The Dad Edge Podcast

This episode was recorded live in the Dad Edge Alliance Mastermind community. We've turned this into a live radio show and it's awesome! Join Larry and JMack as they bring men from The Alliance LIVE and take their questions. At the end, we talk about the 2019 Dad Edge Summit! 2018 was life changing for the men that attended. 2019 is going to take things to an even higher level!

Everyone is talking about finding your "why" or your purpose in life. The idea is that once you know your why, everything else falls into place. But what if you don't know your why or how to find it? What do you do when you realize you are trapped in a story that you would have never written for yourself? How do you become who you were created to be? Today we have Mike Flynn back on the show. He is the host of the Impact Entrepreneur podcast and has just released his new book, Master the Key: A Story to Free Your Potential, Find Meaning and Live Life on Purpose. Mike is going to teach us the 4 elements of ownership, why me must learn to sit in silence with ourselves, and how to find our why. He also reveals the most important key to stepping into our destiny—to believe we are worthy of it. For the show notes and exclusive links mentioned in this episode go to gooddadproject.com/214. ———— Join the Free Dad Edge Facebook Group at gooddadproject.com/group. Apply for The Dad Edge Alliance at gooddadproject.com/alliance.

We're going to do something new for Thursday Throwdown. I receive a lot of emails from listeners, so in this episode I'm going to answer three questions from The Dad Edge mailbox. Send your email to [email protected] and your question might be featured in the next show! Today we're going to cover three topics: How to get a child to listen and obey without yelling. How to stay motivated when you're in a funk. How to start a side-hustle without sacrificing family time. For the show notes and exclusive links mentioned in this episode go to gooddadproject.com/thursday157. ———— Join the Free Dad Edge Facebook Group at gooddadproject.com/group. Apply for The Dad Edge Alliance at gooddadproject.com/alliance.

This episode was recorded live in the Dad Edge Alliance Mastermind community. We've turned this into a live radio show and it's awesome! Join Larry and JMack as they bring men from The Alliance LIVE and take their questions. At the end, we talk about the 2019 Dad Edge Summit! 2018 was life changing for the men that attended. 2019 is going to take things to an even higher level!

Today's show is about distraction. Tech can be our best friend and worst enemy. Our devices are no longer normal telephones. They've become our constant companions. Texts, emails, social media and loads of content compete for our attention every hour of the day. We are more distracted and overwhelmed than ever before. It not only affects our work life but can do irreparable damage to our family life as well. Will our kids grow up missing their parents who are always on their phone? Cal Newport is a bestselling author and the father of three boys. You won't find him on any social media, because he doesn't have any. He the author of six books, including, most recently, the New York Times bestseller, Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World. Cal is going to tell us how tech is engineered to keep us on our phones and steal time away from our lives. He also talks about how it affects our memory and anxiety levels. Cal teaches us what boundaries to set for screen time with our kids and gives us a 30-Day plan to step away from tech and rebuild our digital lives in a way that serves us. Don't waste another minute being distracted from the things that are most important to you. For the show notes and exclusive links mentioned in this episode go to gooddadproject.com/213. ———— Join the Free Dad Edge Facebook Group at gooddadproject.com/group. Apply for The Dad Edge Alliance at gooddadproject.com/alliance.

More kids are suffering from anxiety and depression than in any other previous generation. What is it like to raise kids who suffer from anxiety and depression? How can partners align without pointing fingers and being hurtful? I went on the Parenting Survival Podcast to talk about the struggles I had parenting my son who has anxiety issues. Most dads are ill equipped to manage this problem, and a special skill set is required along with understanding and patience. I discuss how to use emotional validation and tactical empathy to connect and communicate with our kids as well as our wives. I also give advice on how ladies can better communicate with their men without putting them on the defensive. For the show notes and exclusive links mentioned in this episode go to gooddadproject.com/thursday156. ———— Join the Free Dad Edge Facebook Group at gooddadproject.com/group. Apply for The Dad Edge Alliance at gooddadproject.com/alliance.

This episode was recorded live in the Dad Edge Alliance Mastermind community. We've turned this into a live radio show and it's awesome! Join Larry and JMack as they bring men from The Alliance LIVE and take their questions. At the end, we talk about the 2019 Dad Edge Summit! 2018 was life changing for the men that attended. 2019 is going to take things to an even higher level!

Today I'm having a conversation with former UFC fighter and bestselling author of Driven: The Unlikely Journey from Classroom to Cage. He is also a podcast host, a speaker, a husband and a dad. Charlie "The Spaniard" Brenneman is back on the show for his third episode! We're going to have an authentic conversation about how to approach life as a constant learner, how to live by your core values, and how to find work that makes you come alive. We also discuss how to teach our kids extreme ownership, how to accept our fear sand take action in spite of them, and how to keep momentum while pursuing our goals even when we feel like giving up. For the show notes and exclusive links mentioned in this episode go to gooddadproject.com/212. ———— Join the Free Dad Edge Facebook Group at gooddadproject.com/group. Apply for The Dad Edge Alliance at gooddadproject.com/alliance.

We have a special show today! At least twice a month we invite one of our elite podcast guests to chat with our mastermind community. We've had Navy SEALs, pro-athletes, and NY Times bestselling authors. In this episode, we have former Top Gun instructor Robert "Cujo" Teschner back for an exclusive Dad Edge Alliance live Q&A with our members! Nearly 50 men participated in this virtual meeting. Robert "Cujo' Teschner talks about the strategies outlined in his Amazon bestselling book, Debrief to Win. After listening to this show you will know how to create teams and plan in advance to win at home and in the workplace. You'll learn how to celebrate victories, praise your kids properly, and how to keep that no quit attitude no matter what adversity throws at you. You'll also learn how to get out of the lull of complacency and how to stop blaming and shaming yourself for your shortcomings. Get ready to apply Top Gun tactics to your life! For the show notes and exclusive links mentioned in this episode go to gooddadproject.com/thursday155. ———— Join the Free Dad Edge Facebook Group at gooddadproject.com/group. Apply for The Dad Edge Alliance at gooddadproject.com/alliance.

This episode was recorded live in the Dad Edge Alliance Mastermind community. We've turned this into a live radio show and it's awesome! Join Larry and JMack as they bring men from The Alliance LIVE and take their questions. At the end, we talk about the 2019 Dad Edge Summit! 2018 was life changing for the men that attended. 2019 is going to take things to an even higher level!

Today's show is going to ramp you up! Jason Womack is an executive coach and bestselling author of Your Best Just Got Better and Get Momentum: How to Start When you're Stuck. He's going to talk about why men are so good at starting things but not finishing them, and how to surround yourself with people who will instantly rocket you to where want to go. He also shares two of his forward thinking tools that will completely blow your mind and crush the limited view you have of your future. For the show notes and exclusive links mentioned in this episode go to gooddadproject.com/211. ———— Join the Free Dad Edge Facebook Group at gooddadproject.com/group. Apply for The Dad Edge Alliance at gooddadproject.com/alliance.

On Thursdays we like to interview every day dads. Today we talk to Dad Edge Alliance member, Ben. His mission was to become the best father he could be to his 6 year old son and a 4 year old daughter. He knew that they were picking up on what he did, not what he said, but sometimes he had a hard time being calm. After struggling with anxiety most of his life, he realized he needed to find a way to stay patient, especially when the kids were crying and things were stressful with work. Ben had to go inward to face his flaws, to confront the truth about who he was and who he wanted to be. This unlocked the journey to living his life according to his values, to staying calm through the storm by accepting others as they are and letting go of the need to control. For the show notes and exclusive links mentioned in this episode go to gooddadproject.com/thursday154. ———— Join the Free Dad Edge Facebook Group at gooddadproject.com/group. Apply for The Dad Edge Alliance at gooddadproject.com/alliance.

This episode was recorded live in the Dad Edge Alliance Mastermind community. We've turned this into a live radio show and it's awesome! Join Larry and JMack as they bring men from The Alliance LIVE and take their questions. At the end, we talk about the 2019 Dad Edge Summit! 2018 was life changing for the men that attended. 2019 is going to take things to an even higher level!

Warning: Dads, this episode is explicit. Make sure you're not with the kids while listening. Today, we are going to talk about how to become a Master Lover. After we get married and have kids, we step into the role of dad. Our wives go into mothering mode, and we lose the all-consuming passion that we felt in the beginning of the relationship. 50% of couples are dissatisfied with their sex lives. 2/3 of couples feel they don't have sex often enough. Why is it so hard to keep the excitement and attraction going? Elisa Popescu is an Intimacy and Relationship coach and the creator of The Master Lover Program. She is going to tell us the 5 Core Needs of a Woman and how we can use them to ignite our wives' sexual energy. She also identifies the 5 Core Needs of Men and how being aware of them will help us take the lead and get back to that primal bedroom experience we crave. Don't miss this hot show that will revolutionize the sex lives of both husbands and wives! For the show notes and exclusive links mentioned in this episode go to gooddadproject.com/210. ———— Join the Free Dad Edge Facebook Group at gooddadproject.com/group. Apply for The Dad Edge Alliance at gooddadproject.com/alliance.

Today is the 3 year anniversary for Thursday Throwdown and the 4th year anniversary since the launch of The Dad Edge/Good Dad Project Podcast! Thanks to all our fans for making the show such a wild success. Today's show is about all you podcast listeners. We're calling out the content zombies. What is a content zombie? Those of us who binge on podcasts, listen to tons of audiobooks, download all the free guides, read all the articles, and watch all the videos on how to improve our lives, but never put the information we learn into practice. Instead of choosing one idea and sticking with it, we just keep sucking up more content. No matter how good it is, it's useless to us because we are not implementing it. In this episode, we talk about how to choose the best idea and start taking action so you can avoid stagnation and always be moving forward in life. Don't be a content zombie! For the show notes and exclusive links mentioned in this episode go to gooddadproject.com/thursday153. ———— Join the Free Dad Edge Facebook Group at gooddadproject.com/group. Apply for The Dad Edge Alliance at gooddadproject.com/alliance.

This episode was recorded live in the Dad Edge Alliance Mastermind community. We've turned this into a live radio show and it's awesome! Join Larry and JMack as they bring men from The Alliance LIVE and take their questions. At the end, we talk about the 2019 Dad Edge Summit! 2018 was life changing for the men that attended. 2019 is going to take things to an even higher level!

Identity Theft is a huge problem that encompasses more than credit card and bank fraud. Your personal identifying information can be used by criminals to apply for loans in your name, commit prescription pill fraud, or work under your professional license. Worst of all, your child's information can be sold on the dark web and you may not find out till years later that their name has been destroyed. Barry Russel from Legal Shield is here to talk about the five different kinds of identity theft, case studies of identity theft, and how we can protect ourselves and our families from identity theft. He also tells us what steps we need to take if we suspect our identity has been stolen. This problem is rampant and out of control. It's not a matter of if. It's a matter of when. Arm yourself with everything you need to know about identity theft in this episode. For the show notes and exclusive links mentioned in this episode go to gooddadproject.com/209. ———— Join the Free Dad Edge Facebook Group at gooddadproject.com/group. Apply for The Dad Edge Alliance at gooddadproject.com/alliance.

Last month for Thursday Throwdown, we covered the 4 Elements of a Legendary Marriage with Lance Salazar. Over 4 weeks, he broke it down into: The Individual, The Partnership, Becoming Friends, and Becoming Lovers. Today I'm going to talk about the marriage partnership in action. I applied a quasi business-like approach to working with my wife to make sure we were on the same page when it came to responsibilities. This included a weekly meeting where we "frontloaded" and planned everything in advance from who was taking the kids to school to what we were having for dinner. We even synchronized our schedule in a Google calendar. Is it worth doing all this tedious planning? How does it benefit our marriage? Listen and find out! For the show notes and exclusive links mentioned in this episode go to gooddadproject.com/thursday152. ———— Join the Free Dad Edge Facebook Group at gooddadproject.com/group. Apply for The Dad Edge Alliance at gooddadproject.com/alliance.

This episode was recorded live in the Dad Edge Alliance Mastermind community. We've turned this into a live radio show and it's awesome! Join Larry and JMack as they bring men from The Alliance LIVE and take their questions. At the end, we talk about the 2019 Dad Edge Summit! 2018 was life changing for the men that attended. 2019 is going to take things to an even higher level!

Is work-life balance an unattainable myth? Most of us have tried everything to find out a way to evenly distribute our time and energy across work, life, and family. Many of us may have also discovered that this is one of the most difficult things to achieve. It almost seems impossible. But it's not. Today's guest is James Sudakow. He is the father of four kids and the author of Out of the Blur: A Delirious Dad's Search for the Holy Grail of Work-Life Balance. He used to suffer from superhero syndrome, trying to be everything to everyone all the time. Eventually, he realized that he wasn't showing up in the way that he wanted to at home or at work and came up with his own plan to analyze his behavior and change his ways. In this episode, James Sudakow talks about the superhero syndrome and outlines the common traps we fall into when it comes to prioritizing our to do list. He gives practical solutions for breaking common habits that suck our time and energy and shows us that a sane, productive, fulfilling life is not as mysterious as we think. Behold, the holy grail of work life balance! For the show notes and exclusive links mentioned in this episode go to gooddadproject.com/208. ———— Join the Free Dad Edge Facebook Group at gooddadproject.com/group. Apply for The Dad Edge Alliance at gooddadproject.com/alliance.

Today we wrap up our 4 Elements of a Legendary Marriage series with Lance Salazar covering the subject we've all been waiting for—sex. Sex is a big deal when it comes to marriage, but it's also the toughest thing to talk about. How can we make our needs known? How can we understand what our spouses really want? How much sex should couples be having? This episode covers everything from the right way to flirt to how to leverage a woman's cycle. Don't miss out on these secrets for becoming lovers in your marriage! For the show notes and exclusive links mentioned in this episode go to gooddadproject.com/thursday151. ———— Join the Free Dad Edge Facebook Group at gooddadproject.com/group. Apply for The Dad Edge Alliance at gooddadproject.com/alliance.

This episode was recorded live in the Dad Edge Alliance Mastermind community. We've turned this into a live radio show and it's awesome! Join Larry and JMack as they bring men from The Alliance LIVE and take their questions. At the end, we talk about the 2019 Dad Edge Summit! 2018 was life changing for the men that attended. 2019 is going to take things to an even higher level!

Sometimes, the men who seem to have it all together are the ones who are suffering the most. Today's guest John Kim was a licensed therapist and a life coach who was unfulfilled and hating life. A divorce forced him to begin looking inward and start his blog called The Angry Therapist to share his journey from being a boy to becoming a man. John Kim's just published his book I Used to Be a Miserable F*ck: An Everyman's Guide to a Meaningful Life in which he shares his "self-help in a shot glass" tips on how to step into manhood and live a life of purpose and passion! For the show notes and exclusive links mentioned in this episode go to gooddadproject.com/207. ———— Join the Free Dad Edge Facebook Group at gooddadproject.com/group. Apply for The Dad Edge Alliance at gooddadproject.com/alliance.

Remember when you and your spouse used to have fun together? You never ran out of things to talk about. You always had each other's backs. Then adulting got in the way—kids, jobs, stress. Sometimes it feels like you have nothing to talk about anymore and the distance between you grows. Lance Salazar is back on for Part 3 of our 4 Elements of a Legendary Marriage Series. Today is devoted to becoming friends with your spouse again. For the show notes and exclusive links mentioned in this episode go to gooddadproject.com/thursday150. ———— Join the Free Dad Edge Facebook Group at gooddadproject.com/group. Apply for The Dad Edge Alliance at gooddadproject.com/alliance.

This episode was recorded live in the Dad Edge Alliance Mastermind community. We've turned this into a live radio show and it's awesome! Join Larry and JMack as they bring men from The Alliance LIVE and take their questions. At the end, we talk about the 2019 Dad Edge Summit! 2018 was life changing for the men that attended. 2019 is going to take things to an even higher level!

We are just beginning to understand the impact of video games on child development and behavior. Never has our culture been so immersed in gamification. Games like Minecraft and Fortnite have become part of social culture. The American Academy of Pediatrics has documented that violent videos games cause children to show a greater propensity to be aggressive in real life. Frequent gaming also results in poor grades and a difficult relationship with parents. So how can we protect our family from gaming addiction? Today we are grateful to have Cam Adair from GameQuitters.com back on The Dad Edge. He is a former gaming addict who now helps kids and their parents find solutions for gaming addiction. He tells us how we can set healthy limits and boundaries around video games, and what activities we can implement into our daily lives to make sure our kids are fulfilled and less susceptible to compulsive gaming. For the show notes and exclusive links mentioned in this episode go to gooddadproject.com/206. ———— Join the Free Dad Edge Facebook Group at gooddadproject.com/group. Apply for The Dad Edge Alliance at gooddadproject.com/alliance.

We are dedicating this month to designing our relationships with our spouses. Lance Salazar cofounder of Legendary Couples and coauthor of The Miracle Morning for Couples is back for Part 2 of this series. He has broken down the 4 Elements of a Legendary Marriage as: The Individual The Partnership Becoming Friends Becoming Lovers Last week, we talked about putting marriage aside and developing ourselves as individuals first. This week we focus on the partnership, which includes opening up a dialogue about goals, roles, finances, and parenting. For the show notes and exclusive links mentioned in this episode go to gooddadproject.com/thursday149. ———— Join the Free Dad Edge Facebook Group at gooddadproject.com/group. Apply for The Dad Edge Alliance at gooddadproject.com/alliance.

This episode was recorded live in the Dad Edge Alliance Mastermind community. We've turned this into a live radio show and it's awesome! Join Larry and JMack as they bring men from The Alliance LIVE and take their questions. At the end, we talk about the 2019 Dad Edge Summit! 2018 was life changing for the men that attended. 2019 is going to take things to an even higher level!

Today our show is about porn, sex, and masturbation addiction. This subject constantly comes up in The Dad Edge community and our episodes about pornography have massive downloads. In this age where we can watch it anytime and anywhere on our phone, it is becoming a huge problem. This crucial, controversial topic is not discussed enough because of the taboo, but porn addiction is real and we need answers. J.K. Emezi is a sex and porn addiction coach for the last 9 years and is the founder of Elevated Recovery, where he helps men overcome sexually compulsive disorders. He tells us everything men need to know about porn—how it changes our brains, affects our relationships, and alters our perspectives. He gets real about how to tell if porn is a problem and what to do about it. He also tells us how we can prepare our kids for their inevitable encounter with porn, which is happening at startlingly earlier ages. For the show notes and exclusive links mentioned in this episode go to gooddadproject.com/205. ———— Join the Free Dad Edge Facebook Group at gooddadproject.com/group. Apply for The Dad Edge Alliance at gooddadproject.com/alliance.

50% of marriages end in divorce. Out of the half that stay together, 1/3 report being happy, 1/3 are "happy enough" and the other 1/3 are miserable. We actively plan our businesses, goals, and finances, but most of us keep our marriage on auto-pilot and expect it to maintain itself. Communication breaks down, resentment builds, and the love slowly dies. We are dedicating this month to designing our relationships with our spouses. Lance Salazar from Legendary Couples is back on the show. He has just released The Miracle Morning for Legendary Couples, which he coauthored with Hal Elrod. He breaks down the 4 Elements of a Legendary Marriage for us: The Individual The Partnership Becoming Friends Becoming Lovers Today, we talk about the first element—the individual. In order to be the best partners and parents, we have to work on ourselves first. For the show notes and exclusive links mentioned in this episode go to gooddadproject.com/thursday148. ———— Join the Free Dad Edge Facebook Group at gooddadproject.com/group. Apply for The Dad Edge Alliance at gooddadproject.com/alliance.

This episode was recorded live in the Dad Edge Alliance Mastermind community. We've turned this into a live radio show and it's awesome! Join Larry and JMack as they bring men from The Alliance LIVE and take their questions. You don't want to miss an excellent Simon Cowell impersonation by one of our guests! It was the funniest moment we've had yet! At the end, we talk about the 2019 Dad Edge Summit! 2018 was life changing for the men that attended. 2019 is going to take things to an even higher level!

What if you could have anything you want? Sounds crazy, right? Here's the truth—you CAN have anything you want. The problem is we run away from our fears instead of running toward our dreams. We shrink from adversity, hard work, and the unknown. The worst part about it is, this is what we show to our children. Our guest today is Tony Stephan. He is a registered dietician and nutrition coach who's been featured on Fox News, NBC, Huff Post, and Women's Health Magazine. His childhood was full of hardship and tragedy. Anyone would've understood if he felt sorry for himself and drifted through life, but his humble father gave him the secret to achieving what he thought was impossible. Tony Stephan's not only going to tell us how to use this secret to get the health we want, but how to get anything we want in life. For the show notes and exclusive links mentioned in this episode go to gooddadproject.com/204. ———— Join the Free Dad Edge Facebook Group at gooddadproject.com/group. Apply for The Dad Edge Alliance at gooddadproject.com/alliance.

Today we are focusing on military fathers. Before we get into the show, we thank you for serving our country and providing a safe place for us to raise our families. This episode is for you. Ben Killoy is a veteran and the host of the Military Veteran Dad Podcast and his mission is to bring every dad home. We're not just talking about being physically home. We're talking about the special challenges of being a military veteran dad. Servicemen are gone for long periods of time. The normal world continues while they're deployed, and their families learn to live without them. Once military dads return home, they lose their uniform and go from being Superman to Clark Kent overnight. It's a huge adjustment that can leave a soldier lost as to who he is and wondering how to become part of his family, workplace, and community again. Ben Killoy talks about how military fathers can readjust to family life, become great leaders in their circle of influence, and leave a lasting legacy for their kids. For the show notes and exclusive links mentioned in this episode go to gooddadproject.com/thursday147. ———— Join the Free Dad Edge Facebook Group at gooddadproject.com/group. Apply for The Dad Edge Alliance at gooddadproject.com/alliance.

This episode was recorded live in the Dad Edge Alliance Mastermind community. We've turned this into a live radio show and it's awesome! Join Larry and JMack as they bring men from The Alliance LIVE and take their questions. Full Disclosure: We spend a bit too much time talking about thimble-sized condoms. At the end, we talk about the 2019 Dad Edge Summit! 2018 was life changing for the men that attended. 2019 is going to take things to an even higher level!

Who knows how to rapidly assess, respond, and adapt under extreme pressure better than a Top Gun fighter pilot? Today we are super-psyched to have Top Gun instructor Robert "Cujo" Teschner on the show! He's releasing his book called Debrief to Win: How High-Performing Leaders Practice Accountable Leadership. He is also a husband, a father of five children, and a cancer survivor. You don't get to Cujo's level without doing the work and prepping yourself to win at all costs. He reveals that even though his military career was taking off, he was failing in other dimensions of his life. One day he realized that if he applied his elite training to his health and family, he would dominate across the board. Listen to his Debrief to Win system to set yourself up for a successful mission no matter what the dogfight of life throws at you. For the show notes and exclusive links mentioned in this episode go to gooddadproject.com/203. ———— Join the Free Dad Edge Facebook Group at gooddadproject.com/group. Apply for The Dad Edge Alliance at gooddadproject.com/alliance.

It doesn't matter where you're at. It only matters where you're going. That is what Todd Stottlemyre says. He's a former 3-time World Champion Major League Baseball player and the author of Relentless Success: 9-Point System for Major League Achievement. Todd's a good friend of The Dad Edge Alliance and returns for this live Q&A where he answers questions about failure, fatherhood, and how to make an impact in life. He confesses the mistakes he made, the adversity he's faced, and what compelled him to pass on what he has learned in his life in the form of a book. Todd Stottlemyre is a dynamic guest. Prepared to get fired up and learn how to execute major league achievement! For the show notes and exclusive links mentioned in this episode go to gooddadproject.com/thursday146. ———— Join the Free Dad Edge Facebook Group at gooddadproject.com/group. Apply for The Dad Edge Alliance at gooddadproject.com/alliance.

This episode was recorded live in the Dad Edge Alliance Mastermind community. We've turned this into a live radio show and it's awesome! Join Larry and JMack as they bring men from The Alliance LIVE and take their questions. At the end, we talk about the 2019 Dad Edge Summit! 2018 was life changing for the men that attended. 2019 is going to take things to an even higher level!

Today I'm joined by my two facilitators for The Dad Edge Summit live event, Jason MacKenzie and Jeff Bouwman. We recorded this episode live in The Dad Edge Mastermind community. The men online were not only able to listen but also interact with us on the podcast. There are five dimensions of manhood. They are health (mental, physical, emotional, spiritual), work, our relationship with our spouse, our relationship with our children, and finances. In this live Q&A, we go through how we approached each dimension of manhood in last year's Dad Edge Summit and how we will approach them in this year's summit using techniques like appreciative inquiry, group exercises, and visualization. At most personal development events, we are part of an audience. We sit and listen to speakers, but The Dad Edge Summit is different. It's active, not passive. The intimate setting allows for deep self-exploration and fosters breakthroughs that change the lives of the participants. Listen to why The Dad Edge Summit is the ultimate personal development event for dads! For the show notes and exclusive links mentioned in this episode go to gooddadproject.com/202. ———— Join the Free Dad Edge Facebook Group at gooddadproject.com/group. Apply for The Dad Edge Alliance at gooddadproject.com/alliance.

We usually interview an alliance member on Thursday Throwdown, but this week's going to be a little different. This is about being a human and fallible dad in the midst of some challenges with my 11-year-old son. He's been caught in a few lies lately, and that's the type of behavior a dad wants to get in front of right away. Why do kids lie and what can dads do about it? How do we punish them without making them feel as if we only exist to make their lives miserable? How can we make our kids understand how difficult it is to be a parent? You'll find out my personal experience in this episode. For the show notes and exclusive links mentioned in this episode go to gooddadproject.com/thursday145. ———— Join the Free Dad Edge Facebook Group at gooddadproject.com/group. Apply for The Dad Edge Alliance at gooddadproject.com/alliance.

This episode was recorded live in the Dad Edge Alliance Mastermind community. We've turned this into a live radio show and it's awesome! Join Larry and JMack as they bring men from The Alliance LIVE and take their questions! Here's what to look forward to in this episode How do deal with my resentment and improve my relationship with my Dad - personally and in business? How do I deal with my wife's toxic victimhood? How can a guy who works alone most of the time, bring intention to developing deeper male relationships? At the end, we talk about the 2019 Dad Edge Summit! 2018 was life changing for the men that attended. 2019 is going to take things to an even higher level!

What's the most important quality of a leader? How can we use leadership to become a more effective father, husband, and man? And how can we teach our kids to be responsible and accountable for their actions? Our guest needs no introduction. Former US Navy seal officer Leif Babin. He coauthored the #1 NY Time bestseller, Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win, and The Dichotomy of Leadership with Jocko Willink. He is also cofounder of Echelon Front, a premier leadership consulting company that helps others build their own high-performance winning teams. Leif Babin is going to tell us the most important quality of a leader—whether it's in SEAL teams or at home—and his answer will surprise you. He's also going to talk about how he applies combat rules to family life, how to detach from emotions to be more effective, and how to be proactive to find solutions and get things done. For the show notes and exclusive links mentioned in this episode go to gooddadproject.com/201. ———— Join the Free Dad Edge Facebook Group at gooddadproject.com/group. Apply for The Dad Edge Alliance at gooddadproject.com/alliance.

Our traditional mindset about money is one of scarcity. We believe we have to sacrifice and deprive ourselves of the things that give us the most joy. We budget the fun out of life. Money problems cause anxiety, depression, divorce, and even suicide. But in this day and age, our relationship with money no longer has to be this way. Today we have an exclusive 90-minute Dad Edge Alliance Q&A with Monday's guest, Grant Sabatier. He has just released his book, Financial Freedom: A proven path to all the money you will ever need and is here to transform your perspective about finance and talk about optimizing your personal relationship with money. For the show notes and exclusive links mentioned in this episode go to gooddadproject.com/thursday144. ———— Join the Free Dad Edge Facebook Group at gooddadproject.com/group. Apply for The Dad Edge Alliance at gooddadproject.com/alliance.

Today is our 200th episode of the main show. Thanks to all our listeners for downloading and leaving reviews! We have a spectacular guest for this milestone. Finance is one of our most popular topics on The Dad Edge. We go through years of education and training for our careers, but we're never taught about how to best use the money we make, and sadly, we rarely take active steps to find ways increase our income. Grant Sabatier is the founder of MillenialMoney.com and is financially free at the age of thirty-five. He says that the "old school" narrative is obsolete and is with us to talk about his book Financial Freedom: A proven path to all the money you will ever need. Get ready for early retirement! For the show notes and exclusive links mentioned in this episode go to gooddadproject.com/200. ———— Join the Free Dad Edge Facebook Group at gooddadproject.com/group. Apply for The Dad Edge Alliance at gooddadproject.com/alliance.

This is our last show for January 2019 and we are shutting it down with an intense topic, surviving the dark night of the soul. We all fight inner battles. Most of us struggle alone. Today, one of our Dad Edge Alliance team leads opens up about how alcoholism and depression led him to the brink of suicide. He lost his job, his house, his wife, and was bankrupt. He was overweight and unhealthy from the constant booze, cocaine, and cigarettes. But one day, something clicked and he decided to fight his way back to the light. Listen to his story from hopelessness to the heroic triumph over the battle within. For the show notes and exclusive links mentioned in this episode go to gooddadproject.com/thursday143. ———— Join the Free Dad Edge Facebook Group at gooddadproject.com/group. Apply for The Dad Edge Alliance at gooddadproject.com/alliance.

This episode was recorded live in the Dad Edge Alliance Mastermind community. We've turned this into a live radio show and it's awesome! Join Larry and JMack as they bring men from The Alliance LIVE and take their questions! Here's what to look forward to in this episode What does Larry love about the book The Unbeatable Mind so much? And, what systems has he put into place as a result of reading it 57,000 times? What are tips and strategies you use to combat that inner voice telling you you suck? And how do you deal with energy draining people? What happens when the energy drainer is someone who live with? At the end, we talk about the 2019 Dad Edge Summit! 2018 was life changing for the men that attended. 2019 is going to take things to an even higher level!

What is it about some people that makes us gravitate toward them? Why is it that sometimes we just don't like certain people? How can we acquire that X-factor that makes some men so likeable and how can we use that to enhance our relationships at work and at home? Today's guest is Arel Moodie, the host of the wildly popular podcast called The Art of Likeability. He says that increased likability improves your leadership and builds deeper relationships to create more success in all areas of your life. He demystifies likeability and tells us how to leverage it and instill it in our children. You do not want to miss the fascinating interview! For the show notes and exclusive links mentioned in this episode go to gooddadproject.com/199. ———— Join the Free Dad Edge Facebook Group at gooddadproject.com/group. Apply for The Dad Edge Alliance at gooddadproject.com/alliance.

Today is a first. We not only have a longtime Dad Edge Alliance member on Thursday Throwdown, we have his wife! If you have been thinking about joining The Dad Edge Alliance or attending our Dad Edge Summit this summer, but are wondering how your wife will feel about the idea, this interview with Javier and Suzanne will show you what happens when a man finds his tribe. Javier and Suzanne have been together for 14 years and are parents. They had a fairy tale beginning, but once real life kicked in, intense fights and break ups left open wounds. Javier opens up about his struggles as a man. He tells us how The Dad Edge Alliance helped him grow and how the Dad Edge Summit catalyzed all he had learned into a clear vision for the future. His wife, Suzanne, gets real about the marriage problems they had and how beneficial The Dad Edge Alliance and Dad Edge Summit have been to their relationship as a couple and a family. For the show notes and exclusive links mentioned in this episode go to gooddadproject.com/thursday142. ———— Join the Free Dad Edge Facebook Group at gooddadproject.com/group. Apply for The Dad Edge Alliance at gooddadproject.com/alliance.

This episode was recorded live in the Dad Edge Alliance Mastermind community. We've turned this into a live radio show and it's awesome! Join Larry and JMack as they bring men from The Alliance LIVE and take their questions! Here's what to look forward to in this episode What's your best advice for connecting to men in the Alliance (or any group you are a part of)? How do we practice patience with our kids when they are losing it or when we need to get something done? When I get stressed, my wife doesn't handle it well. How can I talk to her about it? At the end, we talk about the 2019 Dad Edge Summit! 2018 was life changing for the men that attended. 2019 is going to take things to an even higher level!

Up to 95 % of the decisions we make are based on what we feel. This means that in almost every situation, we are reacting instead of responding. Think about decisions you've made based on fear, selfishness, or anger. How did they serve you? How did they affect those around you? Today's guest is the author of F*ck Your Feelings, Ryan Munsey. He is a speaker, coach, and the host of the Better Human Project Podcast. He tells us how to recognize our feelings, understand them, and look at them from an objective point of view. He teaches us how to remove emotions from the equation and act on our values instead. He also talks about reframing frustrating situations so that we can make the right choice in our behavior and become the leaders our families need us to be. For the show notes and exclusive links mentioned in this episode go to gooddadproject.com/198. ———— Join the Free Dad Edge Facebook Group at gooddadproject.com/group. Apply for The Dad Edge Alliance at gooddadproject.com/alliance.

"We have one shot in life to be a dad. Why not make it epic." If you're a regular listener, you will recognize that this is the intro for The Dad Edge Podcast. Our kids grow up fast and we get older every day. We can't afford to wait around and see if our dreams come true. We have to take action to create an epic life and we have to do it today. That is why we held the first annual The Dad Edge Summit in St. Louis this past June and we are already planning the next one for 2019. It's a chance for likeminded men to join together and learn from each other as well as elite experts and coaches. So what happens at The Dad Edge Summit? What are the unknowns? What do guys walk away with? Find out all about this personal development event exclusively for dads! For the show notes and exclusive links mentioned in this episode go to gooddadproject.com/thursday141. ———— Join the Free Dad Edge Facebook Group at gooddadproject.com/group. Apply for The Dad Edge Alliance at gooddadproject.com/alliance.