Dads Making a Difference Podcast

As fathers, we are driven to master the multiple roles we fulfill in our kids’ lives. Whether we find ourselves as a mentor, protector, provider, role model, hero, coach, or cheerleader, we want to ensure we are teaching our kids what it takes to succeed in life. Today, we are joined by Zach Lush; father, stepfather, co-parent, entrepreneur, fitness expert, coach, and former-MLB player. In this episode Zach shares how his unique journey of underdog-athlete-turned-pro helped shape him into the father, visionary, and business owner, he is now. He also shares how his experiences taught him a great deal about fatherhood, resiliency, and mastering the art of discipline, and how you can do the same. Zach is an inspiration to us all and I’m excited about the powerful lessons and insight he’ll leave with you today, lessons of failure, resiliency, discipline, success and so much more!

"I think it's really on us, as coaches and as dads, to figure out what can help kids to understand that it's more about the process than the outcome.” - Zach Lush

In This Episode:

• Zach shares his takeaways from being an entrepreneur dad to being a stepfather, and how to thrive as a co-parent to teenage kids
• What ignited his passion for fitness and sports and how he’s imbibing that same passion to his kids and the kids he’s coaching
• Why being a dad is also being a role model and how to be good at it
• How to shape the mindset of your kids 
• Why consistency and resiliency are superpowers
• The importance of teaching your kids to be okay with failure

Resources Mentioned:

• Branding Toolkit
• DojoX

Connect with Zach Lush: 

• LinkedIn

Connect with Cam Hall:

• Facebook
• Instagram
• Twitter
• LinkedIn
• YouTube
• Email - [email protected]

Who wants to have his/her own happily ever after? I know, I do. The great news is, happy-ever-after is NOT a story you just hear from the books or from the movies, it is a REALITY you can choose to create and live. Joining us today is Monica Tanner, a mother of 4 and a wife who is living the best love story of her life. She gets to share some of the most important highlights she's gathered from couples she interviewed in her podcast, Secrets of Happily Ever After. If you want to know if you’re bound for a marriage that will last happily ever and after, or if you’re married and wants to revolutionize your marriage, jump in and learn from an expert.

"When you're in charge, it's hard to switch that off and come home and have the humility to make that family first.” - Monica Tanner

In This Episode:

• Monica reveals how she can identify the couples who are living their own happily-ever-after versus those who are not, just by sitting with them
• Learn how Disney's happily-ever-afters end differently from the happily-ever-after of real-life couples
• Why romantic couples need to work on becoming intimate friends
• Discover the crowning jewel of every relationship and how you can experience the most joy
• Why marrying the opposite sex is the perfect environment for us to grow 
• Why there's a higher divorce rate for entrepreneur couples than non-entrepreneurs and how entrepreneur couples can have their own happily-ever-after
• The different hats you have to wear as a partner
• What makes an amazing dad
• One of the sexiest things a dad can do 
• Why it's important for couples to have open communication about sex

Resources Mentioned:

• The 6 Pillars of Intimacy: The Secret to an Extraordinary Marriage by Alisa and Tony DiLorenzo
• Mindset Shifts for the “Difficult” Stages of Parenthood With Evan Money, Part 1
• Why It’s Vital for Men to Process Their Emotions With Evan Money Part 2

Connect with Monica Tanner: 

• Website
• Facebook
• Instagram
• YouTube
• Pinterest
• Podcast

Connect with Cam Hall:

• Facebook
• Instagram
• Twitter
• LinkedIn
• YouTube
• Email - [email protected]

Being a difference-maker dad requires you to be in your best shape - mentally, physically, emotionally, and spiritually. It means you are taking a holistic approach to self-care because your family needs a well-rounded figure to look up to. Ed Draves is in the house and pumped to share how gaining back control of his health has been the most significant decision he could have made as a father and as a human being. If you're feeling pressed with time thinking you don't have enough left to finish off your 2022 goals or if you feel like you need to wait for the new year to start, here's your motivation boost to start TODAY. 

"The biggest obstacle was actually recognizing what I was doing was not working. I was not feeling well. I was not doing my best. I thought I was doing okay but looking back, I was doing quite horribly.” - Ed Draves

In This Episode:

• Ed reveals the root of his disappointment should he decide to go back to the Ed he was in the past
• Realize there’s so much more to life than just looking good
• Prepare for a mindset shift, especially in the way you look at food
• Understand what happens to the body, naturally and amazingly, after you started eating right
• The humanitarian side of being fit and healthy (Note: you can GIVE MORE if you HAVE MORE)
• Learn about the obstacles Ed had to battle through and overcome in his quest to find his way back to great health
• How his relationship with food has changed over the course of time
• Understand how balance works and how to leverage it for your good
• Why you shouldn’t wait to START

Resources Mentioned:

• Email [email protected] to get your copy of the FREE GUIDE: 7 Steps to Lose 7 LBS in 7 Days
• Kidney Foundation (Be an Organ Donor)
• Adventures In Live Ministry

Connect with Ed Draves: 

• Facebook
• LinkedIn

Connect with Cam Hall:

• Facebook
• Instagram
• Twitter
• LinkedIn
• YouTube
• Email - [email protected]

Loss is not only hard, but it also requires a different level of mental and emotional strength. At times, we cling to the hope that time will somehow ease the pain until it fades away, only to find out years after, that it doesn’t. It only becomes bearable maybe because you got stronger, but the level of pain and sadness of missing what or who you lost is still the same. Why of all the days and months of the year did I pick Thanksgiving day to talk about loss and grief? It’s because on this very day, 7 years ago, I lost my mom, and I never really had the strength to talk about it like this, until today. So I’m speaking to you right now out of the experience and what I intend to give away from that experience is that pain, though it never gets easy, can feel differently. But, what is the essence of feeling differently? What does “different” even mean? Listen in and let’s start looking at pain a little differently, today.

"We all go through moments of pain but it's how we come through that pain on the other side that matters.” - Cam Hall

In This Episode:

• I’ll share the things I’m grateful for, today
• Learn about the hidden purpose of pain and how to leverage it for growth and learning
• Understand what it means to love others, first
• How to think of loss, not as a loss but as a gain
• Coping with loss versus coping with success
• 3 big takeaways I learned from my mom's passing that can help shape your life as a father, as a husband, as an entrepreneur, etc
• The problem with “different” and how to embrace it
• Moments that matter

Resources Mentioned: 

• How Uniqueness Shapes Authenticity with David Ask

Connect with Cam Hall:

• Facebook
• Instagram
• Twitter
• LinkedIn
• YouTube
• Email - [email protected]

Men are born with ego. But, according to Gareth Nock, a fitness expert and coach, podcast host, and Founder of The Nock Academy, dads can do the necessary work needed to strip off their egos so that they can become a positive force in their children’s lives. While that may sound a little close to impossible, Gareth is a breathing example of a man who can let go of his ego and still be masculine in the eyes of his kids and of the community. On top of that, he’s living his true passion and purpose while adding value to the world through the community he’s built through The Nock Academy. In this episode, you will learn how you, too, can become a dad with no ego and still lift your family higher through strong leadership. 

"From my brief experience as a dad of a daughter, they need you there, and they need you there with no ego, with no limitations and restrictions that have been part of us growing up as men.”  - Gareth Nock

In This Episode:

• Gareth shares how to teach 9-12-year-old boys about body image
• Why it's concerning when kids see their dads look at exercise as a means of losing weight and building muscles
• Learn how to let go of your ego in a healthy way
• Discover how dads can be fully involved in their daughters' lives in a "masculine" way, yet stripped of any ego
• The biggest sacrifice dads can make for their kids which, ironically, turns out to be their biggest win too
• Aligning your life decisions with your values
• Gareth shares a sneak peek of the common questions men and dads throw at him and what you can learn from these questions
• How motivation can come from an all-or-nothing mindset

Resources Mentioned:

• All or Nothing Mindset

Connect with Gareth Nock: 

• Website
• Instagram
• Facebook
• TikTok
• YouTube
• Twitter
• Podcast

Connect with Cam Hall:

• Facebook
• Instagram
• Twitter
• LinkedIn
• YouTube
• Email - [email protected]

Before you become a dad, you are a husband or a partner. You work together as a partner so you can make a difference in the lives of the little humans you are raising. Because your roles are critical in shaping the character of your children, you need to start by working on a solid foundation - your relationship as a couple. Tony DiLorenzo is joining us in today’s episode to talk about the 6 pillars of intimacy which are essential tools to help keep a marriage rock solid. Tony and his wife, Alisa, have been helping married couples create extraordinary marriages for 12 years and counting. In this episode, he shares about the normal dilemmas and struggles most married couples go through and how he and his wife, Alisa, managed to overcome them and keep their relationship on fire.  

"Once you understand what these 6 pillars of intimacy are, which ones have cracks, which ones are strong, then you have the framework for your marriage.” - Tony DiLorenzo

In This Episode:

• Tony talks about that one summer that changed his life, romantically, forever
• Learn about the challenges and common struggles most marriages go through as time progresses
• 2 main reasons why the word “pillar” is used to reference the frameworks of an extraordinary marriage
• Realize the importance of having sex conversations between fathers and sons, or just between parents and their kids in general
• Understand the difference between physical intimacy and sexual intimacy
• Discover one of the pitfalls married couples fall into that hinders them from creating an extraordinary marriage

Resources Mentioned:

• The 6 Pillars of Intimacy: The Secret to an Extraordinary Marriage -
• 7 Days of Sex Challenge
• Intimacy Ignited: Conversations Couple to Couple: Fire Up Your Sex Life with the Song of Solomon

Connect with Tony DiLorenzo: 

• Website
• Instagram
• Facebook
• LinkedIn
• YouTube
• Pinterest

Connect with Cam Hall:

• Facebook
• Instagram
• Twitter
• LinkedIn
• YouTube
• Email - [email protected]

How much do you know yourself? When does the raw, unapologetic, and authentic you, come to life? What does knowing oneself have anything to do with fatherhood? Dr. Andy Garrett, a Clinical Psychologist and the world’s leading authority on identity, joins us on our search for clarity to these questions. He believes that every individual has the capacity to transform their lives in a healthy way, by integrating psychology with identity. Learn the framework he’s taught so many leaders around the world that helped them become better individuals, business leaders, husbands, and fathers. 

“All the stuff you hear about personal growth becomes organically easier when you start with identity first.”  - Dr. Andy Garrett

In This Episode:

• Dr. Garrett explains why having clarity on one’s identity plays a crucial role in the quest to becoming a dad making a difference 
• Learn how to create a shared vision with your family without disregarding their need for autonomy and freedom for self-expression
• Recognize the things we tend to attach our identities with that lead to overwhelming feelings of disappointment and discontentment
• Discover the most debilitating type of uncertainty that most people never heard of 
• Understand the cost of not knowing your identity 

Resources Mentioned:

• Phil Jackson
• John Wooden

Connect with Dr. Andy Garrett: 

• Website
• LinkedIn
• Facebook
• YouTube

Connect with Cam Hall:

• Facebook
• Instagram
• Twitter
• LinkedIn
• YouTube
• Email - [email protected]

Do you have a catalyst moment that changed your life, forever? Blake Brewer had a very painful one and this pain gave birth to a beautiful mission. Writing letters. Yes, you got it right. His mission is to help 1 million dads craft the best legacy letters for their children that will last a lifetime. His company, Legacy Letter Challenge, has a solid process in place that has been effectively guiding fathers and leaders alike, to build a strong and impacting reputation not only at home but also in their communities. Learn how you can take part in this challenge and start building your legacy,  today.

“My dad's words have continued to be there for me throughout the ups and downs of life. My dad protected me with his words.” - Blake Brewer

In This Episode:

• Hear about the tragic incident that gave birth to the building a legacy mission
• Discover how dads can make a difference in their children’s lives in one letter
• Learn the right time to write your kids a letter, and the best time to give them one
• Explore different ways to craft the most impacting legacy you can leave behind for your family
• Check out who’s who in the legacy writing challenge program 
• Long vs short letter - which is more compelling 

Resources Mentioned:

• One-on-One Coaching
• Masterclass
• Legacy Letters (For Moms)

Connect with Blake Brewer: 

• Website
• LinkedIn

Connect with Cam Hall:

• Facebook
• Instagram
• Twitter
• LinkedIn
• YouTube
• Email - [email protected]

As a dad, how are you making a difference in the lives of your children? How do you know if your ways are different from other dads? Why is there a need to make a difference? Joining us in this episode is David Ask, a dad on a mission. His mission is to be an inspiration for men, so they can become their best, unique selves. Men who have committed to living through their true north. David believes that uniqueness equates to authenticity and only through authenticity can someone make a difference in the lives of the people around them. Join David and Cam to learn how to be a dad who is unique and authentic, and a dad who has found his true, solid north. 

"Being FOR someone in their uniqueness is the greatest gift you could give somebody.” - David Ask

In This Episode:

• David shows how making a difference is rooted in a unique place
• Learn what it means to be an “anchor” and a “tether”
• What happens when you rank your core values based on priorities mixed with personality?
• Where the word “authenticity” is rooted from…and why the definition you thought you knew is misleading you.
• Find out how being on a mission can make all the difference in your progress
• Learn the difference between magnetic north and a true north when finding your identity
• Discover the beauty of a morning routine and how it serves as an anchor for success
• Realize the meaning and power of the phrase, “I am FOR you”

Resources Mentioned:

• Dan Miller

Connect with David Ask: 

• Website
• Instagram
• Facebook
• LinkedIn
• YouTube

Connect with Cam Hall:

• Facebook
• Instagram
• Twitter
• LinkedIn
• YouTube
• Email - [email protected]

Life is made up of countless moments - big and small, magical and ordinary, significant and seemingly insignificant, and they become the stories of our lives. I want to take another moment to connect with you by sharing bits and pieces of every life-defining experience I encountered. In this episode, I’m going to share about a rock adventure that may seem so insignificant at that time but has turned into something so poignant now that it finally makes sense. Through this experience, you will realize the power of investing our limited time on earth collecting these moments, and turning them into life-defining ones.    

"We go through this idea that life is short and death is forever but, really, death is short and life is forever.” - Cam Hall

In This Episode:

• I’ll take you on the challenge of redefining the moments you are experiencing as you're making small or big decisions
• Are you comfortable or just complacent? Know the difference
• Recall “insignificant” moments in the past that suddenly became significant in the present. How did these moments change you? 
• Learn how a simple step backward can help you re-assess your life distractions and shift your focus in the right direction
• The 3 biggest lessons I learned from my experience of finding the rock that change the way I see things
• Understand what we call “defining” moments and the 4 ways you can create them

Resources Mentioned: 

• The Power of Moments by Dan Heath, Chip Heath

Connect with Cam Hall:

• Facebook
• Instagram
• Twitter
• LinkedIn
• YouTube
• Email - [email protected]