In this episode, I speak to author, futurist, and strategy consultant, and a founding director of strategic insights firm, TomorrowToday, Dr. Graeme Codrington about our parenting epiphanies, the good the bad, and the ugly, how he embraces his creative fun side and some things you might not know about him is that he actually plays a musical instrument and is a passionate artist. we discuss how he balances his creative side with his professional persona, why he prefers to be part of the out crowd and how according to him I saved his life through COVID with mindfulness techniques, and the biggest epiphany for me is why he's a brain for hire.  In this show we cover: 01:50  - Interest in women issues and more men needed to bring the feminist voice,  04:09  - Growing up in a house with a heritage of teachers and preachers, going to an all-boys school, and meeting the love of his life who he's still married to, 07:16  - Being quick to hand out advice to people as if the world needs can be generalized to everybody else's experience,10:30  - Advice on raising daughters as a man and boosting their confidence to give them a sense of who they are, 12:09 - Using mindfulness techniques to get back into creativity during lockdown,18:40  - Developing a ritual that helped to settle and find balance during a tough time during the COVID lockdown period,  26:00  - Not one to like making mistakes but doing the things you are good at, using his energy wisely but having regret in making the wrong connections with people and burning bridges that can never be mended,34:40 - Books that had the most impact; The 500-year delta, Leadership, and the new science & Quantum spirituality,45:52 - investing time and money in the family as the best investment made, 43:40 - Graeme's life philosophy - "change your world" Did you enjoy the podcast? If so, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts. It helps us get into the ears of new listeners and help others find topics they are interested in. Additional information mentioned in this episode: The 500-year delta Leadership and the new science Quantum spirituality Get in touch: Website: Tomorrow Today Website: Graeme Codrington Twitter: @FuturistGraeme Instagram: Graeme Codrington Facebook: Graeme Codrington Visit us: www.thenetworkingcompany.co.za Follow us: Facebook –The Networking Company Instagram - thenetworkingcompanysa