The key to self-control is to pick the right target and say “yes” with all your heart. It sets you on the path to being the best man you can be. And when you’re in control of yourself, you can prioritize connection with your kids over intimidation and control. Full SHOW NOTES for today's conversation Key Takeaways Self-control isn’t saying “no” to all the bad things; it’s picking a target and saying “yes” with all your heart. When you’re a young man, you think a lot about the responsibility to y...
Mar 09, 2023•24 min•Season 6Ep. 268
Honor changes everything. It can take you from distant to present, from indifferent to significant, and from passive to passionate. In today's episode, Tony Rorie shares the practical steps you can take to become a man of honor and transform your family. Full SHOW NOTES for today's conversation Key Takeaways Take the dare to have a weekly devotional with your family where you pray, worship, and read scripture together. First thing in the morning, do the thing you're most afraid to do. Biblical i...
Mar 02, 2023•36 min•Season 6Ep. 267
Marquess Dennis Sr., the executive director of Birthright Living Legacy. Birthright Living Legacy creates a community for fathers to meet and connect while having a safe place to be a part of their children’s lives. We discuss the history behind the organization, what drives Marquess not only to be a good father to his children, but also to help all fathers, and what children need from both parents to be their best selves. Full SHOW NOTES for today's conversation Key Takeaways God chooses the mo...
Feb 23, 2023•35 min•Season 6Ep. 266
Chris Horvath obeyed the calling on his life to live in the depths of poverty, with his family, while navigating loving and serving a community that was destroyed by hurricane Ian. He, along with his wife, Sarah, and 4 children, are diving into the community to be the hands and feet of Jesus. Full SHOW NOTES for today's conversation Key Takeaways When you find yourself at a place of, God’s got this, you’re more prone to life in your calling. Finding the pace of Peace is vital for the family unit...
Feb 16, 2023•25 min•Season 6Ep. 265
Four years ago, Larry Ross asked his grown son, Harrison, for forgiveness. As a result, Harrison Ross began his own journey toward healing. In Part 2 of this courageous conversation, Larry and Harrison explore how fathers can experience redemption, discover their true identity, and model life to their kids. Full SHOW NOTES for Today's Conversation Key Takeaways When you lay your hurt and burdens at the feet of your Heavenly Father, you create a ripple effect of courage for your children to do th...
Feb 09, 2023•34 min•Season 6Ep. 264
Few fathers are brave enough to ask their grown children for forgiveness. But that’s precisely the conversation Larry Ross had with his son, Harrison. Now, the two men provide a powerful dual perspective about the impact of a father’s choices and how those decisions influence generations to come. Full SHOW NOTES for today's conversation Key Takeaways In some respects, grandchildren give us the opportunity for a do-over. Many men resolve not to do what their fathers did. But we also need to resol...
Feb 02, 2023•39 min•Season 6Ep. 263
Twenty years ago, Kris Vallotton had a vision about how his actions led to prosperity for his generations 100 years later. Since that day, he’s lived his life from the perspective of eternity. His revelations empower other parents to do the same. Full SHOW NOTES for today's conversation Key Takeaways You can affect your future generations that are yet to be born. If you want to find a spiritual father, learn to be a son who can take direction and correction. When you discipline your child’s atti...
Jan 26, 2023•41 min•Season 6Ep. 262
dadAWESOME We’re on a mission to add LIFE to the dad life. We’re passionate about helping dads live fully alive as they lead their kids to God’s awesomeness. | YouTube | Instagram | Facebook Make me passionate and wholehearted to fulfill Your every wish so that I'll never have to be ashamed of myself. -Psalm 119:80 Key Quotes ( Full Transcript of the Conversation Here ) Jeff Zaugg: [00:04:02] " It is still the norm, as I chat with people who are grandparents, someone in their sixties and seventi...
Jan 19, 2023•38 min•Season 5Ep. 261
Key Takeaways Take your dissatisfaction, increase your vision to create your next steps. Teach your children to be interested before interesting. KNOW your kids so you can LEAD your kids. When you're over productive and under present you lose influence with those closest to you. Five Gears First gear: Recharge Second gear: Connect Third gear: Social Fourth gear: Multi-tasking Fifth gear: Focus Save $50 on Six Summers Yearly Membership Use this link dadAWESOME We’re on a mission to add LIFE to th...
Jan 12, 2023•39 min•Season 5Ep. 260
Key Takeaways Showing grace in ALL areas of life, especially with our children. Share what's going on in your life, don't isolate. Our lives are a process. Fatherhood is a process. Repent to your kids when a mistake has been made & let your children into your failures and successes. YOU are a loved son of God. dadAWESOME We’re on a mission to add LIFE to the dad life. We’re passionate about helping dads live fully alive as they lead their kids to God’s awesomeness. | YouTube | Instagram | Fa...
Jan 05, 2023•44 min•Season 5Ep. 259
Key Takeaways Lean into your child's imagination. Getting into quiet places allows your brain to fully reset. Freedom is only accessible through boundaries. When we're closer to God we become better husbands & dads. **Special DISCOUNT** Join PURSUIT and receive 50% off your first month Coupon Code: dadAwesome dadAWESOME We’re on a mission to add LIFE to the dad life. We’re passionate about helping dads live fully alive as they lead their kids to God’s awesomeness. | YouTube | Instagram | Fac...
Dec 29, 2022•44 min•Season 5Ep. 258
Key Takeaways Do the things your kids want to do. We need to redefine the relationship with our phones. When you put your phone down: it becomes an equalizer for you and your kids. bestows value on the people around you. it become the reverse parental control. Lets be dads who have shiny eyes and not glowing eyes from screens. dadAWESOME We’re on a mission to add LIFE to the dad life. We’re passionate about helping dads live fully alive as they lead their kids to God’s awesomeness. | YouTube | I...
Dec 22, 2022•41 min•Season 5Ep. 257
Key Takeaways Our children look for, who we are on the home front, in their spouses. Having a strong male figure in the home is vital to our gender identity. How I choose to give, is a reflection of what I think about the Giver. Are we a pleasure to be married to? dadAWESOME We’re on a mission to add LIFE to the dad life. We’re passionate about helping dads live fully alive as they lead their kids to God’s awesomeness. | YouTube | Instagram | Facebook Clarence Shuler Dr. Shuler is the President/...
Dec 15, 2022•40 min•Season 5Ep. 256
Key Takeaways Connect with brothers who think differently than you. Surrounding our sons around the men who have impacted the way we live life. It's not about failing, it's about what you do after the fail. Get in touch with your own depravity: what you don't transfer, you transmit. The only way you will get to joy is to climb to it. dadAWESOME We’re on a mission to add LIFE to the dad life. We’re passionate about helping dads live fully alive as they lead their kids to God’s awesomeness. | YouT...
Dec 08, 2022•32 min•Season 5Ep. 255
Key Takeaways Walking through valleys is where deep brotherhood is found. True joy is on the other side of acceptance. Think of yourself with sober judgement. It's important to bring awareness to mental health, now more than ever. dadAWESOME We’re on a mission to add LIFE to the dad life. We’re passionate about helping dads live fully alive as they lead their kids to God’s awesomeness. | YouTube | Instagram | Facebook Brook Mosser Brook and Elizabeth Mosser help lead Intentional with Phil and Di...
Dec 01, 2022•27 min•Season 5Ep. 254
Key Takeaways The heart follows the habit. Nothing, in the household, is normal, until it is. Put conversation in simple places, like car rides, so we don't become people of absence. Pause prayers before moments of discipline. dadAWESOME We’re on a mission to add LIFE to the dad life. We’re passionate about helping dads live fully alive as they lead their kids to God’s awesomeness. | YouTube | Instagram | Facebook Justin Earley Justin Whitmel Earley is a lawyer, author and speaker from Richmond,...
Nov 24, 2022•31 min•Season 5Ep. 253
Key Takeaways I can do hard things. Choose joy, always. Be thankful, always. If I trust Him then I trust His timing. Dads, we set temperature and climate of the house. dadAWESOME We’re on a mission to add LIFE to the dad life. We’re passionate about helping dads live fully alive as they lead their kids to God’s awesomeness. | YouTube | Instagram | Facebook Bart Scharrer Bart Scharrer lives in Costa Mesa, California with his wife Amy and two daughters: Allyson and Brooklynn. He serves as the Exec...
Nov 18, 2022•39 min•Season 5Ep. 252
Key Takeaways Wilderness is a necessity for every human being. Masculine heart was meant to risk. When the Son is ready, the Father appears. The hardest and gladdest thing in the world is to cry out, Father from a whole heart . dadAWESOME We’re on a mission to add LIFE to the dad life. We’re passionate about helping dads live fully alive as they lead their kids to God’s awesomeness. | YouTube | Instagram | Facebook Morgan Snyder Morgan Snyder is a strategist, entrepreneur, teacher, writer, and s...
Nov 10, 2022•34 min•Season 5Ep. 251
Key Takeaways Our greatest hero should be us, ten years from now. Process is the point. Freedom begets freedom. Life begets life. Repentance begets repentance. I have enough, I am enough, God, You are more than enough. If you want to find God, His address is at the end of your rope. dadAWESOME We’re on a mission to add LIFE to the dad life. We’re passionate about helping dads live fully alive as they lead their kids to God’s awesomeness. | YouTube | Instagram | Facebook Morgan Snyder Morgan Snyd...
Nov 03, 2022•41 min•Season 5Ep. 250
Key Takeaways No matter how great we are, we are going to fail. Teaching our children how to navigate failure by showing them how we navigate it. Vulnerability is an opportunity. Becoming a man is a journey, not a moment. What's needed from men/sages is not information but presence. dadAWESOME We’re on a mission to add LIFE to the dad life. We’re passionate about helping dads live fully alive as they lead their kids to God’s awesomeness. | YouTube | Instagram | Facebook Chris Bruno There is noth...
Oct 27, 2022•42 min•Season 5Ep. 249
Key Takeaways Get alone, once a month, sit with Jesus, and cast all stress and worries on Him. Stay close to Jesus. He covers all of your shortcomings. The one thing we want from our kids: RELATIONSHIP When fathers sit with the Father, it changes atmospheres. dadAWESOME We’re on a mission to add LIFE to the dad life. We’re passionate about helping dads live fully alive as they lead their kids to God’s awesomeness. | YouTube | Instagram | Facebook Gabe Klaas & Kevin Klaas Kevin Klaas began hi...
Oct 20, 2022•27 min•Season 5Ep. 248
Key Takeaways Envision your goals and continually learn. Our children follow what they see: Model Well. Relationship trumps everything. Remain in a posture of on your knees. dadAWESOME We’re on a mission to add LIFE to the dad life. We’re passionate about helping dads live fully alive as they lead their kids to God’s awesomeness. | YouTube | Instagram | Facebook Gabe Klaas & Kevin Klaas Kevin Klaas began his career in the financial services industry in 2002 as a personal wealth manager for a...
Oct 13, 2022•33 min•Season 5Ep. 247
Key Takeaways Fathers have spiritual authority to protect their families. As a father, clean up your own sins. Talk about sexuality in your home. Men need friendships that have intimacy and vulnerability. God, He does things. dadAWESOME We’re on a mission to add LIFE to the dad life. We’re passionate about helping dads live fully alive as they lead their kids to God’s awesomeness. | YouTube | Instagram | Facebook Lowell Seashore Lowell lives with his awesome and wonderful wife Susie, no kids of ...
Oct 06, 2022•42 min•Season 5Ep. 246
Key Takeaways Find moments of GLEE with your kids God reaches down to us like a father excitedly reaches down to his kids after a long day at work Follow the cloud...explore the mystery Find ways to teach your kids generosity at an early age Community is key...community of people who will hold you up and will pray dadAWESOME We’re on a mission to add LIFE to the dad life. We’re passionate about helping dads live fully alive as they lead their kids to God’s awesomeness. | YouTube | Instagram | Fa...
Sep 29, 2022•44 min•Season 5Ep. 245
Key Takeaways God has purpose for your children. Take responsibility, for what steps you need to take, to meet your next goal. Create traditions with your family. Write your goals down and share them with someone you trust. We can't tell our children to do anything we won't do. dadAWESOME We’re on a mission to add LIFE to the dad life. We’re passionate about helping dads live fully alive as they lead their kids to God’s awesomeness. | YouTube | Instagram | Facebook Danny Vega Danny grew up in Mi...
Sep 22, 2022•47 min•Season 5Ep. 244
Key Takeaways Fathers are essential and important to the home. Discipleship is a long term walk. When we are blessed with surplus we should freely give that to others. Pay attention to history. Misconstruing intent can destroy marriage. dadAWESOME We’re on a mission to add LIFE to the dad life. We’re passionate about helping dads live fully alive as they lead their kids to God’s awesomeness. | YouTube | Instagram | Facebook Korey "XROSS" Dean XROSS is a Louisville, KY native. XROSS is most notab...
Sep 15, 2022•34 min•Season 5Ep. 243
Key Takeaways Our kids have their own rescue stories and songs of gratitude. Remember Him and never forgetting Him. Loving our spouse and children, when they're hardest to love, allows them to experience love of Jesus. When we walk in obedience, our kids benefit from our story. Let your kids see your need for God and recognize when you need to ask for forgiveness. dadAWESOME We’re on a mission to add LIFE to the dad life. We’re passionate about helping dads live fully alive as they lead their ki...
Sep 08, 2022•48 min•Season 5Ep. 242
Key Takeaways Presence, with our children, is so much bigger than we realize. We will do our absolute best, in parenting, and leave the rest to God. Our story is their story. Life is a gift, not owed to us. Your legacy IS your spouse and your kids. dadAWESOME We’re on a mission to add LIFE to the dad life. We’re passionate about helping dads live fully alive as they lead their kids to God’s awesomeness. | YouTube | Instagram | Facebook Jeremiah Curran Jeremiah Curran is lead pastor of Westbridge...
Sep 01, 2022•51 min•Season 5Ep. 241
Key Takeaways Choose your wife well. We can do things differently than our parents, not out of spite, but desiring to want what Jesus wants. Bring real faith into your home and around your children. The Holy Spirit and your parenting should allow your children to feel confident in their faith. Rules without relationship equals rebellion. -Josh McDowell dadAWESOME We’re on a mission to add LIFE to the dad life. We’re passionate about helping dads live fully alive as they lead their kids to God’s ...
Aug 25, 2022•46 min•Season 5Ep. 240
Key Takeaways You have to believe God wants to speak to you more than you even want to listen. When you journal you are stirring up a prophetic gift. Every time we hurry, we break things. Be Still. God wants us to live life well. When you journal you write down you history with the Father that you will have forever. dadAWESOME We’re on a mission to add LIFE to the dad life. We’re passionate about helping dads live fully alive as they lead their kids to God’s awesomeness. | YouTube | Instagram | ...
Aug 18, 2022•27 min•Season 5Ep. 239
