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)