Raising a Father

By Arjun Sen

Book Overview

"Raising a Father is a celebration. This affectionate and appealing story gives smiles, tears and renewed faith in the human spirit."
-Brent Green, Author, Marketing to Leading-edge Baby Boomers: Perceptions, Principles, Practices, Prediction

"... should be required reading for the planet. Uplifting, instructive, and describes so much of what fathers should aspire to in their relationship with their children."
-Herb Rubenstein, Sustainable Business Group

"Raising a Father provides a very candid and honest assessment of the everyday obstacles we all face in trying to attain the proper work-life balance."
- Peter J. Pittman, President, Denver West Rotary Club

During Arjun Sen's tenure in the corporate world, a wise, corporate stair-climbing friend told him, "Arjun, in order to achieve bigger glories, one must make smaller sacrifices in life." It was clear he referred to spending less time with family, not being there for children's special moments, and similar "small" sacrifices in personal life. Sen learns the hard way that these sacrifices come with large costs, and in Raising a Father he recounts his journey to this realization.

Foreseeing his father-daughter future reduced to obligatory phone calls on birthdays and Father's Day, Sen leaves corporate America. He founds a home-based marketing consulting company in Denver, his ten-year-old daughter's favorite city; names his daughter as manager; and begins the real journey of becoming a true father.

In this memoir, Sen discusses how he now measures success differently. Raising a Father tells the story of how a young girl uses her charm, her love, and her caring nature to train her dad to become a better father and a better person.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1440158037
• ISBN13: 9781440158032
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

A Glimpse at What it Means to be a Father

As a father, I find joy in virtually everything my daughters do. This book captures that spirit with easy to digest anecdotes that express the wonder of watching daughters grow up.

Witty, Entertaining, Heartfelt Book for All Ages

Each short story in the book recounts a memorable experience in his life with his daughter that many people experience, but are too busy to stop and see the lesson connected with the experience. This book brings out the simple, but eye opening messages we send each other in our relationships that if we take the time to stop and learn from, can make bonds grow stronger and make lives more enriched.

the best wake up call for all parents

This is a great book. Very easyflow. Honestly drips off in every page. This book would possibly be THE wake-up call for me. Time to re-adjust perspectives, before its too late. Very enlightening. My sincere gratitude towards the Author.

Must read book..

The Title of this Book attracted my attention at first. After reading the entire book, I became so much engrossed that I wanted to share this book with all my friends. The affectionate and appealing story provides honest judgement of everyday life we all face . Extremely moving and uplifting book no doubt. Love those Words of Wisdom at the end of each chapter. My favorite one is " ~~if you open the door, people will show you how good they can be"~~....