Jon Vroman is all about Fatherhood. He has a passion to invest in his family and give them his best time, energy, and creativity. He has created a community called Front Row Dads to help himself and friends grow in their success as fathers and husbands. This episode is full of very practical ways to be present and engaged with your family. Check out all of his work at www.frontrowdads.com ---------- Welcome a new dad into his role: https://www.adventureoffatherhood.com/ Order The Adventure of Fa...
May 31, 2020•49 min•Ep. 59
In this short Craft of Fatherhood Podcast, I respond to a question a dad asked me about making friends and getting involved in a community of dudes. I read several pages out of my Rebel and Create book which can be purchased on my website www.rebelandcreate.com. I wrote a chapter on friendships and how important I think they are. I also review Monday's podcast with Randy Mason. The highlights for me were him talking about Marriage as the nucleus of the family, and how fathers need to hold onto t...
May 28, 2020•12 min•Ep. 58
Randy Mason is a Hip-Hop artist and musician from the Bronx. He is a loving father to 6 kiddos and an intentional husband to one supportive wife. In this episode we talk about the importance of keeping your dreams alive as a father, helping your kids find their passions and the importance of investing in your marriage. ---------- Welcome a new dad into his role: https://www.adventureoffatherhood.com/ Order The Adventure of Fatherhood children's book here Check out the TEDx ---------- Want to lea...
May 24, 2020•56 min•Ep. 57
Recently I was talking to one of my wise mentors, and he said, if he could go back he would have given his kids longer leashes and allowed them more space to fail. ---------- Welcome a new dad into his role: https://www.adventureoffatherhood.com/ Order The Adventure of Fatherhood children's book here Check out the TEDx ---------- 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...
May 21, 2020•13 min•Ep. 56
Aaron Klein is the Co-Found and CEO of Riskalyze a financial technology company that provides software as a service to financial advisors in the United States. But first and foremost he is the father to three children. His story of becoming a father is very amazing as their children have all been international adoption. In this episode, we discuss the process of international adoption, how to grow as a man, how to be intentional in your marriage, work-life balance, and the valuable opportunity f...
May 17, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 55
Recently a fellow father was asking me how to find a mentor. In this episode of Craft of Fatherhood I discuss some ideas around finding a mentor. ---------- Welcome a new dad into his role: https://www.adventureoffatherhood.com/ Order The Adventure of Fatherhood children's book here Check out the TEDx ---------- 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 hi...
May 14, 2020•11 min•Ep. 54
Erik Werner is one of the owners of Valiant Coffee out of New Castle, California. This guy is true to the name of the coffee. For Fathers Day Rebel and Create wanted to do a Father's Day gift collaboration with a Coffee Roasting company that had a "good dad" as one of the owners/roasters. This couldn't have worked out better. Erik is true to the name of his brand, not only does his craft of coffee live up to the name Valiant, but so does his lifestyle and his way as a father. Enjoy this conversa...
May 10, 2020•55 min•Ep. 53
In this episode, I discuss the question a dad asked me about how to split time between personal development and spending time with his kiddos. ---------- Welcome a new dad into his role: https://www.adventureoffatherhood.com/ Order The Adventure of Fatherhood children's book here Check out the TEDx ---------- 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 f...
May 07, 2020•14 min•Ep. 52
Get ready to be wildly inspired by Dwight Taylor Sr. the Author, Speaker, and Coach. He is the Founder and CEO of REAL Manhood101 and Dominate Your Day. He is full of joy and wisdom and lives a life to pass those qualities to everyone he comes in contact with. In this episode he defines manhood for us, you will leave feeling inspired and motivated to embrace your role as a man and father. www.realmanhood101.org ---------- Welcome a new dad into his role: https://www.adventureoffatherhood.com/ Or...
May 03, 2020•58 min•Ep. 51
In this short-form podcast we will discuss a Fatherhood Question and Review the Podcast from Monday. In this episode we discuss how many times fathers feel they are too worn out to be an engaged dad by the time they get home. ---------- Welcome a new dad into his role: https://www.adventureoffatherhood.com/ Order The Adventure of Fatherhood children's book here Check out the TEDx ---------- Want to learn more about The Adventure of Fatherhood? https://www.adventureoffatherhood.com/ https://www.r...
Apr 30, 2020•13 min•Ep. 50
Thomas Blackwell is the author of the book "The Liberty of our Language Revealed." We discussed his book as it relates to fathers. Fathers have the power to design the culture in their home, if they do not choose to create the culture it will be done for them. The power we have as fathers to speak life into our children is incredible! Thomas and I discuss the power of our language and the opportunity we have as fathers to speak life into our children. ---------- Welcome a new dad into his role: ...
Apr 26, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 49
James Lopez is a man on a mission to inspire fathers to have fun with their kids. He believes that fathers have an enormous responsibility to love, lead, and serve their kiddos...while having fun with them. He is working hard to inspire men to get outside and have fun with their kiddos. He created the Hashtag #Fatherhoodislit and is daily posting content to inspire and influence men to live up to their potential. ---------- Welcome a new dad into his role: https://www.adventureoffatherhood.com/ ...
Apr 19, 2020•54 min•Ep. 48
This was an incredible opportunity. I have been a huge fan of the book The Big Five For Life by John Strelecky. This book has influenced my life, my family, and my business. To be able to talk to John about how this applies to Fatherhood was incredible. This conversation will lead you to consider who you are, and where you want to go in life. Please check out John's book, it can be found on amazon. I have personally given over 300 copies away. ---------- Welcome a new dad into his role: https://...
Apr 12, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 47
Currently, we are in the middle of a world reset. Many parents are now having their kids at home for schooling. Parents are reconsidering all aspects of life, one of those areas is the education of our children. My wife Sarah and I have been talking for the past couple of years about our kids' schooling. Together we interviewed Kaleena who wrote the book The Five Hour School Week with her husband Aaron. This was a great conversation, our goal was to ask questions we had so that other parents cou...
Apr 06, 2020•59 min•Ep. 46
This is a timely episode. Dennis and I recorded this pre-Covid19. We discussed a health scare that he had and how it caused him to have a reset on what mattered in life. Our world is currently in a reset with the COVID-19 pandemic and we can use this as an opportunity to reflect on what matters most in life. This conversation will help you Reset. This is a timely and important conversation for men who have found themselves as fathers. ---------- Welcome a new dad into his role: https://www.adven...
Mar 30, 2020•55 min•Ep. 45
Griffin Lewis has a heart for people. He is a dad who self-reflects and has a growth mindset. As a dad of three, a husband, a provider, and a lover of fitness he makes time to pause and reflect on who he is, and who he wants to be. We are in an uncertain time with Covid-19. For our podcast, he read some of his obituary, yea that's right...as a guy who self-reflects he wrote his obituary a few years back, and he wrote it as if his son was reading it one day...heavy! With times already uncertain i...
Mar 23, 2020•53 min•Ep. 44
This episode is going to challenge you. Tion is a thoughtful man that takes his role as a father serious, while not loosing out on the fun. When asked what he does, he gives himself the title, "Professional Big Kid." He is a musician, a graffiti artist, and an entreprenuer. His posture towards life is one of love. But not just love for what he wants to do, he thinks of others. ---------- Welcome a new dad into his role: https://www.adventureoffatherhood.com/ Order The Adventure of Fatherhood chi...
Mar 15, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 43
Riley Armstrong is truly an incredible human being. He takes his opportunity for life very seriously while not taking himself too seriously that life isn't enjoyable. He may argue that he isn't the best at that, but you can hear in his conversation around fatherhood that he is truly aware of himself, his family, and the world - but not to a point where he is paralyzingly overwhelmed, he wants to enjoy his life with those in his care and life. Without a doubt, you will be encouraged by this conve...
Mar 09, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 42
JM Ryerson believes that all people can find fulfillment and joy in life. He recently wrote a book called Let's Go Win: The Keys to Living Your Best Life. He wrote the book because he wanted to pass on the life lessons that he has learned to his kids. He said that if he were to get hit by a bus tomorrow, he would want his children to have this tool, this is a legacy piece for their family. JM also looks at the world as abundant, he wants to share his knowledge and tools with the world around him...
Mar 01, 2020•59 min•Ep. 41
Wow, I so enjoyed this conversation about Fatherhood with Anthony Will. He truly seems to wake up each day and choose to make it a great day. He shares his love for his step-children and the process of falling in love with them. He talks about not trying to replace their dad but being another loving parent to them. Hearing him talk about his wife and kids is from a place of joy and opportunity. His positivity towards life rubbed off on me, I hope it rubs off on your too. ---------- Welcome a new...
Feb 23, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 40
This episide is partially a follow up from Episode 6 where Josh Stanis and I talk about the vasectomy he is about to have. The first 20 minutes of this episode Josh shares his story of the aftermath...this is over the top and hilarious. He is one of the funniest guys that I know. Starting at minute 20 Josh shares the experience of having his second child, his first son Liam, and how he had Down Syndrome. Josh talks about what he learned, the ups and downs, and how to process expectations that he...
Feb 17, 2020•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 39
Check out this story unfold, this story is like a movie! You will enjoy every minute of this. My friend Obeth is the real deal, he is the flesh ane blood version of Rebel and Create. Hearing his story is so inspiring to show us men how to continue to Rebel and Create. He shares about life, divorce, remarriage, coparenting...all the good stuff that we don't stop and talk about enough. Enjoy. ---------- Welcome a new dad into his role: https://www.adventureoffatherhood.com/ Order The Adventure of ...
Feb 13, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 38
In this episode, there are some very big takeaways. One of the big ones for fathers, and parents in general is to take care of yourself. We can get caught up in taking care of ourselves last and then find that we are not doing a good job taking care of those around us. We must realize that we are all a work in progress and continue to grow but also have grace for ourselves. The vulnerability that Craig has to share his life is amazing, the way he shares his life is always in hopes that those aro...
Feb 01, 2020•1 hr•Ep. 37
Another great conversation about fatherhood! Jason Villasenor shares about his life and how he has made decisions for his family. He talks through making a big career change. This is a great conversation about identity, fatherhood, how to be a family man, and pausing to know what is important to you. ---------- Welcome a new dad into his role: https://www.adventureoffatherhood.com/ Order The Adventure of Fatherhood children's book here Check out the TEDx ---------- Want to learn more about The A...
Jan 27, 2020•50 min•Ep. 36
Brad Davis is a kind and generous man. Brad shares a story of becoming the man of the house at a very young age. He is an incredible example of not allowing your past to determine your future. His vulnerability and willingness to share his story is incredible. The father he is from the patchwork examples that he had is amazing to see. You will glean wisdom from hearing him share the struggles of his childhood. ---------- Welcome a new dad into his role: https://www.adventureoffatherhood.com/ Ord...
Jan 19, 2020•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 35
Wow, listening to this will be like watching an incredible movie. This story is so beautiful and inspiring. Life is messy and amazing. Ryan shares it all, his entire story of life and how he continued to fight for the things that he cared about. He talks about it all. He shares about his divorce and fighting for his children. He shares about dating and getting re-married and the beauty and struggle of it all. This is an incredible story from an intentional man. ---------- Welcome a new dad into ...
Jan 12, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 34
This is an incredible story about a father who embraced his role as a father even though it came sooner than expected. After he got his high school girlfriend pregnant he took all the steps to make this a success. Even with the small-town backlash he embraced who he was, and who he needed to be. He is now celebrating his first son graduating high school and sending him off into the world. ---------- Welcome a new dad into his role: https://www.adventureoffatherhood.com/ Order The Adventure of Fa...
Jan 05, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 33
In this episode, we talk about the importance of fatherhood. Dads are not fools! As a father, it is your duty to be involved in your family's lives. You should matter to your kids. What if as fathers we mattered more at home than at our jobs? Jose talks briefly about his own childhood and how it has shaped the man he is to his wife and kids. ---------- Welcome a new dad into his role: https://www.adventureoffatherhood.com/ Order The Adventure of Fatherhood children's book here Check out the TEDx...
Dec 29, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 32
This was a special conversation for me. This is a man that I have looked up to my entire life as the coolest dude alive. He is my uncle, the fun, wild, and crazy uncle who always had a good time! He is on a short list of dudes that I call when I need advice. In this conversation he talks about entering the season of being an empty nester, being intentional with your kids and knowing when to give them the space to make mistakes, building trust with your family, and how to navigate a blended famil...
Dec 21, 2019•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 31
Wow, this was an amazing conversation around life and fatherhood. Jason Salinas is a Body Builder, Trainger, and an intentional Father. He shares amazing stories from his life and how they have shaped him into the man he is today. What prompted this conversation was his Kicks for Kids Shoe Drive he does every year for kids in a recieving home, one that he actually spent some time in as a child. As a father you will walk away with some nuggets and inspiration. ---------- Welcome a new dad into hi...
Dec 13, 2019•58 min•Ep. 30
