Parent with Forgiveness and Discipline as Forms of Love | Chris Rivera | Feel Good Fatherhood EP 2
Channel: Feel Good Fatherhood
Date: 05/12/2022

What life lessons are you passing to your kids? How are you working hard not to pass generational trauma to your kids? To consciously break generational trauma, you must intentionally forgive your parents and yourself in order to raise your kids with love. 

In this episode of Feel Good Fatherhood, we have Chris Rivera, a real estate entrepreneur focusing on commercial investments, cryptocurrency, and relocation. He connects entrepreneurs and investors to businesses and investment opportunities in Puerto Rico. We discuss Chris’s upbringing, the life lessons he learned from his father and himself, plus how he stepped up as a father. 

Listen in to learn the importance of exercising love for yourself and your kids with discipline. You will also learn how to get uncomfortable with being comfortable and take the steps you need to become the best version of yourself. 

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Key Takeaways:
- How to replace blame on your parents with forgiveness and love for them and yourself.
- How to be uncomfortable with being comfortable and execute what you need to do. 
- The importance of being true to who you are even when no one is watching. 
- Why loving and being the best version of yourself means disciplining yourself. 

Standout Quote:
“There’s no way you can love someone without discipline because when you love somebody, you want what’s best for them.”- Chris [34:06]
“If you love yourself, you discipline yourself, and you will feel better with yourself.”- Chris [35:30]

EPISODE LINKS:
https://riverachris.com/

What You Will Learn in This Episode: 
[02:07] Chris talks about his father, their relationship, and the life lessons he instilled in him.
[06:41] How he learned about generational trauma and the importance of not passing it to his kids.
[10:00] Learning how to forgive and love your parents instead of blaming them for their mistakes.
[12:16] He describes his co-parenting experience, losing focus on life, and how he rebuilt his life. 
[14:50] The turning point when he became uncomfortable being comfortable and changed his life. 
[20:35] He explains how he learned to be true to himself and set that example to his kids. 
[26:20] The impact of how he handled discipline as a father versus how his father disciplined him. 
[36:49] He shares the lessons of love he teaches his kids using his life experiences.


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