The Dad Edge Podcast

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.