Work At Home Dad - Ty Tribble

The 4 Hour Workweek

I just finished reading the The 4 Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss. The book is incredible. There are hundreds of ideas to help you get started on the road to freedom from the typical 50 hour workweek. Check out the book and over the next couple of months we will discuss the techniques that the book talks about and how they can help you.

Today's 30-something Men Earn Less

This snip from a recent article talks about how men in their 30's are earning less than their fathers did in their 30's.

How do we solve this problem?

Start a business of your own and then teach everything you know about the business to your son. Let's make sure that this trend stops with us.

From the Seattle Times:

American men in their 30s today are worse off than their fathers' generation, a reversal from a decade ago, when sons generally were better off than their fathers, a new study finds.

The study also says the typical American family's income has lagged far behind productivity growth since 2000, a departure from most of the post-World War II period.

The findings suggest "the up escalator that has historically ensured that each generation would do better than the last may not be working very well," says the study, released Friday.

Beastie Kids

We did some touristy stuff in our own city last Sunday for my mother-in-laws birthday. While waiting in a parking lot near the Space Needle, my kids and their cousin decided to perform some kind of Beastie Boys-esque moves with their cotton candy. I snapped this shot with my Treo 700...

Baseball Games at 6 Years Old

I keep trying to remind myself that he is only 6 and that winning a baseball game at this age is not the most important thing in the world... then the game starts and my blood pressure must go up a couple of dozen points. I think I might need to pray before I get to the ball fields.

Is winning the most important thing in little league sports?

When I was 18 and 19, I coached my little sisters softball team and the team was really good. So good that during the final game of the season, they had beaten everyone (by a lot) and had wrapped up the best record. So I decided it would be fun to let the players choose the line up and the positions for the game. We had girls that never pitched before, pitching (and walking a lot of people) and everyone played out of their regular positions, but they all seemed to be having a fun time. The team ended up losing by 1 run.

At the post game meeting the girls seemed really sad, so I went into my best "It's not if you win or lose, it's about having fun, learning the game, playing hard and competing" speech. As I was wrapping up what I believed to be an excellent motivational speech (for an 18 year old), a hand shot up. I will never forget the wisdom of skinny little 4th grade girl.

"Coach, we know all of that stuff about playing hard and having fun and we know that winning is not the most important thing...It's just a lot better than losing".

She had me there.

Needs More Ronald Reagan

Couldn't we use a little more Ronald Reagan these days?

Ronald Reagan

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Dusting Off the Cobwebs

It is about time that I stop ignoring this blog project. Being a Work at Home Dad might be the biggest and most fullfiling accomplishment in my life. Neither of my kids, ages 6 and 9 can really remember their Dad having to leave home to go to a job.

Last month I began doing some consulting work with a home business coach and trainer and I spent several days a week driving to his home office which is about 30 miles from my home. I leave after commute time so I miss most of the traffic but the drive is taking some getting used to. Beginning in June, I expect to spend most of my time back in my home office so I look forward to that.

While I am working on projects for the work at home trainer and coach, I am also very much in a learning mode, seeing what it takes to build a large training and coaching business. (More on that in the future, I'm sure.)

So, a couple of weeks ago, I got up and did some work at home and then got ready to leave for the day. I pushed the button on the garage door and I was getting in my car when I heard my son, (obviously upset), run out of the door leading from our house to the garage to give me a hug.I asked him why he was upset and He said, "Dad, I thought I missed you." That special moment made me realize that being a Work at Home Dad is my greatest accomplishment.

Are you ready to become a Work At Home Dad too?