What kind of father do we need to be to raise girls into strong, empathetic, and emotionally resilient women? Today’s show is all about how to raise confident, mentally tough daughters. Emily McCarthy is a former case officer for the CIA and the cofounder of GORUCK, a brand with Special Forces roots that leads backpacking events all over the world. Emily lost her father when she was just getting out of college. It was a devastating blow, but the foundation he laid will echo for generations. Emil...
Nov 18, 2019•1 hr 7 min
We feel like communication with our wives and children should come naturally. If we love them, and they love us, it should be easy to understand each other. Right? Wrong. What most of us don’t realize is that communication is a skill that can be learned. If we master the way we approach conversations, we will drastically improve our relationships. In this episode, we share three techniques for deep communication with your spouse. These simple skills will put an end to stress, arguments, and misu...
Nov 14, 2019•20 min
The only thing we can count on in life is change, and that means having the mental toughness for life’s challenges. We don’t want to spend our entire lives reacting out of fear and frustration. We want to know that no matter what happens, we can handle anything. Dominick Quartuccio returns to The Dad Edge. He is a speaker, coach, and the author of Design Your Future: 3 Simple Steps to Stop Drifting and Take Command of Your Life . He is going to share 5 practices to make you a mentally tougher ma...
Nov 11, 2019•1 hr 8 min
82% of us hate what we do for a living, yet we do it for 40 hours a week or more. Strangely enough, we wear this misery as a badge of honor, as if the more we hate our job, the more noble we are for suffering through it. But we weren’t put here to hate our lives. How much is staying where you are costing you? Today we talk with Dad Edge Alliance Mastermind commander, Sean Hutchins. He used to hate his job, coming home in a bad mood, not showing up for his wife and daughter, and gaining forty pou...
Nov 07, 2019•48 min
This episode was recorded live in the Dad Edge Alliance Mastermind community . We've turned this into a live radio show and it's awesome! Join Larry as he goes solo today and brings on men from The Alliance LIVE and take their questions.
Nov 06, 2019•38 min
We obsess over nutrition and fitness for our physique, but we ignore the most important organ in the body—the brain. The brain manages every function of the human body and is also in charge of our focus, mood, and ability to learn. In this episode of The Dad Edge, America’s Most Popular Psychiatrist, Dr. Daniel Amen, talks about how we can improve the lives of ourselves and our children by making the brain a priority. He tells us how to eat to optimize brain power, how to create a bedtime routin...
Nov 04, 2019•1 hr 4 min
We don’t realize how important our health is until we lose it. No man wants poor health to get in the way of becoming the best version of himself, but how do we make health a priority when life gets in the way? Today Dr. Ryan Wohlfert is back on The Dad Edge to give you the busy dad’s guide to total health. This list of simple hacks for fitness, nutrition, and sleep will fit into any lifestyle. Best of all, these habits can be incorporated into your existing schedule without having to give up ot...
Oct 31, 2019•44 min
This episode was recorded live in the Dad Edge Alliance Mastermind community . We've turned this into a live radio show and it's awesome! Join JMack and Lance Salazar as they bring on men from The Alliance LIVE and take their questions.
Oct 30, 2019•1 hr 4 min
Are you the victim or the hero of your life? Did you know that the choice is yours? You have the power to leave the past behind and construct your own world by extreme self-realization. Today’s guest is Chris Duffin. He is known as the “mad scientist of strength” and holds the world record for dead lifts. He is also an entrepreneur and the author of The Eagle and the Dragon: A Story of Strength and Reinvention. Chris has one of the most brutal childhood stories you will ever hear. His life was f...
Oct 28, 2019•1 hr 15 min
Mike McCarthy is a super-successful entrepreneur, the cofounder of GoBundance, and a member of the Tribe of Millionaires. He is also the co-author of The Miracle Morning for Parents along with his wife and Hal Elrod. Today Mike teaches us six lessons from the Tribe of Millionaires and the pillars of GoBundance. He also reveals how he cultivates a rich relationship with his wife and kids and the magic formula to turn an argument into a romantic encounter in minutes! For the show notes and exclusi...
Oct 24, 2019•1 hr 6 min
This episode was recorded live in the Dad Edge Alliance Mastermind community . We've turned this into a live radio show and it's awesome! Join Larry and Andy as they bring on men from The Alliance LIVE and take their questions.
Oct 23, 2019•29 min
How can we get back the amazing sex and emotional connection we had when we first met our wives? Where do we go wrong when it comes to exciting our women and igniting their passion? How can we change the direction of our relationship with our spouse when it seems like everything we do is wrong? Karen Brody is a man coach and bestselling author of Open Her: Activate 7 Masculine Powers to Arouse Your Woman's Love & Desire . Karen goes in-depth about how we, as men, lose our power in marriage, ...
Oct 21, 2019•53 min
Most of us are busy all the time. We feel stuck and overwhelmed. This is because being busy is not necessarily being productive. Fighting the busyness epidemic starts with setting boundaries and being disciplined about what's most important. Today, we're going to talk about fighting the busyness epidemic with a simple morning ritual that will help you discern what's important to you, set boundaries with yourself and others, and say no to anything that does not serve you. For the show notes and e...
Oct 17, 2019•19 min
We think that if our marriages take work, something’s wrong. Our culture makes love out to be a mystery. We believe we have to be lucky in love to find a happy relationship. Today, we are going to debunk that mindset. There is a methodology to marriage. Mort Fertel is the creator of Marriage Fitness, the most successful marriage crisis program in the world. He tells us that marriage is not something that comes naturally. It’s something that must be, and can be, learned. Mort reveals the elements...
Oct 14, 2019•1 hr 3 min
The transition from boy to man is an epic time in the lives of our sons. As fathers, it's our job to teach them what it means to be a man as they close the chapter on childhood and embark on the next stage of life as an adult. In recent episodes, I talked about a rite of passage experience I created for my 11-year-old Mason. He hiked with me and the Elite Elevation Dad Edge Mastermind to the top of Mount Quandary in Breckenridge Colorado. I also shared the letter I read to him about The Pillars ...
Oct 10, 2019•41 min
This episode was recorded live in the Dad Edge Alliance Mastermind community . We've turned this into a live radio show and it's awesome! Join Larry and Andy as they bring on men from The Alliance LIVE and take their questions.
Oct 09, 2019•27 min
For many of us, it’s a challenge just to get through the day. We’re stuck on the hamster wheel, running as fast as we can to nowhere. Not only do we lack clarity around our paths in life, but we also lack situational awareness when it comes to the daily environment around us. The world is not always a safe place, and complacency is deadly. Today we have Mike Glover on the show. He's an ex-Special Forces soldier, the host of the Modern Mindset 365 Podcast, and the founder of Fieldcraft Survival, ...
Oct 07, 2019•1 hr 5 min
How to know if you’ve been a good dad? As parents, we often don’t know if we’re doing the right thing. We want our kids to have honesty, integrity, teamwork, and a good work ethic. We hope they’ll become mentally tough, emotionally resilient, and brave enough to ask for help when they need it. How can we tell if our kids are getting the life lessons we want to teach? Today I’m going to share a story about a rite of passage experience where my 11-year-old son hiked with me and the Elite Elevation...
Oct 03, 2019•26 min
This episode was recorded live in the Dad Edge Alliance Mastermind community . We've turned this into a live radio show and it's awesome! Join Larry and Brandy Salazar as they bring on men from The Alliance LIVE and take their questions.
Oct 01, 2019•35 min
Today’s show is all about how to live in the present. We always hear people talking about it, but how exactly is it done? Most of us hold onto shame, guilt, and feelings of unworthiness from yesterday. At the same time, we feel constant anxiety when we think about what tomorrow might bring. This ruins any chance of making today a great day and keeps us in a state of fear that negatively effects our relationships at home and at work. Bryan Falchuk is a life coach, TEDx speaker, and the bestsellin...
Sep 30, 2019•1 hr 9 min
Why do some men thrive and others merely survive? One of the secrets of successful, motivated, passionate men is that they surround themselves with a tribe to support them, advise them, and inspire them. Today we visit the Fit Dad Nation podcast hosted by Steve Roy. We discuss how we can optimize the 5 dimensions of manhood, which are health, work, marriage, children, and finances. We also talk about why men thrive in tribes and how to excel by surrounding yourself with other men who have what y...
Sep 26, 2019•57 min
This episode was recorded live in the Dad Edge Alliance Mastermind community . We've turned this into a live radio show and it's awesome! Join Larry and Brandy Salazar as they bring on men from The Alliance LIVE and take their questions.
Sep 25, 2019•36 min
There is only one person keeping you from reaching your full potential, and that is you. Today we’re going to reveal an extraordinary way to bypass fear, doubt, and limiting beliefs by creating heroic alter egos. Todd Herman is a high-performance coach and the author of The Alter Ego Effect: The Power of Secret Identities to Transform Your Life. He is going to teach us why alter egos work, how to create them for different aspects of our lives, and how to activate them to help us become effective...
Sep 23, 2019•1 hr 17 min
How do we take the first step in reclaiming ourselves when we’re navigating dark times? How do we harness the courage to move forward when it seems that there is absolutely no way out? No one is safe from adversity. It could be a mental, physical, or spiritual crisis. We might have to cope with a failed business, a devastating loss, or a destroyed relationship. Today we have Chad Robichaux back on The Dad Edge Podcast. We had such a powerful response to his first show with us, that we invited hi...
Sep 19, 2019•32 min
This episode was recorded live in the Dad Edge Alliance Mastermind community . We've turned this into a live radio show and it's awesome! Join Larry and Joe Bailey as they bring on men from The Alliance LIVE and take their questions.
Sep 17, 2019•33 min
Dakota Meyer is a former Marine and veteran of the war in Afghanistan. He’s also the host of the Owning It Podcast and the divorced father of two little girls. Dakota shares his experience with PTS and his attempted suicide. He talks about how to step out of the victim mentality to become a greater version of ourselves. He also tells us the secrets to owning fatherhood, how to be an emotionally intelligent parent, and why we need to always surround ourselves with a trusted team for counsel. You ...
Sep 16, 2019•1 hr 8 min
The bedtime routine is a special opportunity to connect with your kid after a busy day, but sometimes we are so tired that we can't think of anything meaningful to say. But we dads can set up a deep conversation with minimal effort by using an easy template. Here are 3 questions to ask your kid every night before they go to sleep to pause and reflect on what they experienced and how the day's lessons can shape their tomorrow. For the show notes and exclusive links mentioned in this episode go to...
Sep 12, 2019•18 min
This episode was recorded live in the Dad Edge Alliance Mastermind community . We've turned this into a live radio show and it's awesome! Join Larry and Joe Bailey as they bring on men from The Alliance LIVE and take their questions.
Sep 10, 2019•30 min
What do you constantly tell yourself you can’t do? Do you look for all the reasons why you’re not capable of change? How often do you let yourself off the hook by saying, “Well, that’s just the way I am?" Today we have Gary John Bishop on the show to talk about his new book, Stop Doing That Sh*t: End Self-Sabotage and Demand Your Life Back . He’s going to tell us why we develop negative conclusions about ourselves and how we seek to validate these false beliefs even though they prevent us from l...
Sep 09, 2019•1 hr 5 min
What is a rite of passage? What does a rite of passage look like in modern times? How can you go about creating a rite of passage experience for your son? Today, I talk about how I created a rite of passage for my 11-year old son by planning an epic hiking trip to Quandary Peak in Breckenridge Colorado. The culmination was when we reached the summit and I read him a letter about the pillars of manhood and how I would show him how to master each one. Listen to my experience and how you can create...
Sep 05, 2019•21 min
