Fatherhood Field Notes

James Millhorn and Ned Schaut have an in-depth conversation about how to know your children and connect with them.  As the father, it is your responsibility to know your children and learn how to best communicate with them.-----------Want to learn more about The Adventure of Fatherhood?https://www.adventureoffatherhood.com/https://www.rebelandcreate.com/Each week Ned sits down with a dad and asks him to open up his field notes and share with other men who find themselves on the Adventure of Fatherhood.Follow us:Instagram: www.instagram.com/rebelandcreateYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/rebelandcreate/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rebelandcreate

In this episode, Ned shares a win from his week and then a flop. He expands on how managing our expectations help us embrace the challenges that come our way. He also recaps his conversation with Kirby Garry and his take on children's sports culture as a university athletic director. Check out this week's Fatherhood Field Notes Podcast episode if you haven't already. "You are fighting to show up as the man/husband/father that you know is inside of you." "When an inconvenience shows up immediately say 'thank you' and engage in that moment. God may be pulling you from your plan because you need something else in that moment." ----------Want to learn more about The Adventure of Fatherhood?https://www.adventureoffatherhood.com/https://www.rebelandcreate.com/Each week Ned sits down with a dad and asks him to open up his field notes and share with other men who find themselves on the Adventure of Fatherhood.Follow us:Instagram: www.instagram.com/rebelandcreateYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/rebelandcreate/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rebelandcreate

Kirby Garry is a father to four, married to his wife Jody for 20 years, and the Athletic Director of Cal State Monterey Bay. He is rebelling against the traditional American youth sport culture (travel teams, sport specific training, at too early of an age, etc.) with the goal of exposing our kids to many activities and allowing them to find their passion along the way. He is working to empower his kids to find their identity by not putting too many of our expectations onto them. He is driven to unconditionally love his children, set a good example of being a life long learner, and be authentically himself with them.Ned and Kirby connect on raising teenagers and how important it is to keep the lines of communication open and honor the trust between parent and child. He shares how he's working to carve time out for himself as his children get older. It is evident that he is a present and consistent force for his kids and is on a path to raise kids who grow up to be resilient and strong character people in this ever changing world.Find more about Kirby here: https://www.instagram.com/kirbygarry_/ ----------Want to learn more about The Adventure of Fatherhood?https://www.adventureoffatherhood.com/https://www.rebelandcreate.com/Each week Ned sits down with a dad and asks him to open up his field notes and share with other men who find themselves on the Adventure of Fatherhood.Follow us:Instagram: www.instagram.com/rebelandcreateYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/rebelandcreate/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rebelandcreate

On this week's episode of the Craft of Fatherhood podcast, Ned shares how a nightly journaling practice with his family has helped deepen connections within his family. He discusses how journaling about wins, fails, and intentions for the day has allowed for deeper conversations with his kids. He also shares something he's learned recently from identity based habits.  The podcasts mentioned in this episode: Tim Ferris and James Clear on The Tim Ferriss ShowJames Shrader on Fatherhood Field NotesBooks mentioned in this episode: https://jamesclear.com/atomic-habits----------Want to learn more about The Adventure of Fatherhood?https://www.adventureoffatherhood.com/https://www.rebelandcreate.com/Each week Ned sits down with a dad and asks him to open up his field notes and share with other men who find themselves on the Adventure of Fatherhood.Follow us:Instagram: www.instagram.com/rebelandcreateYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/rebelandcreate/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rebelandcreate

This week's conversation with father, James Schrader, is full of wisdom from a dad who is driven to raise a daughter who is equipped with the courage to pursue things that fill her heart and soul. He is a divorced, single dad, comedian, actor, and writer.  He talks about how taking on a stepdad role early on in adulthood and what it is like being a single dad today. He shares the joy of getting to spend most of the day with his daughter and how his comedian career set him up for it. Shares about how dads of this generation have the most information regarding parenting ever and how it is shaping today's children. He expands on the impact his dad made on his emotional intelligence as an adult and his drive to equip his young daughter with all of the tools he's learned as an adult.Find more about James here: https://jamesschrader.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mrjamesschrader/ ----------Want to learn more about The Adventure of Fatherhood?https://www.adventureoffatherhood.com/https://www.rebelandcreate.com/Each week Ned sits down with a dad and asks him to open up his field notes and share with other men who find themselves on the Adventure of Fatherhood.Follow us:Instagram: www.instagram.com/rebelandcreateYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/rebelandcreate/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rebelandcreate

In this week's episode of the Craft of Fatherhood podcast, Ned shares a realization he came to after a miscommunication with her kids.  This story is worth sharing because it reminds us of the importance of being aware of our expectations for our family.   He also shares a win from the week in the gym and what bringing his kids into that environment has taught him. ----------Want to learn more about The Adventure of Fatherhood?https://www.adventureoffatherhood.com/https://www.rebelandcreate.com/Each week Ned sits down with a dad and asks him to open up his field notes and share with other men who find themselves on the Adventure of Fatherhood.Follow us:Instagram: www.instagram.com/rebelandcreateYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/rebelandcreate/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rebelandcreate

Mike Wagner, the father to three, is here to share his journey to find success.  After Ultimately, he reminds us of the importance of redefining success on our terms despite what the world around us tells us it should look like.   Instead, Mike made a pretty dramatic shift and quit his full-time job to turn his life around.  He shares how he and his wife have set up their lives to stay at home and be present while raising their children.  We discuss how our roles as a father is not to turn our children into who we think they should be but to give them space to feel safe and secure enough to explore who they're created to be.He shares how he's conquered navigating his children and his emotions and how it has helped him level up as a dad. This episode is full of wisdom from a dad who has done the work to be present in his kids' life and shares the benefits of it. Check out more about Mike here: The Storage Rebellion: https://www.thestoragerebellion.com/free-webinar Find him on facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/StorageRebellionCheck out his YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk2ADXcR0-_2MH9XYJK2mTQ----------Want to learn more about The Adventure of Fatherhood?https://www.adventureoffatherhood.com/https://www.rebelandcreate.com/Each week Ned sits down with a dad and asks him to open up his field notes and share with other men who find themselves on the Adventure of Fatherhood.Follow us:Instagram: www.instagram.com/rebelandcreateYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/rebelandcreate/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rebelandcreate

What books are you reading? What videos are you listening to? It is important to reflect on the content you're consuming in your day. Take some time before the new year to look back at this time and see what ideas and input you've put into practice from those you allow to speak into your life.Books discussed in this episode:How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: https://www.amazon.com/How-Think-Like-Roman-Emperor/dp/1250196620 ----------Want to learn more about The Adventure of Fatherhood?https://www.adventureoffatherhood.com/https://www.rebelandcreate.com/Each week Ned sits down with a dad and asks him to open up his field notes and share with other men who find themselves on the Adventure of Fatherhood.Follow us:Instagram: www.instagram.com/rebelandcreateYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/rebelandcreate/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rebelandcreate

For David Waldy, his number one strength is empathy. He strives to speak the hard truths in love matter what discomfort may follow.He is rebelling against apathy, confusion, resentment, and anger in our men. It is evident in our daily lives, social media, and television. Instead, he is looking to inspire men to be faithful and do what they say they're going to do. He is doing it and it is evident in how he leads his family and his life. "Life is a mirror. Kids are a mirror. Your wife is a mirror. The hair on the sink is a mirror. The things that bother you can only be resolved by you working on yourself and your paradigm, all while being humble enough to know you can’t do it on your own.""Everything that I create is simply an extension of who I am and who I am becoming."----------Want to learn more about The Adventure of Fatherhood?https://www.adventureoffatherhood.com/https://www.rebelandcreate.com/Each week Ned sits down with a dad and asks him to open up his field notes and share with other men who find themselves on the Adventure of Fatherhood.Follow us:Instagram: www.instagram.com/rebelandcreateYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/rebelandcreate/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rebelandcreate

This week Ned dives into triggers - how to recognize them and how to tackle them when they show up.  He gets real about something that triggers him in his life and shares practical tips on how he is handling it. ----------Want to learn more about The Adventure of Fatherhood?https://www.adventureoffatherhood.com/https://www.rebelandcreate.com/Each week Ned sits down with a dad and asks him to open up his field notes and share with other men who find themselves on the Adventure of Fatherhood.Follow us:Instagram: www.instagram.com/rebelandcreateYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/rebelandcreate/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rebelandcreate