Everyday Lessons Every Day

Not all everyday lessons come from self-improvement books. David finds several, including this week's lesson in the 90's movie Heart and Souls.

The story of four souls who have unfulfilled lives reveals that failure is the result of never trying.

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Heart And Souls (movie)

In this week's episode, David talks about his teenage son and daughter, and how hard it was for him when they no longer idolized him as a father.

That's when he implements a lesson from Lisa Damour's book Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through The Seven Transitions Into Adulthood. Lisa recommends spending time in the car with teenagers in order to get them to open up.

David finds out and shares just how true is is that teenagers will open up when you take a ride.

Referenced in this episode:

Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through The Seven Transitions Into Adulthood, by Lisa Damour

It's not uncommon for men to have fewer and fewer close male relationships as they get older. David shares stories of little league and Boy Scouts, focusing on the brotherhoods he created in his youth.

Discover the power of finding a tribe and and learn how important it is that women find their sisters and men find their brothers.

Referenced in this episode:

Backbone: The Modern Man's Ultimate Guide To Purpose, Passion, And Power, by David H. Wagner

After an inspiring workout, David shares how the lyrics to P!nk's song, Courage, combined with Peloton instructor Christine D'Ercole's personal story moved him to look deep inside and to discover the things that were causing him shame.

Then, with P!nk singing in the background and Christine inspiring him from the screen of his Peloton, he was moved to face that shame and use it to find the courage to change.

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P!nk and Christine D'Ercole

Do you take immaculate care of your yard, your car or other material things? David was obsessed with his lawn and his Jeep, to the point where even imagining something being imperfect gave him anxiety.

In his book, The Last Lecture, Randy Pausch shares a story that helps David and his listeners put things into perspective and to understand that people are more important than things.

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The Last Lecture, Randy Pausch

In his very first podcast episode, David shares an everyday lesson from the first self-improvement book that he ever read.

How to Win Friends and Influence People, by Dale Carnegie, may have been written in 1936, but the lessons (if not the stories) are still relevant today, especially the lesson about other people's interests.

Referenced in this episode:

How to Win Friends and Influence People, by Dale Carnegie