On this week's Fathers of the Future Experience, its Veterans Day, and I’m sitting down with my good friend and active duty career reservist Marine, Rich Abril.
As a faithful married man and father of three girls, Rich knows exactly what it means to balance sensitivity and emotional intelligence as well as masculinity and violent energy.
Before joining the military, Rich says he was living a toxic life and atmosphere with no direction or values. September 11th, 2001 compelled him to enlist, and he says the military has helped him to develop and master his own core values.

During this podcast experience, we’ll touch on things like…

• Balancing sensitivity and emotional intelligence.
• How to process and respond vs react.
• Not knowing how to handle pushback from children.
• How a military background shapes habits and mentality.
• 9/11’s impact on Rich and how it compelled him to enlist.
• The difference between motivational and transformational.
• The importance of developing core values.
• What boot camp is like.
• How the military breaks you down to build you back up.
• Keeping morale up in a command environment.
• Having a why behind what you’re doing.
• Teach your children to look for red flags and increase their own awareness.
• Misconceptions about listing in the military.