Being a Dad Podcast

Have you ever felt like you were 3rd or 4th place to your dad’s love?

Did you ever feel like he loved his work more than you?

Do you feel this way about your significant other?

If you are or have been in this position, you need to listen to every single word.

It can be tricky balancing what you want to pursue personally while being a father. I know I felt like I didn’t have my dad’s attention at times, and a fear that I have is that my wife and kids may feel the same with me.

Today I am honored to introduce you to a man who’s been on both sides of the coin of having no work-home balance and having balance.

Bhavik Patel is a man who loves business.

Bhavik is also a loving and caring man, husband, father, and coach.

Today you’ll find out:

If you have any questions, anything you'd like me to pass on to the dads who've been interviewed, or if you're a dad who would like to be on here, send me an email to [email protected].

When your kids are screaming at the top of their lungs because they want more TV time, do you:

A) Feel that you keep your peace show up in a calm way or

B) Find yourself ordering and shouting even louder than them?

Do you ever worry sometimes that your kids are not going to grow up to be good people?

You are not alone and that’s why today I am honored to introduce you to a man who teaches my family every week, Pastor Jared Kirk.

My wife, Maria, and I met at our local church in Jersey, and moving up to Boston meant we needed to find a new church to call home.

A few weeks after moving we came across Renewal Church and it was one of the greatest gifts we received since getting married.

In the eight months that I’ve known Jared, I’ve grown exponentially as a man, as a husband, and as a servant. Reflecting on what his leadership has done for me, I knew I had to pick his brain on how he approaches fatherhood.

Today you’ll find out:

💥 How to build trust and love, so that you have a great relationship with your kids (from a young age)

💥 How to show up when your kids are acting straight up crazy and causing a scene

💥 The challenge, the gift, and the story about adopting a child from South Africa

💥 And so much more...

PS: Here's the book Jared recommend: https://amzn.to/3qaXbyZ

If you have any questions, anything you'd like me to pass on to the dads who've been interviewed, or if you're a dad who would like to be on here, send me an email to [email protected].

Did you know that when female eagles are ready to mate, they fly high above with a branch, drop it from the sky, and wait for a male eagle to catch it and bring it back to her?

They do this over and over again until the male eagle has proven that he wont let the branch fall to the ground, and then they make sweet eagle love.

Why is this?

As the babies are growing up, dad will fly in with food for his kids and instead of feeding it to them, this eagle will place the food on the edge of the cliff.

And sometimes the babies fall of the cliff…

…and that’s when dad swoops in to pick them back up.

Why go through this to raise your kids?

Aleksandar explains perfectly that one of his missions is to teach his kids to go to their edge. To push them selves to grow no matter how uncomfortable it is.

I’m really excited for you to find out Aleksandar’s approach on how he shows up as a dad. Today you’ll find out:

😎 The dangers of labeling your child as shy at an early age and what’s really happening on their end when they’re showing up timidly

😎 How his relationship with his mom shifted as he grew older and how it’s affected his parenting style

😎 The power of not sugarcoating and using the truth to help influence and lead his son

😎 And much much more!

If you have any questions, anything you'd like me to pass on to the dads who've been interviewed, or if you're a dad who would like to be on here, send me an email to [email protected].

Are you setting up your kids to follow a purpose in life?

Are you worried that your kids will grow up to feel lost as adults?

Today I’d like to introduce you to an incredible coach and dad, David Yudis.

David is a man who isn’t afraid to challenge you so that you do the thing you want to do, but are afraid to do.

In today’s conversation, David talks about:

-Getting your kids on a mission so that they find and follow their purpose in life

-How to balance pursuing your purpose with work and your work as a parent (as well as the struggles with wanting to do both

-How to teach your kids how the value of responsibly while they’re young so that they’re prepared for adulthood

-And so much more!!

Did you become a dad at 18?

Have you tried to provide for your kids through selling drugs or stealing cars?

Do you struggle to find a role model of what a good dad looks like?

If you answered yes to any of the above, I’d like to introduce you to a man who was in a similar spot as you, Jason Soto.

Jason is a man with more life experience than most people that I know, and today he talks about:

-His challenges with becoming a father at 18 years old

-What raising 5 kids across 20 years has taught him

-Being a stepfather to his girlfriend’s daughter since she was 4 years old

-And so much more!!

In the short amount of time that I’ve met him, Jason has taken a special place in my life and I’m really excited for what you’re going to get out of his experience.

If you have any questions, anything you'd like me to pass on to the dads who've been interviewed, or if you're a dad who would like to be on here, send me an email to [email protected].  

What do you think your life would look like if you had 5 kids?

What about 6?

What about 7?!

Today Jon Shetrit shares with you and I his experience of raising 7 kids.

Jon is a stoic man who works so hard to provide for his family. Not just with his finances, but with his time and love.

“When people talk about becoming a dad, you always hear how hard it is, but not how amazing you’re going to feel when you’re little princess looks up at you”

Today you’ll find out:

-What Jon does to create trust and openness with each of his kids

-How to give each of your children the attention and love they need (especially when you have many kids)

-A powerful shift in how to think about time with your kids. ESPECIALLY when you’re busy and your schedule is tight

-And so much more!!

If you have any questions, anything you'd like me to pass on to the dads who've been interviewed, or if you're a dad who would like to be on here, send me an email to [email protected].

One of my fears is that I’m not going to connect or relate to my kids.

I worry that we are going to be complete opposites and that it may lead to them feeling misunderstood, or worse yet, unloved.

There is no rulebook when it comes to this fear but if there were one to be written, I would ask Ben Kolp to write it.

Like many dads, Ben is the complete opposite of his kids.

Early on, Ben recognized that his sons were their own people with their own interests. He couldn’t force them to like the things he liked, or do the things he was interested in doing.

21 years later, Ben has an outstanding relationship with his kids and he is known as “one of the best dads I know,” according to his wife (totally unbiased 😎).

Ben is a father of 2 young men, who with his wife and my dear friend Karen:

💥 Helped solve his oldest son’s night terror problem, which used to cause him to scream at night for fear of school

💥 Listened to what his boys really needed from him as a father, so that they grew up without any resentment or anger towards him

💥 Raised 2 mature, young and happy adults who are successful and pursuing their dreams

💥 And much much more

If you have any questions, anything you'd like me to pass on to the dads who've been interviewed, or if you're a dad who would like to be on here, send me an email to [email protected].

There’s a very special man I’d like you to meet today.

He’s a dad who continues to show up no matter what adversity he’s faced with.

It’s an honor to call him family and I’d like you to meet Eric Rodriguez, my cousin Andrea’s husband.

Today he’ll talk about

🤟 Raising 3 kids

🤟 Being a dad after a divorce

🤟 Marrying his dream girl

🤟 And so much more

If you have any questions, anything you'd like me to pass on to the dads who've been interviewed, or if you're a dad who would like to be on here, send me an email to [email protected].

Are you a dad who isn’t ready to be a dad?

Are you a dad who wasn’t ready to be a dad when you became one?

Were you raised by someone who wasn’t your biological dad, and wondered why?

“There are going to be dads who are in situations like this… I wish I could have heard someone talk about this candidly when it was happening to me”

Not being in a child’s life is a touchy subject with a lot of opinions.

I have my own experience with it firsthand and I’m really grateful for the chance to speak with a dad who went through the experience of handing over his parental rights.

Today I speak with a man who is wiser beyond his years, Joey Bergeron.

Joey and I coach incredible people into creating businesses that provide for their families.

I’ve been waiting with anticipation to share the story of this intelligent and kind man with you all.

Have you ever wanted your kid to achieve the things you couldn’t?

It could be in sports, business, anything, you just want to give them the experience and advice that you wish you got when they were age?

However, has it ever feel like you were pulling teeth just to get them to do something in that sport, business, etc?!

Today I speak with a dear friend, mentor, and brother in my life Pito Guardarrama.

Pito is a pastor at Today's Church NJ and today he talks about his experience, his challenge, and the gift of raising 3 wonderful kids with his wife Karina of 20 years.

Today you’ll learn more about

-The cost of pushing your son through sports he doesn’t want to do

-Staying together after cheating

-How his near death experience reshaped how he shows up for his wife and kids

-And much much more

If you have any questions, anything you'd like me to pass on to the dads who've been interviewed, or if you're a dad who would like to be on here, send me an email to [email protected].