ATG 195: How to Get Your Teenagers Talking Again

All It Takes Is A Goal

Jon Acuff

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🗓️ 16 September 2024

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Does your teenager barely talk to you anymore? In this episode, I’ll not only explain why that happens, but also how to change it. I’ll share three soundtracks that make starting conversations with your kids easier, plus a personal story about dreaming big with my daughter. If you want to build stronger connections with your teens, check out my new book, How Teens Win, that I co-wrote with my daughters. It’s available now wherever books are sold!In This Episode:Sign up for my newsletter, Try ...

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0:00.0	Your kid is richer than Taylor Swift. It's true right now. Your kid has an abundant supply
0:08.8	of the most valuable resource in the world. They have more than Taylor Swift. they have more than Elon, more than even Bill Gates. In fact, if Warren Buffett could get what your kid has, he would trade his entire fortune. So what does your kid have? They have time. They have 20, 30, 40, 50 years
0:28.6	more than even the most successful people have in the world right now. They have time. Now the question is what will they do with it?
0:35.2	Who will they become? What dreams will they dream? What paths will they take?
0:39.3	Give them an answer to that question and a guide that's fun, fast, and written by fellow teenagers.
0:44.7	Give them the new book I wrote with my two teenage daughters, Elly and McCrae.
0:48.4	It's called How Teens Win, The Students Guide to Acc accomplishing big goals.
0:52.8	It's by teens for teens
0:54.8	and it will radically change how you help your kids succeed in life.
0:59.2	You can find it anywhere books are sold.
1:01.6	The audiobook is read by my daughters. You might like that. We've had a lot of parents tell us, you know what, I listened to it in the carpool line with my kid. I listened to it on the way to swim practice and it started a conversation.
1:14.7	If you're curious about it and maybe want to see it,
1:16.7	visit John Aikov.com slash win to check it out,
1:20.5	but you can also buy it anywhere books are sold, How Teens Win. Hey everyone and welcome to the all it takes the goal podcast. If you're new around here
1:40.4	I'm a late bloomer who discovered the power of goals in his mid 30s.
1:43.6	Now, I'm on a furious mission. Yes, furious to create the accelerators I wish I had in my 20s.
1:50.3	I'm your host, John Aikoff, that's me and today we're going to talk about how to talk to your kids.
1:59.0	I'm going to share a few soundtracks and advice and tips that will make communication with your kids so much easier.
2:08.6	If you have kids you're going to love this episode.
2:11.0	If you don't have kids, I like to imagine you're going to save this one,
2:14.8	you're going to download it, and in 11 years you're going to play it. And it won't cover
2:19.0	holograms and other challenges you're probably having as a parent, but you'll be glad you have it in your
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