Episode 45: I Make Decisions, Not Excuses with Alan Underwood

The BizDad Podcast

In this episode, Alan Underwood shares his experiences growing up, focusing on his family's influence, especially that of his grandfather. He discusses the importance of instilling values in children, such as love for God, country, self, and others. Alan highlights the significance of intentional experiences and family traditions in shaping one's character. He talks about the need for establishing identity and setting goals, teaching children to choose their identity, creating a vision for the family, and empowering children to make choices about their future.

Alan also emphasizes the value of intentional family time and the visualization of wealth. He shares insights into finding work-life balance, recognizing and correcting bad habits in children, and the importance of working smart and outsourcing tasks. The episode also covers involving children in the business and concludes with Alan's work with Angel Flight West, where he combines passion and service, significantly impacting people's lives.

Some highlights from our call:

"I've got to do everything I can to instill the values that I believe are important—it's love of God, love of country, love of self, and love of others. And if I can teach those things, then I think I've done my job." —Alan Underwood

Additional key insights:

- Alan's diverse business ventures

- Family and grandfather's significant impact

- Values: God, country, self, and others

- Experiences and traditions shape identity

- Angel Flight West aids in need

- Involved in disaster relief missions

- Operates on donations, extensive aid

- Passion and service in charities

And much more!

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

03:15 Business Ventures

08:50 Family Influence

12:05 Car Dealership Insights

16:26 Restaurant Industry Experiences

20:23 Grandfather's Lessons

24:34 Homeschooling Values

29:26 Love and Values

33:35 Family Traditions

39:14 Values and Behavior

42:07 Identity Goals

43:21 Choosing Identity

45:15 Family Vision

46:13 Empowering Choices

47:03 Family Visualization

48:26 Work-Life Balance

49:49 Life-Changing Power

50:18 Correcting Habits

52:22 Business-Family Balance

54:48 Smart Working

56:18 Children in Business

58:26 Business Education

01:00:46 Hiring Strengths

01:06:59 Angel Flight Involvement

01:21:45 Angel Flight Camps

01:23:07 Missions and Relief

01:24:05 Donation Impacts

01:26:11 Service Passion

01:28:18 Closing Remarks

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Momentum Capital Group: https://mmtmgrp.invportal.com/login

Angel Flight West: https://www.angelflightwest.org/

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