DadAwesome DA428 | What Unlocks When You Stop Grinding, Becoming the Primary Storyteller, & Parenting from Sonship (Jay Heck interviews Jeff Zaugg)
Jay Heck of Being Sons flips the mic and digs into the DADAWESOME book with some really honest questions.
✅ The prayer counseling session that broke a 15-year lie Jeff had been living under
✅ Why parenting from scarcity makes your voice smaller (and what changes when you don't)
✅ The black pen blue pen journaling exercise that helps you actually hear from God
✅ Three things every father can bring to their kids: proximity, placing hands on, and prayer
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SUMMARY
Most dads are trying to figure out the right strategy. But what if the thing holding you back isn't a lack of tactics, it's a lie you've been believing about whether you're even loved? In this mic flip episode, Jay Heck of Being Sons turns the tables and interviews Jeff about the Dad Awesome book, and the conversation gets honest fast. You'll hear about the prayer counseling session that changed everything, what it means to set the scoreboard to infinity, and how a dad who's operating from fullness becomes the most compelling voice in the room.
TAKEAWAYS
- Your kids need to see you pause and point to what God has done, not just celebrate the mountaintops but name the hard stuff too.
- When you stop trying to earn love and start receiving it as a son, things like dancing, crying, laughing, and gentleness just start coming out of you naturally.
- You are not behind. Whatever season of fatherhood you are in, God is not disappointed. He's inviting you to turn toward him, not catch up.
- The three P's of intentional fatherhood are pursuing your kids, praying for your kids, and being present with your kids.
- Fathers who operate from abundance naturally draw their kids, their kids' friends, and other families in. Scarcity thinking is contagious, and so is thankfulness.
GUEST
Jay Heck is the founder of Being Sons, a fatherhood ministry focused on dad and daughter and dad and son adventure experiences. He hosts the Being Sons podcast and is passionate about helping men step into the father heart of God so they can lead their families well.
QUOTES
- "Your heavenly father has set the scoreboard to infinity. You can't add to it. You can't subtract from it."
- "As I learned more about my identity as a loved son of God, I danced more, cried more, laughed more."
- "Gratefulness and fear can't live simultaneously. When we are grateful, we move toward more vision and more hope."
- "Fathers who operate from abundance naturally become the most compelling voice in the room."
- "You are not behind. God in heaven is not disappointed. He is loving this moment that you are turning."
LINKS
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21 Day Prayer Team - surrounding the DADAWESOME book launch.
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DADAWESOME Book:dadawesome.org/book
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Subscribe to DadAwesome Messages: Text the word "Dad" to (651) 370-8618
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7-Day Video Series: dadawesome.org/book
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DadAwesome Podcast: dadawesome.org/podcast
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Free Chapter + Intro Video Series: dadawesome.org/book