{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"A LOT with Audra","title":"76. When Parenthood Rewrites the Dream with Alex Kuhn","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2351,"description":"What if the thing standing between you and the life you actually want isn't your circumstances — it's still thinking in terms of “or” instead of “and”?Alex Kuhn, founder of Born Leaders (now rebranding to All In Worldwide), joins me for a conversation about ambition, identity, and what it really means to go all in — on your career and your family, your dreams and your present moment. Alex was the guy who left home at 12 to chase Olympic swimming dreams, became one of the fastest-rising college swim coaches in the country, then lost it all — the job, the relationship, and his sense of self — in the span of a few months. What came out of that rock bottom was a total identity resurrection that has shaped everything he does today.Whether you're a dad navigating how to be fully present at home while still building something meaningful, a parent wondering if going after your dreams is selfish, or someone stuck in binary thinking about what you can and can't have — this one is for you. And yes, this episode is releasing Father's Day week, but the message is for everyone.HighlightsWhy Alex chose a $20,000/year swim coaching job in Iowa over a Nike management training offer — and what that decision taught himThe \"or to and\" shift: how identifying yourself by your title keeps you stuck in binary thinkingGetting fired, losing the relationship, and eating bananas and popsicles on his sister's couch — Alex's rock bottom storyWhy the first step out of rock bottom isn't belief — it's actionWhat self-trust actually means (hint: it's not about having all the answers)The \"selfish vision\" framework Alex uses with his whole family — including his 7- and 4-year-oldsWhy parenthood doesn't have to be all sacrifice, and the powerful modeling that happens when kids watch you chase your own dreamsRedefining \"juggling it all\" — and giving yourself permission to drop a ballBoundaries as subtraction, not addition: stop adding to your life and start dumping what doesn't serve youShutting the...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/ST1ihY6oM6j-9JRbJBusW58P2vlzKyibzbr46bLarLI/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kMTAw/OWFmMDZmNzE3YzYy/OTM3ZmM5Y2NmYzRm/MTY5My5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}