Durable Dad with Tommy Geary Tommy Geary

Men have a list of things to worry about. Take your pick:- Are you saving enough money?- Will your kids turn out okay?- Will your kids have fond memories of you?- Are you failing in your career?If you really pay attention and listen to the voice in your head, it’s probably worrying. A lot. Yet, worrying is the most useless action we can take. Today’s episode will teach you how to use the worry matrix – a series of three questions that’ll snap you out of worry and into action. h...

School probably taught you how to read and write, but skipped over how to handle bad news, failure, or disappointment.This is where stoicism comes in. Stoicism teaches us how to handle the difficult things in life. One of THE hardest skills to develop is to focus on what’s in our control rather than what’s out of our control. It’s a core principle of stoicism, and discerning and focussing on what you control will free you of the bulk of your difficulties.Listen to today’s episo...

One dad told me, “I wake up at 4:57 each morning, put on my pants, and go nonstop until 9pm when I watch 30 minutes of Netflix and crash. Then I wake up and do it again.”And I think 99% of dads can relate.The list of todos is exhausting. At least some days. That feeling’s not going to go away unless we make a few changes. The first is to take ownership of our situation. There is no “have to,” or “I got dragged into it.” We’re there by choice.The second is to learn why we say yes to ...

Use this podcast episode when you’re part way through any course, season, or year of your life, and you want to regroup and make the second half a win. It’s a strategic pause. A time to huddle at half time so you can plan out the second half and finish strong.Currently, we’re halfway through summer – We only get 18 of them with our kids. And often, we let it blow by and realize we didn’t make time for most of the stuff we’d hoped to do. Listen to today’s episode and leave with ...

It feels like a reasonable thought to not want your kid to fail – To not want them to be disappointed. BUT, that leaves us over-advising before and after their games, and trying to minimize their crushed spirits when they lose.Since disappointment is an unavoidable emotion, it’s more helpful to teach our kids how to manage it rather than avoid it.Listen to today’s episode to help you lower the stakes at your kids’ games and connect with them during failure.https://www.tommygcoaching.com/...

The opposite of ownership is the victim mindset. And even the best of us slip into it sometimes.If our kids would friggen listen. If our employee would... If the city would... If our wife would...It feels frustrating because we want to control something that's out of our control.Listen to today's episode to learn how to spot when you've dropped into a victim mindset, and how to step out of it to take ownership in each area of your life. https://www.tommygcoaching.com/dddvail