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CASEY BARD | FATHERHOOD IS NOT ONLY THE SPICE OF LIFE, IT'S THE MAIN MEAL! Oct 13, 2020

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Casey Bard is the father of 6 year old boy-girl twins, is happily married and lives in upstate New York. He also the CEO of Tacticalories Seasoning CO.

Casey and I have a great conversation about what 2020 has been like for him and his family and how he has chosen to focus on the positive.

We then discuss how having twins of different genders gives one a unique perspective of many aspects of life and the way our children are growing up.

We touch on masculinity and the misconceptions people have about it, and how from observing our own children, we have seen how raising strong sons is beneficial for raising strong daughters.

Casey then shares about how important his family is to him. But he isn't simply paying lip service to this priority, he really lives this, often rushing through other things so that he can get home to his kids to play in the back yard, ride bikes or just spend quality time together.

I am sure you will hear that Casey is an example of how we should all approach fatherhood.

Enjoy this conversation.

MONDAY MEDITATIONS | SOCIAL MEDIA: TOOL OR A TYRANT? Oct 12, 2020

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Today I talk about why I am taking a week-long break from social media.

I think we can easily fool ourselves into thinking that we are only using it as a tool, and although I have seen many of the benefits of social media, on reflection I am seeing more negative impact than positive.

As dads we focus on loving, leading and leaving a legacy. Don't let these be negated by being hunched over your phone.

DAD LIFE INTERNATIONAL PODCAST | Ideas on journaling, early morning work - out motivation & bed time routines Oct 09, 2020

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Today the lads discuss their approach to journaling, what they do to stay motivated to get out of bed and get in some exercise or work-out and how they set their kids up for bedtime as well as manage the busyness of Dad life.

DAD LIFE INTERNATIONAL PODCAST | The wonder of daughters, the pressure of milestones and dealing with tantrums Oct 07, 2020

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Apologies for somehow forgetting to release this last Friday!!!

This time Leroy has a big announcement, Tom and Anthony discuss the wonder that little girls bring to their lives. The lads also get into letting go f milestones and comparisons when it comes to our children's development. They talk about their experiences with tantrums and kids trying to. push through their will by means of screaming and misbehaving. The show is ended off with a few perspectives on Gary Vaynerchuck as they guys answer a question from a member of the Dad Strong Facebook group. Enjoy!

WORK/LIFE INTEGRATION | JOSHUA LAYCOCK Oct 06, 2020

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Today I welcome back the very first guest to appear on The Dad Strong podcast.

His name is Joshua Laycock and he lives in Toronto with his wife and two wonderful kids.

He is also a life coach, avid Spartan race participant, a practitioner of stoicism and voracious reader.

What I really appreciate about Joshua is his ability to take all the things he has observed, read and learned and bring them all together and package them in a way that is easy to understand and implement.

Today is a fantastic discussion between two fathers doing their best to live consciously, act intentionally and reflect on how they are showing up every day for their families.

We kick off talking about the difference wanting something to be a priority and making it a priority.

We discuss how we need to face reality and admit to our weaknesses and the areas where we can improve.

We look into the idea that a day is only good or bad depending on us and our perspective of circumstances and events, and the emotions we allow to perpetuate.

Joshua tells us about his focus on living with pure optimism and pure excitement.

We spend some time talking about doing programmes like 75 hard and how consistency in the monotony leads to real and lasting results.

Most importantly Joshua shares the concept of work, life, love integration as opposed to work/life balance which is impossible to achieve.

MONDAY MEDITATIONS | DO LESS Oct 05, 2020

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DO LESS: Less of the things that don't serve you or your priorities. Less putting energy into people and things that ultimately hinder you from being the man, husband and father you can be. Less overthinking. Less caring what people think. Fewer excuses. Less chasing the future.
SO YOU CAN DO MORE: More Spend more time with the people that matter most. Do more thinking about what deserves your mind. More working on yourself instead of working on pleasing others. MORE being present instead of trying to get to the next big thing.

SHANE DORIAN | NEVER LOSE THE LOVE Sep 29, 2020

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Today I am so stoked to welcome Shane Dorian on the Dad Strong Podcast!

Shane is from Kailua-Kona, Hawaii and spent 11 years touring on the ASP World Championship Tour as a professional surfer, ending up as high as 4th in the world in 2000.

After retiring from the then WCT, Shane started to concentrate on big wave surfing and he took the top prize at the 2008 Global Big Wave Awards in California.

In 2011 Dorian was awarded "Ride of the Year" by the World Surf League for paddling into a giant Peahi "Jaws" barrel, estimated to be 57 feet tall by the World Surf League, and biggest wave ever paddled into at that time.

He is married and has two children, a 13-year-old son, who is already a professional surfer and a 10-year-old daughter who also loves the ocean.

This is another great conversation and we touched on so many interesting aspects of life, from brain training to bow hunting and the lessons we can learn from the hunt, and naturally surfing.

Shane shares about his upbringing on the Big Island of Hawaii and the adversity he had to navigate to find the path that led him to become one of the best surfers on the planet.

Most importantly we talk about parenting and how important it is to help our kids to focus on loving what they do and not to let competition and drive contribute to losing that love and the thrill of the process.

Shane also talks about how becoming a dad was a major change from a very selfish mindset to one where he learned to put his family first and became a better man, husband and father.

I am so stoked to be bringing you this show and encourage you to listen right to the end as there is much gold to be found.

And now over to my conversation with Shane.

MONDAY MEDITATIONS | FEAR Sep 28, 2020

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"But there is no reason to live and no limit to our miseries if we let fears predominate."- Seneca

What do you fear?

What is the origin of those fears?

What is the result of acting out of fear?

How can we deal with fear so that they don't hinder us from living the life we are capable of living?

DAD LIFE INTERNATIONAL PODCAST | Staying fit, recovery and our biggest hurdles Sep 25, 2020

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Leroy and I answer questions from members of our Facebook groups.

What do we do to stay fit as busy dads, our approach to recovery after hard training and the biggest hurdles we have faced in building The Fit Dad Lifestyle and Dad Strong.

JASON GARDNER | THE BATTLEFIELD AND GARDEN OF LIFE Sep 22, 2020

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Today, I welcome Jason Gardner back on the Dad Strong podcast. I am grateful to have this conversation as I believe Jason is a prime example to the rest of us what it means to be a strong father. But like ours, it has not been a journey without significant challenges and hard lessons.

Jason is a former NAVY SEAL and in his 30 years experience, including 9 tours, Jason was Team 5 Commander Master Chief and was awarded a silver star, two bronze stars and a purple heart. He works with Previous guest JP Dinnell with Jocko Willink at Echelon front.

Jason and I have a great conversation about, among other things, living away from areas with high population densities. He tells us how he and his wife Iris had a vision of raising their kids surrounded by nature, and worked their way from living in a small flat in the city to owning a farm in the wilderness, where their children can have the experiences they envisioned nature and the benefits that go with that.

We discuss how we can become more open-minded and take a step back, become more self-aware and acknowledge that we have not experienced the way others have and are treated.

We look at developing the patience to have the difficult conversations and touch on how it is better as fathers not to go looking for trouble, or deliberately go to places you know are dangerous. We apply this to how we as parents tend to allow negativity into our life when we could choose not to.

Jason also shares how he has learned not to add fuel to the fire or more pain to our lives by letting anger control him.

As Rudy Reyes said on the last podcast life is a battlefield but also a garden and we need to learn to harness the best in us to both protect, fight as well as love and nurture.

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