The Dad Edge Podcast The Married Game with Keith Yackey
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Feb 12, 2024 
Keith Yackey, Founder and CEO of The Married Game, shares his transformative journey of enhancing marital relationships and personal growth. He emphasizes the importance of authenticity, supporting one's partner, and being a good parent. The chapter highlights the significance of openness, self-reflection, confidence, and keeping the spark alive in marriage. They also discuss challenging beliefs and the power of personal development.
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Choose Small Presence Actions Over Grand Gestures
- Start with tiny consistent actions that show presence rather than grand gestures.
- Keith began by changing diapers, grilling for his daughter, and buying small comforts like Diet Pepsi to demonstrate he was thinking of Jesse.
Don't Say You're Tired Show Up Fully
- Never tell family you're tired; treat them as deserving your best presence.
- Keith enforces this by taking Mondays for himself and committing fully to family time on weekends with a 'playlist' chosen by his daughter.
Impress Yourself As The Core Standard
- Keith reduces relationship standards to one simple driver: impress yourself, then others will follow.
- He calls it shortening high standards into 'Impress Yourself' to create internal motivation and consistent behavior.