The Dad Edge Podcast

Dads are pulled in a thousand different directions each day. We are constantly trying to meet the demands of our work and family life, and we seldom reach out for help. This leads to pressure and frustration. Today I list 3 secrets I use to develop patience and reduce stress. For the show notes, CLICK HERE.

60% of parents have at least three forms of debt with the average household debt being around $33,000. Do you fall into this bracket? How do you get out? Jeff Bouwman is a CPA. financial advisor, a husband and a dad to three little girls. He has just released his book, Your Income, Your Life, and is on The Good Dad Project to tell us his experience of becoming what most Americans would consider a successful life, but was in reality a stressful financial black hole. Listen to how he got out of debt, quit his corporate job, and now lives the life he was truly meant to live. Jeff Bouwman is giving away FREE copies of his book to GDP listeners. Find out how and more in the show notes HERE.

Should you give your kids allowance? Or does giving them money for chores teach them a sense of entitlement. In this episode I share why I decided to give my kids an allowance for chores and how it changed the way our whole family thinks about money. Check out the show notes HERE.

Ryan Michler is the creator of the Order of Man Community and podcast, which teaches men how to live with purpose, achieve self-mastery, and create a legacy. Today he tells why it's important for men to become part of a tribe and how that tribe will help you be a better man. Check out the show notes HERE.

New Years is almost here and most of us busy dads are already thinking of what we'd like to accomplish in 2017. It's easy to set goals, but how do we make sure we reach them? We can start by setting SMART goals. SMART is an acronym for five goal requirements. Today we talk about the 5 steps to achieving your goals, plus one bonus step! Check out the show notes HERE.

Could the country's behavioral epidemic actually have benefits? In this episode, Peter Shankman shares how to unlock ADHD superpowers. Peter Shankman has spent the past twenty years as an entrepreneur, a bestselling author, and a public speaker who teaches hundreds of thousands of people how to improve their personal and professional lives. Peter is the father of a three-year-old girl. He has also been diagnosed with ADD/ADHD. So how did someone with ADHD become so successful? Peter believes his ADD/ADHD is a gift and hosts The Faster Than Normal Podcast, which discusses the benefits of the fast brain and how to leverage it to make extraordinary achievements in life. Get all the info on his podcast and ADHD Superpowers course in the show notes HERE.

Can't stop thinking about work? This is a struggle for most men. We are Type-A personalities who were wired to compete, hunt, and multi-task. We're always thinking about the next goal we're trying to accomplish or the next problem to be solved. When we're our around kids, it's hard for us to shut the rest of the world down and keep our mind from wandering. What can we do to focus on our kids every day? On this episode, I'll reveal one simple mind hack to get your mind off work so you can be present with your family. We also have lots of exciting news and events coming up. Be sure to check them out in the show notes HERE.

Jim Sheils, author of The Family Board Meeting tells us how to magnify your presence with your kid with one-on-one board meetings. Thanks for checking out this week's show. For all the show notes and to connect with Jim Sheils, head over to our show notes page HERE.

Miscommunication is responsible for many relationships problems, but showing love isn't just about saying the words. Today, my wife Jessica is our very special guest! She joins me to talk about the book, The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman and why it's so important to learn your spouse's love language. In this episode we share our personal experience and what the 5 love languages are. what happened in our relationships when we showed love in the wrong love language. how communicating in each other's love language allowed our relationship to thrive. Check out the show notes HERE.

Nick Dinardo is an entrepreneur, a consultant, and a public speaker who focuses on resilience, personal growth, and education. Nick is the author of bestselling book The Game of Adversity: 8 Practices to Turn Life's Toughest Moments into Your Greatest Opportunities. He is also the host of The Sweet Adversity Podcast and has interviewed hundreds of experts on overcoming adversity, dealing with trauma and stress, and the critical role it plays in our cognitive development. In this episode, Nick Dinardo tells us how draws on adversity to inform and inspire his life as a podcaster, personal performance coach, author, and dad. He also ends with a free gift for GDP listeners. Check out the show notes for this episode HERE.