Guts, resilience, grit these words are all in a similar wheelhouse with interwoven meanings.

To me each represent a form of perseverance and passion to achieve something. Maybe a long term goal.

We all have times where we seem to be lacking these characteristics.

We give up easily.

We shy away from challenge.

We are easily distracted, 

We are disheartened when things go wrong and sometimes we have little sense of purpose or goals. 

Grit or guts means you can make it through these tough situations, ideally with a smile on your face. 

You have the confidence and perseverance to pick yourself up when you’re down. 

With Matty and Ryan on the beers Kane works through some steps to being more resilience and building resilience in children.

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Is the modern man a hunter or a gentleman? A manual labourer or a technophile? In today's culture the modern man usually is a mix of many things. The modern man must be adaptable.

Gender roles are changing and blending together and the stay-at-home dad or part time dad population is growing.

More fathers than ever are participating in their children's nurturing and upbringing.

The thing is that fathers and mothers come into the parenting process differently though. For the mother, the connection is biological. It's a part of her.

Fathering, on the other hand, is less so. Therefore, it's important for men to learn the skills they need to be a good dad. For some guys it's more intuitive, like kicking a football, but most guys need a coach or some direction.

DADDY EATS LAST discusses what it means to be a man and a father in modern society and all the issues that comes with both.