WCD 002: Tucker Max

Our guest today is the one and only Tucker Max. You may know
Tucker from his world-famous books detailing his drunken tales of
tomfoolery and chasing women, including I Hope They Serve Beer in
Hell. What you might not know is that four of his books have been
New York Times Best Sellers, which have sold over 4.5 million
copies worldwide. He's credited with being the originator of the
literary genre, “fratire,” and is only the third writer (after
Malcolm Gladwell and Michael Lewis) to ever have three books on
the New York Times Nonfiction Best Seller List at one time. He
was even nominated to the Time Magazine 100 Most Influential List
in 2009.


 


Now, while that all makes for an impressive resume, you still may
be wondering why I would have invited him to join me on a podcast
about fatherhood and family values. Well, Tucker isn't one of
those guys who finds something he's good at and then holds on
until he's washed up and trying to hold onto a thread of his
former glory. Quite the opposite in fact. Once he realized that
partying and sharing the details of debauchery was no longer fun
for him, he simply stopped doing it. 


 


What did he do instead? Started a massively successful company,
Scribe Media, that helps people write, publish, and market their
own books. He also got married, had three children, and places
his family as his number one priority. And THAT is why we're
talking with him today, and he does not disappoint. He shares
some amazing feedback on his family rules, reframing the
perspective that kids are disruptive to your life, and the
importance of being present with your kiddos.


 



Resources mentioned in this episode:




Scribe Media




Tucker's Books




Music Credit: Rob Riccardo (robriccardo.com)