Developing Dads Podcast

[00:01:08] Society and cultural changes. [00:03:30] Peaky Blinders outfit choice. [00:08:31] Scottish entrepreneurship awards. [00:11:09] Wealth and success mindset. [00:17:10] Political and social commentary. [00:20:00] Importance of in-person networking. [00:21:43] Personal brand importance. [00:26:10] Creating a Podcast Easily. [00:28:39] Networking in the fitness industry. [00:33:55] Kids playing in the park. [00:35:34] Parenting anxieties. [00:39:41] Stupid things we've done. [00:42:34] Identity and fitness limbo. [00:46:03] Secondhand goods and weird interactions. [00:49:35] Selling luxury items for profit.

In this episode we explore our experiences raising girls. We talk about what it's been like so far, how we are dealing with the now and what we think the future will look like being girl dads.

In this episode, we go into some Random Dad Chat. This includes all sorts of things from parenting styles and when to back each other as parents to Neil actually booking himself onto an Ultra Marathon like he said he would.

In this episode, Gordon is joined by Adam Boyd-Brown, the parent health coach. He works as a Personal Trainer coaching mums and dads to be better, healthier, stronger versions of themselves. We explore tips and tricks on how he has used to stay fit and healthy whilst becoming a new dad at the same time.

In this episode we discuss how we've managed to achieve a podcast in the top 1% of all podcasts across the world. From tips and tricks to solutions we've used to get there. To be honest it really wasn't that hard to get into the top 1% of podcasts in the world lol but we've some how done it.

In this episode, we explore how to find a work-life balance as a new dad. What are things you can do to juggle time with family, time at work and time with friends?

In this episode, we go over how we've got on with our goals for 2023. Q1 is done and we have been reminded of what we have and haven't achieved this year so far.

This is a solo episode with Gordon. Where he goes through all of his notable moments as a first time dad.

In this episode we explore the effect Ai will have on our kids and their job prospects. Talking about the recent advancements of Chat GPT and also Mo Gawdats book on Scary Smart.

In this episode, we explore Neil's 9 years of marriage and how he managed to make it so far.

Well, this one is strange. It's been a couple of weeks since we caught up on the pod so we go into what we've been up to. Neil was in London and accidentally found himself at a feminist convention. Gordon had the busiest 2 weeks which it included filming for the world's strongest men in Columbus, Ohio.

In this episode Neil completes his first solo pod. He goes through his running obsession and what benefits he's seen from running every week for about 8 years.

In this episode, we chat through our busy week and discuss friends that have and do suffer from mental health issues. We go through how we try to help and perhaps some of the best ways to deal with it.

In this episode, we go into a random dad chat. We haven't spoken for a couple of weeks so we catch up on all things dad life. We also explore the idea of what kind of dad do we want to be and how we negotiate between compassion and assertivness.

In this episode we explore the uselessness feeling in the first 6 to 18 months of fatherhood.

In this episode we discuss Olivia moving into a separation anxiety stage and we end up going through Neil's experiences raising his kids.

In this episode we try to talk about motivation and disipline but I think we might have to save that one for another time because apparently it's car stealing season in London. Gordon had his car stolen last week so we delve in to that. If you end up getting to the end you've done well LOL.

In this episode, we discuss our new year shinanigans with Neil going swimming with naked pensioners in Peterhead amongst other random dad chats.

With 2023 just starting we explore our goals for the new year. Some of the same from 2022 but also exploring some new ones for 2023.

In this episode, we explore how the goals we set in episode one have gone. From Neil getting close to hitting 1000 miles in a year to Gordon again moaning about the cost and time of his house renovations lol.

In this episode, we explore 2022 and go through a few of our highlights. From time with family to Gordon's first year with Olivia his daughter. Lots of highs and some lows but we've both had a great year especially given we have managed a whole year of podcasting.

In this episode, we cover what the first parent's evening was like. How we deal with handing over the care and attention of others to our kids.

In this episode, we shoot for a random dad chat and end up talking about whether we would want to spend time alone even with the amazing families that we have.

In this episode, we explore the lead-up to Xmas this year. How the current financial markets are influencing our decisions but also how we navigate the presents thing. We also get into memories of what we experienced as kids.

In this episode, we reflect on what 50 episodes have taught us. Whether we have enjoyed it, what might be next and maybe even if we decide to continue it.

In this episode, we explore where you spend more of your time and how it's so important to choose a suitable partner, cherish the early days of your kids growing up and deal with being alone for a lot of that time.

In this episode, we explore Neil's new moustache. We also discuss the idea of what it means to give to charity. Is it something that is stoking the status game or purely because people are selfless? Do we need to complete a challenge to ask people to donate to charity?

In this episode, we have another random dad chat. Covering a number of things but more notably how we discipline our kids. Do we take the talking route where we negotiate or do we just lay down the law?

In this episode, we explore how we navigate and 'get over' the hard times we've experienced in our lives.

In this episode, we discuss how we protect our kids from lots of different dangers that are out there. From the physical to the mental. We also explore how we balance this with ensuring our kids aren't 'wrapped in cotton wool'.

In this episode, we explore whether or not you should have kids. Considering things like time, money, sleep and even discussing the transformation you need, as a man, in your ego.

In this episode, we reveal everything that happened on Neil's stag do.

In this episode, we explore how we set out our priorities.

In this episode, we go into how we struggle with time as dads. What kind of commitments we make, how they serve us and how we ultimately choose. Apart from that, it's also full of random dad chat and an invasion from Neils kids lol

In this episode, we explore how having kids changes the way you think. The decisions you make in your twenties can be so much freer and even wasteful. As a dad, there's a clear choice. You either spend your time with your kids and partner or you don't. When you don't it better be worth it.

In this episode, we discuss what our retirement looks like. What do we dream about it and what are we practically doing to get there? We also discuss a number of other aspects of dad life with Olivia taking her first steps and Neil managing to party until 1 am.

In this episode we discover Neil manage to save BrewDog James's life. Well not quite but he certainly helped him when he had a pretty awful accident. We also run through a bunch of random dad chats we have been thinking about recently. From never setting goals to the crazy thing that is Tik Tok and how it compares to YouTube.

In this episode we discuss whether or not we are ok putting our kids out on the internet. From the risks to the benefits. We even stretch into the idea that kids in the future might end up sueing their parents.

In this episode, we explore how we've assessed risk before kids vs now having a family. Looking at things like buying your first house, living with more pressure and tips for breaking things down.

In this episode we explore the first year as a dad. Olivia (Gordon's daughter) has turned 1 so we go through how things have been. From intial shock through to stuff we've prioritised in the first year.

In this episode we explore mental health. After Paddy 'the baddy' Pimblett heart warming speech following his UFC win about his friend committing suicide. Mental health is something we've both never knowingly suffered with. That being said we go into our history with mental health and when we, perhaps have suffered with our own mental health. From Neil going from 1 to 3 kids in one swoop and how Gordon has had some pretty tough lows.

In this episode we discuss Neils journey losing his job in 2013 after the oil crash in Aberdeen. From having 30-days to figure out what he was going to do to what it feels like being a dad and facing this kind of adversity.

In this episode we explore what we think our current purpose is, how we've defined it and what we are doing to work toward it. We also try to help understand how purpose has changed throughout our lives from unencumbered 20 somethings to now dads.

In this episode, we go through the ins and outs of how we travel with our family. From things we've bought to how to entertain them on a long flight.

In this episode, we run through how the first 6-months of the year have gone. Review the goals we set in episode one and how much progress we have made on them.

In this episode, I ask Neil loads of questions that he doesn't know are coming. We talk about how he wanted to move to Orkney and not tell me about it to his fondest childhood memories.

In this episode, we catch up after taking a week off podcasting. This one is in person for a change so we cover all kinds of topics from fathers rights to is there a God.

In this episode, we run through a few tips and tricks to help dads stay fit, and healthy and solutions to switching off from a hectic life. We cover everything from time auditing, nap times and how to destress.

In this episode, we delve into part 2 of the birth stories from a dad's perspective. We go into Neil having his second round in a birthing suite. This time with twins on the way. I try to delve into things a little deeper and expand on some of what we went through in part 1.

In this episode, we explore some hard moments of being dads. From Neil surviving having twins after already having one to Gordon helping his wife through the tough 2-4 weeks post birth and worrying about the baby blues.