepared in the future. As parents though, it can be a challenge to give our children the opportunity to fail at something—especially when we have the foresight to see it coming and the ability to prevent it. But is it doing our kids justice if we always shield them from the often valuable lessons that come from failing? Our guest Pete Murray, a father of two teenagers and former Boy Scouts of America troop leader, says no. Pete joins us to chat about his childhood in the Boy Scouts program, and the art of balancing Scoutmaster and Dad.

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