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Protection is not always about using force and we want to do everything to avoid violence. However, to get to that place you have to be confident in handling violent situations.
But even discussing using violence is discouraged in our society. That's what makes it only available to predators. Violence is a tool, and if we don't have the information on how to use it then we can't protect our families and those we love.
If you listened to part 1 of our conversation, you'd know that Tim Larkin has that information, and we need to listen. In Part 2, we dig into specific examples of what to do when your only resort is violence and how taking care of the basics, and having routines like checking that the doors are locked goes a long way.
If you want to learn more about how to protect yourself, and how to protect your family, Tim is the man and I know you'll be glad you listened to what he has to say.
Tim Larkin Podcast Highlights - Part 2
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In today's society, we don't teach men to protect themselves and protect their families.
But part of being a better Dad and a better husband is being able to take care of your loved ones in every way possible. If you find yourself in a situation where their lives were in danger, would you be able to respond?
Let's face it, we're making ourselves easy targets by ignoring violence's role in our lives. Like it or not, it's out there. Understanding it and knowing when and how to use it can make the difference in life-threatening scenarios.
Today's guest, Tim Larkin, encourages us to shift our mindset around violence. Tim is the founder of Target Focus Training and has coached over 10,000 people from over 52 countries on using their brains and bodies to prevent, prepare for, and survive unthinkable events.
In the first of our two-part conversation, we discuss why hope won't save you in life-threatening situations, the little things you can do today to improve your family's safety, and why understanding violence allows you to have a calmer life.
Finally, I've got some exciting news! We've got two important dates to add to your calendars:
Tim Larkin Podcast Highlights - Part 1
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While most dads would say that family matters most, the challenge is they feel guilty knowing their careers get the best of them, and their family seems to get the rest of them.
We help Dads become family men with businesses, not businessmen who have families, so they can thrive personally AND professionally.
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As men, it's in our nature to want to fix things. And I'm not just talking about doing repairs around the house. I'm talking about how we deal with feelings, ours and those of our spouses.
And I've definitely been that guy, trying to "fix" my wife's feelings.
But when's the last time that you paused for a moment and tried to really understand what she's going through?
Society expects women to be the perfect mothers right out of the gate. But, so many of them struggle with anxiety and depression during pregnancy and the postpartum period. So let's leave our egos at the doorstep here, fellas.
The truth is, no one is born with the tools to be the perfect parent. Shocker, I know!
And no one knows this better than today's guest, Suzanne Aslam. Suzanne is a former actress and Miss Arab USA turned writer. She wrote Postpardon Me, a book about her spiral into postpartum depression and how she got out of it. Now, she helps other women experiencing postpartum depression feel more understood.
In our conversation, we explore how the support from her husband (and fellow Front Row Dad Kasim Aslam) helped her to get through depression, how she freed herself from the cultural pressures about motherhood, and much more.
If you want to learn how to build a deeper connection with your wife and be a better husband and role model to your children, Suzanne is the person to listen to.
Suzanne Aslam Podcast Highlights
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While most dads would say that family matters most, the challenge is they feel guilty knowing their careers get the best of them, and their family seems to get the rest of them.
We help Dads become family men with businesses, not businessmen who have families, so they can thrive personally AND professionally.
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All right, fellas. Today we're replaying the webinar I co-hosted with my good friend Hal Elrod last week.
For those that missed it, here's your chance to get all the great insights that were shared to help you level up your Dad game and be the best husband and businessman that you can be.
The reality is, most parents struggle to communicate meaningfully with their kids, and it's one of the biggest reasons why they feel like they're being shut out of their kids' lives. This community is made up of amazing human beings who are crushing it at work and want to crush it at home with their family.
By leveling up our Dad game, we'll spend more time with our kids and build stronger relationships so that they'll come to us when it really matters.
During the webinar, Hal and I share some of our real-life challenges that are happening right now. We talked about how we can be fully present at home, identify our blind spots, best ways to grow as a Dad, handling the screen time issue with our kids, and much more.
If you resonate with being a family man with a business and not a businessman with a family, that's a great sign that this community is for you.
You can join the brotherhood by visiting FrontRowDads.com/Join97. Our next community call is happening on July 6th. Don't miss out!
Podcast Highlights
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While most dads would say that family matters most, the challenge is they feel guilty knowing their careers get the best of them, and their family seems to get the rest of them.
We help Dads become family men with businesses, not businessmen who have families, so they can thrive personally AND professionally.
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Gentlemen, I'm thrilled to share this epic conversation with Greg Denning, whose life truly deserves its own movie. Imagine traveling around the world with not one, not two, but seven kids. After my summer road trip last year, I tip my hat to this guy!
They've done everything from taking martial arts classes in Morocco, to road-tripping for 7 months through South America, and now they're getting ready to gear up with their teens to climb Mount Kilimanjaro.
Greg and his wife also plan a yearly trip without the kids to nurture their marriage, and they're about to head out to the south of Portugal to enjoy the beaches and adventure out on the cliffs.
For those that don't know, Greg Denning is a high-performance coach and mentor that gives others the tools and inspiration to transform their lives. He hosts the Extraordinary Family Life podcast with his wife Rachel and hosts a second podcast called Be The Man.
In our conversation, Greg shares the secrets of traveling long-term with his family, how he finds the energy to do it all, and how to overcome some of the most common limiting beliefs.
He also talks about his Triple Trifecta of fitness, family, and finances which ties into what we're all about here at Front Row Dads.
There's a lot to get through, so grab a pen and come along for the ride because this episode is AWESOME!
Greg Denning Podcast Highlights
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While most dads would say that family matters most, the challenge is they feel guilty knowing their careers get the best of them, and their family seems to get the rest of them.
We help Dads become family men with businesses, not businessmen who have families, so they can thrive personally AND professionally.
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Today, we're shaking things up a bit because today's guest is one of my best friends, Hal Elrod.
There's probably no need for me to get into a big introduction as I know most of you already know who Hal is. Simply put, Hal is a legend. He's sold millions of copies of the Miracle Morning book series, he has an incredible movie about it, and he's the host of the very successful Achieve Your Goals podcast.
Every year we get together around Father's Day and talk about all the things that are working for us in the Front Row Dad community.
On June 15th, we are hosting a FREE webinar that you can sign up for at FrontRowDads.com/Hal. At this event, we'll be sharing some of the best strategies that we've witnessed and experienced over the past year.
We'll be talking about how to invest the right amount of time with your family and how to make them the focus whenever you're with them. We'll also dig into our mindset, making sure we're fully engaged not only as a parent but as a great partners in our marriages.
The conversation that you're about to hear was when we got together on his podcast a short while ago, where we talked about how to "win" as husbands and fathers. We also discussed how to deal with the struggles of time management and why Hal and I have decided that our kids are not getting cell phones anytime soon. And much more!
Podcast Highlights
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We are in the business of building better families.
While most dads would say that family matters most, the challenge is they feel guilty knowing their careers get the best of them, and their family seems to get the rest of them.
We help Dads become family men with businesses, not businessmen who have families, so they can thrive personally AND professionally.
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Gentlemen. Today's guest is none other than Ryan Levesque. Not only did Ryan bring the heat, but he also delivered the goods with a special offer ONLY for the Front Row Dads brotherhood (we'll give the details towards the end of the show).
In this conversation, we're talking about how we can identify our #1 blindspots as fathers and start focusing our time with our families in meaningful ways.
A little bit about Ryan before we get into it. Ryan Levesque founded The ASK Method® Company, a 3x Inc. 5000 company recently named one of the fastest-growing companies in Austin, Texas.
The ASK Method® Company is a worldwide leader in digital marketing and training. They help build high-converting online funnels and drive quality traffic to your products and services by asking website visitors important questions to create tailored customer journeys.
Breaking News: I've teamed up with Ryan to bring his award-winning methodology to you here at Front Row Dads. Check it out and take The Dad Quiz.
You'll also hear about how his family is planning an epic three-phase journey which starts with taking their kids to explore some of the most remote parts of the continent. Phase two will be more of the same in Europe, and in the third phase, they plan on literally circumnavigating the globe on an expedition yacht for the trip of a lifetime.
One last thing. Ryan has an exclusive offer for the Front Row Dads community. You can take Ryan's Quiz Funnel Workshop for FREE from June 13th to 18th. Just use the code "FRD," and you'll get access to this fantastic workshop (which is normally $100.00) for FREE!
Ryan Levesque Podcast Highlights
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While most dads would say that family matters most, the challenge is they feel guilty knowing their careers get the best of them, and their family seems to get the rest of them.
We help Dads become family men with businesses, not businessmen who have families, so they can thrive personally AND professionally.
Subscribe to the Front Row Dad podcast to learn about fatherhood, marriage and how to level up your game at home, or if you're ready for the best coaching and true brothers to grow with, Join The Brotherhood!
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We rely on Google for many things, but if you're looking for ways on how to be a great dad, you might have a hard time finding helpful answers.
"Dad jokes" and "Dad bods" – that's mainly what you get as a search result, and it drives me crazy.
The modern dad is so much more than this. The sad reality is that it isn't how society sees us yet, and a part of that has to do with how Dads are invited into parenthood.
That's what my guest Ned Schaut is trying to change with his book, Rebel and Create.
He's on a mission to change the way guys navigate becoming a dad: from the time they get the news that they have a child on the way to taking full control and responsibility of the impact they can have on their children (and the world) as fathers.
We're also talking about a guy's role as a parent and how society naturally favors giving women much more information and attention when transitioning into parenthood.
When was the last time you saw a dude get a gift for becoming a father?
We're talking about being vulnerable, not taking things personally when we're struggling, and taking the time to properly introduce new dads to the adventure that is fatherhood with tools like Rebel and Create.
And the next time you meet a new dad, remind him he's going to kick ass!
Ned Schaut Podcast Highlights
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We are in the business of building better families.
While most dads would say that family matters most, the challenge is they feel guilty knowing their careers get the best of them, and their family seems to get the rest of them.
We help Dads become family men with businesses, not businessmen who have families, so they can thrive personally AND professionally.
Subscribe to the Front Row Dad podcast to learn about fatherhood, marriage and how to level up your game at home, or if you're ready for the best coaching and true brothers to grow with, Join The Brotherhood!
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All right fellas. I'm talking with Rich Christiansen, who for context, has founded 49 businesses, of which 16 have become multimillion-dollar successes.
What's most impressive however, is how he shows up for his family. Rich is the perfect example of what Intentional Parenting is all about.
But it wasn't always this way…
In his early career, Rich was on the fast-track to becoming the CEO of an Inc 500 company, when he got the wake up call of his life. While he was crushing it at work, he realized he completely lost sight of what mattered most—his family.
He decided to quit the corporate world to double down on life at home, which he describes as the most meaningful decision of his life.
All 5 of his kids are fully grown now, but the framework Rich and his wife developed for building a family legacy and raising strong, confident, happy kids is unlike anything I've seen.
This is just a quick glimpse, but here's a few interesting facts about his 5 sons…
So, let's get into it. We're talking about family values, squashing entitlement, rites of passage, and the Legado Family Framework that's helping men build a family legacy that will carry forward for generations.
If you want to win professionally, but don't want to do it at the expense of your family, this is a must listen episode!
Rich Christiansen Podcast Highlights
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We are in the business of building better families.
While most dads would say that family matters most, the challenge is they feel guilty knowing their careers get the best of them, and their family seems to get the rest of them.
We help Dads become family men with businesses, not businessmen who have families, so they can thrive personally AND professionally.
Subscribe to the Front Row Dad podcast to learn about fatherhood, marriage and how to level up your game at home, or if you're ready for the best coaching and true brothers to grow with, Join The Brotherhood!
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There are few things in life that can test a dad's patience more than putting the kids to bed with a screaming baby in your arms while their rambunctious siblings are doing everything but trying to go to sleep.
Everyone has their breaking point and the urge to yell at your kids can be overwhelming. On a good day, you realize that you don't want to become the scary monster in their bedroom before unloading on them. So what do you do when you're at your wit's end during the bedtime routine?
Today, we're talking about what happens when we get angry with our kids, being rejected when asking for forgiveness, and what to do when "I'm sorry" isn't enough.
My guest today is Curt Storring. Curt is a husband, father, entrepreneur, and a successful men's group facilitator. After struggling with anger issues and depression in his first few years of fatherhood, he knew that something had to change if he wanted to become a better father to his kids and a better human being.
This led him to create his Dad.Work group and podcast with a mission to hurt less and love more. Even though Curt has put in the work, the reality is the work doesn't end. There's always another test or challenge on the horizon as a father.
I asked Curt to share a couple of stories from some of his recent blowups with his kids, and I can't tell you how much I appreciated his willingness to be vulnerable and to share his breakthroughs. Sometimes we just need to hear that we're not alone, especially when we're in those dark places.
All right fellas, let's dig in. Enjoy this conversation and let's continue the journey and evolve to become better fathers and husbands to our family.
One last thing, our next Online Summit is coming up on May 19th and we're going to be focusing on some of the topics we discussed in this episode. We have some great guest speakers lined up to help with some actionable strategies and ideas that you can implement right away to be a better father and husband.
We'd love to have you. Click here to sign up and join us.
Curt Storring Podcast Highlights
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We are in the business of building better families.
While most dads would say that family matters most, the challenge is they feel guilty knowing their careers get the best of them, and their family seems to get the rest of them.
We help Dads become family men with businesses, not businessmen who have families, so they can thrive personally AND professionally.
Subscribe to the Front Row Dad podcast to learn about fatherhood, marriage and how to level up your game at home, or if you're ready for the best coaching and true brothers to grow with, Join The Brotherhood!
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