Presentation/Communication Training, Team Performance Optimization & Executive Coaching
I never planned to be a single dad. No one really does. But life has a way of inviting us into roles that stretch us and reveal who we really are. For me, fatherhood isn’t just something I do. It’s a core part of my identity. As a single dad, I’ve learned to: → Show up even when I’m exhausted → Listen when I don’t have answers → Lead with love, even when I feel fear → Stay steady when life feels uncertain Being a dad has taught me more about presence, patience, and courage than any course, coach, or conference ever could. And here’s the truth I’ve come to believe: The way you show up at home is who you really are as a leader. It’s not a separate life, it’s the foundation of everything else. When I coach teams on trust and communication, I’m not pulling from theory. I’m drawing from lived experience: how to listen with care, how to speak with clarity, how to build true connection. Because if you can earn the trust of a child, You can earn the trust of a team. To all the parents juggling work, identity, and love - You’re not behind. You’re becoming the best version of yourself. 💫
Good stuff!
Insightful as usual, Joe. ❤️
Joe Masi, MSEd, PCC I didn’t plan on being a single Mom and your insights are spot on. I’m proud to say stay the course. I have raised an incredible 29 year old adult daughter who is a very good person and contributor in her professional life!!
Beautiful and inspiring message
Beautiful, Joe
My son (now 36) has commented many times about how tough it must have been to make that decision to split up when he was 3. But thought it had worked out really well because both parents could be fully themselves with him without the pressures and complexity of trying to hide all the anger and problems of a marriage relationship that wasn't working.
Irreplaceable joy ❤️
Dear Joe, I do so enjoy reading your comments and insights. I can’t believe your boy is 15 yrs old!! Congratulations on an exceptional job! Best wishes to you! JLV
Principal Facilities Project Manager at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
2wThanks for sharing, Joe. You are so right. Being a single parent is not what your Life Plan would be and there were days and many sleepless nights I didn’t know how me and my three sons would make it. But my faith in God got me thru knowing I only had that one day to get thru and that He had all the days after already planned for me and my boys. Times were tough but lessons learned in that six years were not wasted and were the years I look back on as being those that were my most successful in my career to get me where I am now doing what I LOVE!!! And watching the first of three of my amazing young men take their first steps into adulthood with his high school graduation next week. Sigh… amazing how each of those very tough days are now a distant memory with no regrets when you see all the goodness He provides on the other side of the storm.