Topic: Internal Work

Reed describes the conflict he faced in his mid-twenties while pushing for promotions at the expense of time with his family. His schedule involved 6:00 AM starts and 8:00 PM finishes, leading to significant anxiety and the feeling of being an "absent father." This period of stress eventually led him to seek therapy and inspired the creation of the Career Dad platform.

John Campbell redefines "responsibility" as being "response-able," or having the ability to respond rather than carrying a burden. He uses the analogy of a child's mobile hanging over a cot to explain that moving one part of a system causes the rest to shift. He argues that if an individual does the internal work on themselves, their relationships with ex-employers or ex-spouses must inevitably change.