The Dad Edge Podcast

Our thoughts and emotions can tear us down if we don't know how to manage them. When waves of stress repeatedly hit us, our emotions can override our brains and take over our behavior, leading us to perform badly and make poor decisions. We may experience overwhelm or feel like our life is spinning out of control. In this quick episode, I discuss the difference between an emotion and a thought, and how we can use the dynamic between emotions and thoughts to eliminate unnecessary stress, depression, anger, and overwhelm. Check out the show notes with special offers from our sponsors HERE.

Alcohol has affected everyone in some way. We drink to reduce stress, to be more social in social settings, and to reward ourselves after a long, hard day at work. But what if drinking is actually bringing more stress into our lives? What if it's causing us to miss business opportunities and is harming our relationships? You'll discover amazing insights into these questions in today's podcast as I celebrate a whole year without drinking with three special guests: Shane Ramer (That Sober Guy), Ruari Fairbairns (One Year No Beer), and Jason MacKenzie (The Book of Open). Check out the show notes HERE.

This week's Thursday Throwdown is the incredible story of James McDowall, a member of the Dad's Edge Mastermind Group who went from being a hopeless drinker to a completely sober dad. Listen as he tells us how living sober is anything but boring, and how quitting drinking has changed his relationships, his business, and his life in amazing and unexpected ways. Check out the show notes HERE.

If we don't know our purpose, our core values, and our why, we can walk through the world lost. Today Mike Merriam, author of bestselling book, Closer Than You Think, shares his method of uncovering your core values to go from a life of frustration and defeat to a life full of success and fulfillment. Check out the show notes HERE.

Dads are pulled in a thousand different directions each day. We are constantly trying to meet the demands of our work and family life, and we seldom reach out for help. This leads to pressure and frustration. Today I list 3 secrets I use to develop patience and reduce stress. For the show notes, CLICK HERE.

60% of parents have at least three forms of debt with the average household debt being around $33,000. Do you fall into this bracket? How do you get out? Jeff Bouwman is a CPA. financial advisor, a husband and a dad to three little girls. He has just released his book, Your Income, Your Life, and is on The Good Dad Project to tell us his experience of becoming what most Americans would consider a successful life, but was in reality a stressful financial black hole. Listen to how he got out of debt, quit his corporate job, and now lives the life he was truly meant to live. Jeff Bouwman is giving away FREE copies of his book to GDP listeners. Find out how and more in the show notes HERE.

Should you give your kids allowance? Or does giving them money for chores teach them a sense of entitlement. In this episode I share why I decided to give my kids an allowance for chores and how it changed the way our whole family thinks about money. Check out the show notes HERE.

Ryan Michler is the creator of the Order of Man Community and podcast, which teaches men how to live with purpose, achieve self-mastery, and create a legacy. Today he tells why it's important for men to become part of a tribe and how that tribe will help you be a better man. Check out the show notes HERE.

New Years is almost here and most of us busy dads are already thinking of what we'd like to accomplish in 2017. It's easy to set goals, but how do we make sure we reach them? We can start by setting SMART goals. SMART is an acronym for five goal requirements. Today we talk about the 5 steps to achieving your goals, plus one bonus step! Check out the show notes HERE.

Could the country's behavioral epidemic actually have benefits? In this episode, Peter Shankman shares how to unlock ADHD superpowers. Peter Shankman has spent the past twenty years as an entrepreneur, a bestselling author, and a public speaker who teaches hundreds of thousands of people how to improve their personal and professional lives. Peter is the father of a three-year-old girl. He has also been diagnosed with ADD/ADHD. So how did someone with ADHD become so successful? Peter believes his ADD/ADHD is a gift and hosts The Faster Than Normal Podcast, which discusses the benefits of the fast brain and how to leverage it to make extraordinary achievements in life. Get all the info on his podcast and ADHD Superpowers course in the show notes HERE.