Be A Successful Dad Blog

A blog designed to help Dads be the best version of themselves for their families!

  • Take a Hike (No, Seriously)

    Take a Hike (No, Seriously)

    Walking can make you better. How Walking Can Help You Be a Better Dad, Think Clearer, and Feel Human Again We’ve all heard it. “Take a hike.” Usually not in a friendly way. But honestly? It might be exactly what we need more of. The Cure for Mental Fog Isn’t More Thinking. It’s Moving. Ever

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  • Using I Am Statements

    Using I Am Statements

    Every night after I read my book, I read my Core Values and I Am Statements. My core values are my lens that filter decisions and actions through. My I Am Statements are the embodiment of those core values. My I Am Statements are not 100% where I am right now. They are the driving

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  • Effort Requires No Talent

    Effort Requires No Talent

    “It cost zero dollars and no talent to give effort.” This is a the crux of Marshall Faulk’s locker room talk to the players at Colorado University. If you want to be the best or improve at what you do, you don’t have to be the most talented. You just have to give the most

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  • Stop Wasting Time

    Stop Wasting Time

    Time is a resource. We receive 24 hours, 1440 minutes, or 86,400 seconds each day. This “bank” restarts each day at 12:00am and ends at 11:59 pm. If someone gave you $1,440 to spend each day, you’ll find every way to extract each and every dollar. I know you would, because I would too. I

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  • Rose, Bud, Thorn, Pesticide

    Rose, Bud, Thorn, Pesticide

    I heard on a podcast the other day this phrase “Rose, Bud, Thorn, Pesticide”. It relates to looking at your day or recapping things you have going on. A rose – something you enjoyed or something positive that happened A bud – something that is aspiring or uplifting, something you look forward to A thorn

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  • Filter Decisions Through Core Values

    Filter Decisions Through Core Values

    Have you ever made a tough decision in life and weren’t sure where to begin? I know I have. When you make decisions, do you have a set of parameters or guidelines to filter it? I know I didn’t. This was all before I made core values. Core values help drive you on a path

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