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The audio companion to DailyDad.com’s daily email meditations on fatherhood, read by Ryan Holiday. Each daily reading will help you find the wisdom, inner strength, and good humor you need in order to be a great dad. Learn from historical figures and contemporary fathers how to do your most important job. Find more at dailydad.com.
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Ryan And Sam On Who Makes The Decision
On this weekend episode of the Daily Dad, Ryan talks with his wife Samantha on understanding the alternatives later and making the decision, while teaching our children the correct instincts while their away from home.
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You’re Making Them Hungry
It does work. We have to concede that. For generations, some parents have tried withholding praise, withholding pride, withholding approval so that their kids don’t feel entitled to it. The idea is that this will make them hungry, make them really work for it. No participation trophies here! You’ve got to earn it in my house!
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What Legacy Are You Providing?
Harry Truman was not a good businessman. The clothing shop he opened with a friend was a disaster—and he was paying off the debts through his senate career and into his presidency. Most of his investments were flops. He had to sell off chunks of his mother’s farm when they couldn’t pay the mortgage. After he left office, the only safety net he had was his army pension.
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What Do You Want Them NOT To Say?
We know what we want our kids to say about us when they grow up. We want them to say that we were great parents, that we did our best. We want them to say that they knew they were loved. We want them to say that they love spending time with us–especially now that they’re older and they have a choice.
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Teach Them This To Give Them That
We want happy kids, obviously. But as we talked about recently, you can’t make your kids happy. Certainly, you can’t always keep them happy.
So what do you do?
There’s a great exchange between Epictetus (we recommend his Discourses) and one of his students. The student is asking Epictetus to show him what to do so he can be wise and successful. This is the wrong request, Epictetus says. It would be better to ask how to be adaptable to circumstances.
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You Gave Up This Right
Being a parent doesn’t mean you give up on your dreams. We’ve talked about this many times. What kind of message would it send to your kids to see their parents quit on themselves? What kind of house is it to grow up in where Mom or Dad aren’t growing, changing, aren’t taking risks, aren’t fulfilled?
And yet, we also understand that it’s not about us anymore. Before, sure, we could take every risk and pursue every opportunity. But things are different now. There are people counting on us, people affected by our decisions.
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Customer Reviews
Wonderful And Insightful
Ryan speaks insightfully to his readers, giving thought provoking strategies and wisdom in a World were a lot of the “Parents Raising Kids” are “Kids Raising Parents.” This podcast has helped me grow and mature while still learning to be as playful as a child! Gratitude my friend!
You Need To Calm Down
“As the GREAT Taylor Swift tells us”
Instant unfollow.
Never Disappointing
Ryan makes a difference. His art reveals a complex but compassionate and caring voice. That voice is evident in his podcasts and books. We’re all fortunate he’s used his talents the way he has. Listening to this and his other forms of media will not disappoint. He may push you a bit but this is likely needed if you’re listening to these kinds of podcasts. But no one is perfect. Thank you Ryan 🙏🏽❤️