The Dad Edge Podcast

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.

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 Where have you taken a failure as a Dad and managed to turn that into a positive? How do you deal with conflict and confrontation more effectively? How can you take compliments better? Somehow JMack's underwear preference comes up. 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 there is so much pressure to find our why, to have a clear purpose in life. Some people seem to have it all figured out. We see them on social media living their dreams. Others think they know what they were meant to be, only to find out they're unfulfilled. Those of us who haven't defined a clear purpose yet seem to be looked down on (or maybe we just feel that way). Today's guest tells us why you need to forget the pressure to find your why and how to let it reveal itself to you. Dominick Quartuccio, bestselling author of Design Your Future: 3 Simple Steps to Stop Drifting and Take Command of Your Life, is back on The Dad Edge. He says that in looking too hard for our purpose in life, it eludes us. Most people don't know what their destiny is, and that's okay. He teaches us how to analyze our lives to become aware of what lights us up, and how to follow that passion to create a life that excites us. For the show notes and exclusive links mentioned in this episode go to gooddadproject.com/197. ———— Join the Free Dad Edge Facebook Group at gooddadproject.com/group. Apply for The Dad Edge Alliance at gooddadproject.com/alliance.

We only get one chance to be a dad, but life gets busy and sometimes we barely have time to think about what we're doing. It's easy to get wrapped up in work and shuttling kids off to sports and activities without mindfully taking action to level up when we can. Today we have Dad Edge Alliance member Ray Matz on the show. He is the author of Game Changing Dads: Get Off The Bench and Into The Game! He is a husband and a father to three who talks about what we can do to get off the bench and take small actions for big improvements in our roles as fathers, husbands, and leaders. For the show notes and exclusive links mentioned in this episode go to gooddadproject.com/thursday140. ———— 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 Facebook community Join Larry and JMack as they riff on questions from the Dad Edge communities! Here's what to look forward to in this episode How do I deal with sexual rejection and/or being in a sexless marriage? Kids baiting parents and how to avoid taking it! How do you stay motivated with your New Year's resolutions? How do you handle your friendships changing after the birth of your first child? Plus we talk about how JMack's 72 year-old dad walked 26 miles with him. And, somehow, this came up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xB3rbzzE5K4 PLUS: We bring in the great and powerful Mason Hagner!! 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!

At the start of the year, we are always thinking about goals like losing extra weight, eating healthier, and managing our finances more efficiently, but what about wildly important goals? Have you ever set a goal so challenging that it takes you beyond your limits and changes you forever? Today's guest is Mark Divine. He is a former Navy SEAL commander, founder of SEALfit, and author of The Unbeatable Mind. His book was the inspiration for The Dad Edge and he was the first big guest on the show. Mark Divine just completed a burpee challenge to raise money and awareness for veteran suicides, which occur at the horrifying rate of every 22 seconds. This wasn't a one-time event, but a year-long commitment of doing 300 burpees every single day. Mark talks about how he pulls through and even thrives on these kinds of challenges. It's not all grit. He uses breathing techniques, yoga, meditation, and intuition. You will be awed by the insights he shares in this interview. Save this episode to stay connected to your goals so that you can enjoy the fruits of your labor at the end of this year. For the show notes and exclusive links mentioned in this episode go to gooddadproject.com/196. ———— Join the Free Dad Edge Facebook Group at gooddadproject.com/group. Apply for The Dad Edge Alliance at gooddadproject.com/alliance.

Being a dad is the toughest and most important job in the world. For those of us who didn't have a good dad to learn from, it's even more difficult to navigate life. We didn't have a proper role model, leaving us without a map to become a good husband and father. But breaking the chain of bad fathering is complex. Sometimes, no matter how hard we try, we see ourselves falling into the same behaviors we watched as a kid. We feel hopeless and infuriated. There were no resources for men in previous generations, but we're going to change that. The mission of the Dad Edge is to empower fathers to be their best. Today, we have a Dad Edge Alliance member on the show to talk about his experience being raised by a violent dad. He vowed not to become like his father, but he fell into the same patterns after his own son was born. He knew he had to stop the cycle for the sake of his son. Listen to how he learned to grow beyond his upbringing to become a happy, confident, and resilient man. For the show notes and exclusive links mentioned in this episode go to gooddadproject.com/thursday139. ———— Join the Free Dad Edge Facebook Group at gooddadproject.com/group. Apply for The Dad Edge Alliance at gooddadproject.com/alliance.

Welcome to 2019! This episode was recorded live in the Dad Edge Facebook community Join Larry and Jason MacKenzie as they riff on questions from the Dad Edge communities! Here's what to look forward to in this episode How do you explain growth mindset to your children? What are your thoughts about swearing in front of your kids? What are some techniques to avoid alcohol? We also talk about the beauty of yoga pants. 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 we have Dr. Corey Allan on the show. He is a marriage and family therapist and the host of the Sexy Marriage Radio podcast, which has been going strong for seven years. Dr. Allan outlines most common problems couples bring to his office, including sex. In this conversation, we get granular about sex issues along with intimacy and pornography. In his experience, Dr. Corey Allan estimates that that man has the higher desire for sex in 70% of marriages, but men tend to follow a script and don't get creative with their wives. He tells us what we're doing wrong when it comes to trying to get more sexual with our spouses and how to talk about it without putting them on the defense. He also talks about the 30% of marriages in which the woman has the higher desire for sex and how couples can manage that. You may be surprised by his advice. Download this episode because you'll want to listen to it again! For the show notes and exclusive links mentioned in this episode go to gooddadproject.com/195. ———— Join the Free Dad Edge Facebook Group at gooddadproject.com/group. Apply for The Dad Edge Alliance at gooddadproject.com/alliance.

We're breaking new ground on the Dad Edge Q&A! This was our first episode where we recorded via LiveStream in the Dad Edge Facebook community and it was a BLAST! Join Larry and Jason MacKenzie as they riff on questions from the Dad Edge communities! Here's what to look forward to in this episode How do we stay present in the holidays and avoid thinking about work and other crap that we don't need to be thinking about on our break? How can I talk to my parents about things they are doing that are harming the relationship with my 14 year-old-daughter? My kids ignore my wife a lot and it kills her. How can I explain to my kids the impact they are having on my wife? Do you have any ideas, besides timeouts, for kids who hit? 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! JMack's podcast is Inquisitive Souls. You can find it here. We live in the world our conversations create.

This is the final episode of Thursday Throwdown for 2018. This was the most successful year yet for The Dad Edge Podcast and The Dad Edge Alliance. We organized our first ever Dad Edge Summit. We received 150 iTunes reviews, 300 members in The Dad Edge Alliance membership, and thousands in our free Facebook group, a judgement and ego-free zone to share the challenges of being a man and a father. Thank you all for doing life with The Dad Edge! We are going to bring you more amazing guests, content, and resources in 2019 to help you become your best self. We've seen men lose 100 pounds, save hopeless marriages, and rekindle connections with kids. Some guys have quit the jobs they hated to create businesses they love. Others have climbed out of impossible debt. How did they do it? By surrounding themselves with dynamic people, by having support from a group of likeminded men, and by being held accountable for their goals. Is 2019 going to be the year you make things happen? Or are you going to wait another year? For the show notes and exclusive links mentioned in this episode go to gooddadproject.com/thursday138. ———— Join the Free Dad Edge Facebook Group at gooddadproject.com/group. Apply for The Dad Edge Alliance at gooddadproject.com/alliance.

Have you ever felt overwhelmed by the expectations placed on you as a husband? Are you confused about what exactly your wife needs from you? Is your marriage in a rut but you don't know the first step to getting out? Today's guest is Quentin Hafner, author of Black Belt Husband: A Marriage Book for Men. He's a couples counselor by day and a Brazilian jujitsu practitioner by night. Quentin has developed a methodology to becoming a great husband inspired by the martial arts belt system. There's no need to feel hopeless when your marriage hits a wall, even if the sex has all but disappeared and you and your spouse at moments hate each other. Quentin Hafner breaks it all down for us in this episode! For the show notes and exclusive links mentioned in this episode go to gooddadproject.com/194. ———— Join the Free Dad Edge Facebook Group at gooddadproject.com/group. Apply for The Dad Edge Alliance at gooddadproject.com/alliance.

On Thursday Throwdown, we interview everyday dads. Today, alliance member John Williams is on the show. John used to suffer from lone wolf syndrome. He shouldered his burdens alone and kept his worries to himself. Even though he arrived at a good place in life, something was missing. He knew that a man is the sum of the people closest to him and that he was capable of more. This sparked the search for a tribe to surround himself with. A rising tide lifts all ships, and by doing life with good men, John has stopped drifting and is now actively shaping his destiny. His wife Ashley also makes a surprise appearance and gives us the lowdown on the changes she has seen in John since he's had men to share the highs and lows with. For the show notes and exclusive links mentioned in this episode go to gooddadproject.com/thursday137. ———— Join the Free Dad Edge Facebook Group at gooddadproject.com/group. Apply for The Dad Edge Alliance at gooddadproject.com/alliance.

Join Larry and Jason MacKenzie as they riff on questions from the Dad Edge communities! Here's what to look forward to in this episode: How do I mature to where I don't utterly hate my in-laws? How do I gain or maintain confidence while in a marriage that's on the rocks? How do you feel about the success the guys in the Alliance are having? What do you do when you ""climb the wrong ladder" - when you realize you've been working towards the wrong goal? We also talk about what a terrible idea it is to attach your value as a human being to anything outside yourself. JMack's podcast is Inquisitive Souls. You can find it here. We live in the world our conversations create.

Can work-life balance ever be achieved? Our guest today is Dave Hollis, and he says work-life balance is unattainable. There is no such thing because our lives constantly fluctuate. Sometimes, our kids need us. At other times, our marriage requires more attention. Maybe our health has been neglected and we need to focus on taking care of our bodies. There will also be points in our lives where work demands all of our energy. Life is unpredictable and we must be prepared to adapt. We are stoked to have Dave Hollis on The Dad Edge. Dave worked for Disney for 17 years selling movies like Star Wars and The Avengers to theaters, and he recently left his position to help his wife Rachel develop her business. Dave tells us why he quit what most people would consider a dream job and how he and his wife grow their media company while raising four kids. He also talks about their technique called 'frontloading' to optimize the structure of work, family, and fulfillment for an incredible life. For the show notes and exclusive links mentioned in this episode go to gooddadproject.com/193. ———— Join the Free Dad Edge Facebook Group at gooddadproject.com/group. Apply for The Dad Edge Alliance at gooddadproject.com/alliance.

As men, we often feel alone on our journeys—especially when it comes to parenting. Today's guest is Dad Edge Alliance member, Simon. He talks about how when his wife got pregnant he didn't want to have a boy because it would force him to confront issues he didn't want to deal with. The thought of becoming a parent baffled him, but once his son was born he realized that shedding his former self and embracing the parenting journey came naturally. For the show notes and exclusive links mentioned in this episode go to gooddadproject.com/thursday136. ———— Join the Free Dad Edge Facebook Group at gooddadproject.com/group. Apply for The Dad Edge Alliance at gooddadproject.com/alliance.

Join Larry and Jason MacKenzie as they riff on questions from the Dad Edge communities! Here's what to look forward to in this episode: We share some amazing wins from the men in the Alliance throughout the episode How to make the transition from long-term relationship to marriage a successful one. How do you know if your fitness routine is working for you? What was the biggest struggle you've had to overcome when launching your podcast? JMack's podcast is Inquisitive Souls. You can find it here. We live in the world our conversations create.

How do we teach our kids to be resilient? How can we be encouraging and supportive while still building mental toughness? Wouldn't it be great to have a kid's perspective on how to do the right thing as a dad? Today we have the most amazing guest ever on The Dad Edge, my ten-year-old son, Mason Hagner. He is releasing his book called Never Give Up No Matter What, an illustrated story about a situation where he wanted to give up, how he pushed past his desire to quit, and what he achieved by persevering even though it seemed that all hope was lost. Mason's book is a wise lesson for both parents and kids. Listen to why he wrote his inspiring book and what advice he has for parents when their kids feel like giving up. For the show notes and exclusive links mentioned in this episode go to gooddadproject.com/192. ———— Join the Free Dad Edge Facebook Group at gooddadproject.com/group. Apply for The Dad Edge Alliance at gooddadproject.com/alliance.

Sometimes, life throws us a curveball. We might be cruising along, meeting all our goals, right on track for the future. Our family is thriving. Life is good, then suddenly we are launched into chaos. That is what happened to our guest today, Gene Villeneuve. Gene is a Canadian who moved with his wife and kids to work in Paris, France. They were living the dream until two years ago when his wife was diagnosed with breast cancer. Gene was on The Dad Edge previously to talk about how to love a spouse with cancer. He did the best he could to be a good husband and dad as his wife went through grueling treatments and surgeries. But just when his wife was recovering from her last surgery, Gene found out that his status with his job in France had changed and he would have 6 weeks to move his family back to Canada. Gene tells us about how coped with this huge upheaval in his life and four of his personal strategies to keep calm through the chaos. For the show notes and exclusive links mentioned in this episode go to gooddadproject.com/thursday135. ———— Join the Free Dad Edge Facebook Group at gooddadproject.com/group. Apply for The Dad Edge Alliance at gooddadproject.com/alliance.

Join Larry and Jason MacKenzie as they riff on questions from the Dad Edge communities! Here's what to look forward to in this episode: An update on JMack's daughter's stealing incident Our core relationship with our kids and how to manage it with intention A chat about the death of a loved one and our thoughts and judgments of those thoughts Larry points out all the ways JMack is failing at editing these podcast episodes And we answer some questions: How can I make my kids get along? What are you most thankful for this year? JMack's podcast is Inquisitive Souls. You can find it here. We live in the world our conversations create.