A Better Father

Thank you for listening to my podcast.  I hope you are getting a little something from my ramble and thoughts.  Check out abetterfather.com for lots of thoughts on just about anything and everything, written super well.  :)

Lots of things were referenced in this week's episode.  Apologies if i missed linking to anything.

Today is about leaving a book around for your kids, or yourself to find.  Make it something you want them to learn about.  You'll be surprise the influence you can have, by doing nearly nothing at all.

https://armchairexpertpod.com/pods/michael-moss; https://www.mossbooks.us; https://brenebrown.com; https://vegnews.com/; https://www.eatingwell.com/article/290525/eatingwell-magazine-current-issue/; Drawn to Sex: The Basics - https://onipress.com/products/drawn-to-sex-the-basics; Oh Joy Sex Toy: https://onipress.com/products/oh-joy-sex-toy-volume-4?pr_prod_strat=copurchase&pr_rec_pid=348411723808&pr_ref_pid=1894243074159&pr_seq=uniform

A link the to the Stoic Journal mentioned in this podcast.

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-5-minute-stoicism-journal-matthew-van-natta/1133399709?ean=9781641527484

You never know who is watching.  Do your best to be good and act good.  It could help make someone a better father. You never know.

The book referenced in this episode:  https://www.pennycandybooks.com/shop/brico

Thank you for listening and check out abetterfather.com.  It's where i blog nearly daily and it's pretty gosh darn good.

Why are were we taught the things and ways we were?  Why are we making it worse for our children?

Things mentioned in the podcast:

Work by James Suzman: https://www.fromthebush.com

Think Again by Adam Grant: https://www.adamgrant.net/

Keep Sharp by Sanjay Gupta: https://twitter.com/drsanjaygupta

Daily Dad Podcast: https://dailydad.com

abetterfather.com my site where i write

A question my daughter asks while brushing teeth.  It leads to a great conversation and a podcast episode. 

These are the things referenced in the podcast:

https://brenebrown.com

https://dailydad.com

https://www.richroll.com/podcast/team-sherzai-589/

Did you know i can sing like Tom Petty?  Neither did i.

Thank you for listening.

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Please visit my blog at abetterfather.com  There's some good work happening there.  At least that's what i've said.  :)

A talk about a slight refocus going forward for the podcast.  Over 100 episodes. Very cool.  It's not about how many people listen (please listen and share).  It's about doing the work.

Read more, nearly daily, at abetterfather.com

Today I reference: Adam Grant (Think Again) and James Clear (Atomic Habits).

It should have been mentioned before today, but I found the song played before and after the start of this podcast at: https://freemusicarchive.org/genre/Choral_Music. Specifically: Scott Holmes Music; Epic Cinemati; Cinematic Background Music

Inspired by a morning walk.  Not listening to anything.  Coffee in hand. Chilly, but not to cold.  Allowing my mind to wander and think.  This is the end result.  Thank you for being here.  Thank you for listening.  I hope you are doing well.

abetterfather.com - This is where I do my nearly daily writing.

Adam Grant influenced this follow up from his book Think Again, The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know.

https://www.adamgrant.net

I didn't like how I was thinking and talking in Episode 21.  I kept reading Adam's book and it started to give me context and structure to what I was trying to say and what I was trying to get at.  Please, enjoy this follow up, learn and breakdown from Episode 21 where I explain myself.  :)

“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”  Maya Angelou

Adam Grant; Think Again: https://www.adamgrant.net

What influences you?  What moves you forward?  Why do you act the way you act?  Can you change it?  Adjust it?  Influence it?  What about our children?  What impact are you having?  What is your influence?  It's good to think about the impact you are having on your children.  It's good to stop and process what they are learning from what you are doing.  Know they are watching.  Know they are listening.  Know they are taking it in.  This is a reminder to think about... influence.