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DISCUSSION POINTS

• Raising four kids
• The magic of having a daughter
• Growing up with an alcoholic dad
• Raising kids in college
• God planned this life for you
• Trusting God’s plan
• Living a life of crazy faith
• No growth happens when you’re comfortable
• Coming to faith in Christ
• Giving up alcohol
• God will transform your heart to see the standard of a new normal
• Triple F in Knoxville TN
• Your job as a man is far more than providing
• Biblical masculinity

GUEST NOTES

Today’s guest is NFL vet Lee Smith. Lee has a pretty amazing story.. from the University of Tennessee to Marshall to a long NFL career, and what I love most about him and his story (the part of the conversation that God needed me to hear) is that Lee has always done things “his own way” - as the world might say, but in reality its the way that the Lord has led him. People have called him crazy, ut he isn’t worried about what people think. He’s worried about what God thinks. This idea is weaved through this entire conversation today, nd I’m so excited to share it with you. God spoke to me through this conversation and I pray that he’ll do the same for you today as you listen.

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DISCUSSION TOPICS

• Living in tension.. between home and work
• Why work-life balance is impossible
• Distractions are robbing you of what you want in life
• How much time per day on your phone?
• Dying to yourself
• Accepting grace when you need to grow
• Balancing humility and grace
• Celebrating on your knees —> how to handle success
• How to hear God’s direction for your life
• The best advice of all time
• The legacy Korey wants to leave his kids

LINKS

• Follow Korey on Instagram!

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DISCUSSION NOTES

• Who exactly is Casey Cavell
• How to be an interesting person  
• How to get exactly what you want
• The best way to find your VISION
• What are your values?
• Creating a family mission statement
• Saying no to save your time
• Preparing like a professional dad
• Protecting your capacity at all costs
• “The ox in the ditch” mentality
• How to balance your biggest priorities

GUEST NOTES

Casey Cavell is a serial entreprenuer and host of the Dugout CEO podcast. He’s a smart dude, a man of strong faith, super hardworking, with a great perspective on the age-old conundrum of “work-life balance”, which we talk about today. We also talk about how to get what you want in life, defining your values, and how to prepare for life like a professional.

LINKS

Dugout CEO Podcast

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DISCUSSION POINTS

• Less work, better results
• Using fitness as a tool to improve the quality of your life
• SURPRISING FITNESS ADVICE
• Most health/fitness content you see is only marketing to sell you something
• Body image issues in the fitness space
• Why being fit makes you a better parent
• Modeling healthy habits for your kids
• We are raising adults, not kids
• How consistent is your parenting?

GUEST NOTES

Sal Di Stefano a cohost of the number one health and fitness podcast in the world called MindPump. He’s a man of faith and integrity and is a prolific communicator. He's on the remarkably short list of people in the health and fitness space that I trust, and therefore whose content I regularly consume and implement in my own daily life. If you somehow don’t know who this guy is, then I’m very happy to introduce you to Sal and his podcast MindPump.

LINKS

MindPump Podcast

IG: @mindpumpdistefano

Only 3 things matter in youth sports

1. Love of the game
2. Character development
3. Skill progression

... in that order ..

Sport is an undeniably great medium to inject life lessons into our kids

The lessons I learned playing sports as a kid laid a foundation for the character I carry today as a 32 year old man. I am beyond grateful to have had parents who “got it” and optimized my experience for character development above all else.

I’m striving to give the same to my kid - and I want to help you do the same.

Unfortunately, 80% of kids who play sports quit by age 12..

robbing them of the opportunity to continue playing a game they once loved

and to further build their character through it.

My goal is for us to fix this issue moving forward.

In youth sports, only 3 things matter (in this order!): 

1. Love of the Game
2. Character Development
3. Skill Progression

Follow me on this….

If we make sports fun..

they maintain and grow their love of the game

they want to play

they want to practice

they practice on their own in the back yard

they're engaged

meaning they actually care when coach talks

because they care about the game and want to get better

so they listen to the character development stuff

we teach them about how to work hard

how to practice hard

how to be a great team mate

how to respond to adversity and failure

how to compete and win

which makes it more fun, by the way,

and because they're having fun

and they want to come back

and they understand how to work hard

and how to practice hard

and how to work as a team

and how to compete

Aad how to learn from mistakes

then the output of all of that

Is them getting better at the game!

and then…

THIS IS THE MAGIC PART RIGHT HERE

as they get better at the game

the game becomes more fun

because everything is more fun when you get better at it

and because they’re having more fun

they play longer

providing more opportunity to build character

which ultimately makes them better at the game

and the cycle continues….

… it’s a beautifully vicious cycle

and it’s my mini manifesto on sports.

In today’s episode I go deep on this!! 

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GUEST NOTES

Todd is a guy I connected with over social media. His handle is @irun.iwork.idad - and his content is a great mix of those three things: Fitness, work, and family life, which are all pretty relevant for us. He's a successful New York City trader.. beautiful family, four kids.. ridiculous shape .. coaches the little league teams.. Todd does it all.. and he utilizes fitness as a catalyst to do it all at a high level. We talked a lot about this idea of using fitness as a catalyst, and among other things, we went deep into the dynamics of Youth sports, Todd give us his “3 team rules” that he uses with all his little league teams that provide a framework for success on and off the field. You’ll walk away from this episode with a new perspective on fitness and a kick in the tail to get moving.

SHOW NOTES

• Raising four boys —> “No calm guys!”
• Men make men
• Seeing your kids “get it”
• Worrying about dad guilt 
• The power of having a great example for a dad
• A day in the life for a fit, successful dad
• Choosing to be there as a dad
• Why you should actually work out
• How I got into running and why you should to
• Staying race ready
• Not letting them win!
• Modeling healthy behavior for our kids
• The craziness of youth sports
• Team rules for your youth sports team
• Transferability from sports to life

Follow Todd Cuccia on IG @irun.iwork.idad 

Today is the day - Dad the Man 2.0 is official live!

In today’s episode we’ll cover three quick things:

1. Where we came from - The Dad the Man origin story (Clif’s notes version) (1:55)
2. Where we’ve been - Why we took 6 months off (8:05)
3. Where we’re headed - What you can expect from Dad the Man 2.0 (12:30)

Said very simply, Dad the Man is THE place for us dads on a lifelong pursuit of excellence at home, at work, at church, and everywhere in between to get together and get better

…. think “personal development for dads through a Christian world-view.”

This isn’t about us, it’s about them (them = those who depend on us)

We all have a lot going on —> We’ve all been blessed with a lot of responsibility

And we owe it to those who rely on us to be our best.

Our wives, kids, family, friends, coworkers, teams, churches….

… they all deserve our best … they all deserve our fastball

This show is my own exploration into being my best

And learning how to expand my own capacity to handle more better

So I can serve those around me better

If you’re not up for the challenge of becoming your best…

… then now would be the time to unsubscribe

… but if you’re up for it

then you are in the right place.

In today’s episode, we go deeper into what you can expect to hear from Dad the Man 2.0 moving forward. Click here to check out the latest episode.

🤟 BWall

Today we have a conversation with JAY BILAS. Yes, the Jay Bilas you know from ESPN. He’s an icon in the world of college basketball, a six time Emmy nominee, a NYT bestselling author, a Duke legend and NBA vet, a practicing attorney, a husband, a dad , an all around great dude, and today he’s the guest on our show!

I personally got as much or more from this conversation, as much any other episode we’ve done so far. The marriage advice, insights on how he raised his kids to be the successful and wonderful adults that they are now

So many gems. So much wisdom. You're going to love this episode with Jay Bilas.

DISCUSSION TOPICS

• Growing up in LA
• The journey from overseas basketball, to coaching at Duke, to law school, to broadcasting
• “WE Decisions” vs. “ME Decisions”
• Leaving doors open in life
• Jay’s approach to WORK LIFE BALANCE
• HAVE To’s vs. WANT To’s 
• Learning to say no (Yes to A is No to B)
• How to handle traveling and missing family events
• “They just want you”
• Nobody has it all figured out
• Wife comes first
• Not keeping score - amazing marriage advice
• “We first” vs. “Me first”
• Appreciating your wife’s sacrifices 
• “I’m not allowed to be tired when I get home”
• The ups and downs of empty nesting
• YOUTH SPORTS - how to be a great youth sports parent
• Demanding vs. Demeaning - a brilliant perspective on coaching kids
• How to not ruin sports for your kids

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