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Chad Mitchell

Chad Mitchell

J. Chad Mitchell — Richland, WA trial lawyer and COO of Summit Law Group, youth leadership coach, and author of "Change Your Game."

Sep 21, 2026

JayHOST
9:51
And so I wouldn't even say it's just an underestimation of our kids, but it's also just like, an under like utilization or an under use of getting them the reps and like the practice into to lead or to be able to learn that responsibility you know what I mean
10:13
Yeah, no, totally.
10:15
Right.
10:15
I mean, social media and instantaneous news has impacted parents significantly, too.
10:21
Right.
10:21
I mean, we know way more about all the horrible things that happen out there in the world.
10:25
And statistically, you know, they're pretty small that they're going to happen to us or our kids, but we're bombarded with them.

18 MINS LATER

JayHOST
28:22
Yeah.
25:13
The next chapter, we have two left, empathetic listening.
25:16
Yeah.
25:17
I sound like a broken record 'cause I just say how powerful all these things are, and, and so I think they are all powerful, and this may be one of the most powerful ones.
25:26
And I know that your approach, Diane, is, is minimalist, and I think that's great, trying to get the clutter out of our lives.
25:34
And so if there was one thing that a parent wanted to do that I think could really change the landscape, it's this.
25:42
It, it's the empathetic listening, and I think we, we, as leaders, don't value this as a superpower the way we should.
25:49
And so what do I mean by empathetic listening? I mean listening to understand, right? To understand where someone else is coming from.
30:16
Is there an area to start in, or what changes could I make today, tomorrow to make an impact?

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