Front Row Dads with Jon Vroman

In this episode of the podcast, I'm joined by Tim Meuchel. We hit on a bunch of topics, ranging from what it means to show up for your family during adversity and how your kids see you during these times; to lessons in parenting leadership, and understanding when it makes the most sense to take a step back and not be in control all of the time.

• Scheduling personal first, and everything else next
• Handling seasons of adversity for fathers
• Why the movie Instant Family was a huge hit
• When leaders (dads) need to step back
• The importance of defining terms with kids

• "Life is MESSY, life is HARD, and sometimes you just have to step back and look at what you have, instead of what you don't." - Tim Meuchel
• "You are your own worst critique" - Tim Meuchel
• "I have to tell myself sometimes that I'm their PARENT not their FRIEND" - Tim Meuchel

• MJ DeMarco
• Tony Robbins

• The10Factor.com
• Follow on Twitter, Insta, Facebook
• Instant Family
• The Millionaire Fastlane by MJ DeMarco

Tim Meuchel is the creator, best selling author, and podcast host of The 10 Factor.

He's a graduate engineer from Virginia Tech, and spent 12 years in the private sector managing large commercial construction projects from coast-to-coast for a 100-year old company. Tim's plan from day 1 was to retire with that company until a series of events several years later led him to start considering other options.

Tim kept his job but started discussing an exit strategy with his wife and circle of influence. These discussions continued for several more years until eventually he secured a contractor's license and started a side business in 2007.

Front Row Dads is in the business of building better families.

While most dads would say that family matters most, the challenge is they feel guilty knowing their careers get the best of them, and their family seems to get the rest of them.

The Front Row Dads brotherhood is changing that.

We help Dads become family men with businesses, not businessmen who have families, so they can thrive personally AND professionally.

Subscribe to the Front Row Dad podcast to learn about fatherhood, marriage and how to level up your game at home.

Join the Front Row Dads private Facebook community so you can ask questions, share ideas, and be part of a supportive group of incredible brothers who help one another navigate the role of marriage and fatherhood.\

Learn about what's included in your Front Row Dads membership here.

If you've listened to multiple Front Row Dads interviews and get value from the show, we'd love your support! Leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts only takes a minute, and in turn, it allows us to rank higher and become discovered by other Dads, just like you. Visit FrontRowDads.com/review and tell others what you think about the show!

Host Jon Vroman asks the big question, uncovers true stories and practical strategies to win as a parent (and husband). Digging up the tips, habits, routine and rituals that help men be a better dad/father and also win in marriage, parenting, health, finance while balancing the hundreds a full calendar. It's easy for a dad to say that family matters most, but feels guilty knowing their careers get the best of them, and their family seems to get the rest of them. Front Row Dads is changing that. We help you raise awesome kids, and improve your marriage. We help Dads become family men with businesses, not businessmen who have families, so they can thrive personally AND professionally. For those looking for dad advice, and tips to thrive in fatherhood, it's all at FrontRowDads.com/subscribe

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Front Row Dads is in the business of building better families.

While most dads would say that family matters most, the challenge is they feel guilty knowing their careers get the best of them, and their family seems to get the rest of them.

The Front Row Dads brotherhood is changing that.

We help Dads become family men with businesses, not businessmen who have families, so they can thrive personally AND professionally.

Subscribe to the Front Row Dad podcast to learn about fatherhood, marriage and how to level up your game at home.

Join the Front Row Dads private Facebook community so you can ask questions, share ideas, and be part of a supportive group of incredible brothers who help one another navigate the role of marriage and fatherhood.

Learn about what's included in your Front Row Dads membership here.

If you've listened to multiple Front Row Dads interviews and get value from the show, we'd love your support! Leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts only takes a minute, and in turn, it allows us to rank higher and become discovered by other Dads, just like you. Visit FrontRowDads.com/review and tell others what you think about the show!

Host Jon Vroman asks the big question, uncovers true stories and practical strategies to win as a parent (and husband). Digging up the tips, habits, routine and rituals that help men be a better dad/father and also win in marriage, parenting, health, finance while balancing the hundreds a full calendar. It's easy for a dad to say that family matters most, but feels guilty knowing their careers get the best of them, and their family seems to get the rest of them. Front Row Dads is changing that. We help you raise awesome kids, and improve your marriage. We help Dads become family men with businesses, not businessmen who have families, so they can thrive personally AND professionally. For those looking for dad advice, and tips to thrive in fatherhood, it's all at FrontRowDads.com/subscribe

In this encore episode Eric Edmeades discusses some tips to help with your sleeping troubles.

Front Row Dads is in the business of building better families.

While most dads would say that family matters most, the challenge is they feel guilty knowing their careers get the best of them, and their family seems to get the rest of them.

The Front Row Dads brotherhood is changing that.

We help Dads become family men with businesses, not businessmen who have families, so they can thrive personally AND professionally.

Subscribe to the Front Row Dad podcast to learn about fatherhood, marriage and how to level up your game at home.

Join the Front Row Dads private Facebook community so you can ask questions, share ideas, and be part of a supportive group of incredible brothers who help one another navigate the role of marriage and fatherhood.

Learn about what's included in your Front Row Dads membership here.

If you've listened to multiple Front Row Dads interviews and get value from the show, we'd love your support! Leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts only takes a minute, and in turn, it allows us to rank higher and become discovered by other Dads, just like you. Visit FrontRowDads.com/review and tell others what you think about the show!

Host Jon Vroman asks the big question, uncovers true stories and practical strategies to win as a parent (and husband). Digging up the tips, habits, routine and rituals that help men be a better dad/father and also win in marriage, parenting, health, finance while balancing the hundreds a full calendar. It's easy for a dad to say that family matters most, but feels guilty knowing their careers get the best of them, and their family seems to get the rest of them. Front Row Dads is changing that. We help you raise awesome kids, and improve your marriage. We help Dads become family men with businesses, not businessmen who have families, so they can thrive personally AND professionally. For those looking for dad advice, and tips to thrive in fatherhood, it's all at FrontRowDads.com/subscribe

In today's episode, Eric Edmeades joins the podcast to talk about how he manages to live a healthy life with his family. You'll learn how he teaches his kids about healthy eating, factors to consider in a healthy diet, and moral lessons that can help you build a healthy relationship with your family.

• The 7 empirical elements of health
• The myths of alkaline water
• Prey breathes shallow, which puts you in your sympathetic state
• When ONLY to take supplements
• The dangers of giving your kids milk
• Why waking up at 2 or 3am might be totally normal
• Eric's strategy for falling back asleep
• What Eric learned from a difficult divorce and how he learned to win with co-parenting

• "The only experts at parenting in the world are children." - Eric Edmeades
• "Pay attention to what our children are deducing from every exchange we have with them." - Eric Edmeades
• "It isn't about being an expert, it's about having distinctions that somebody else doesn't have at that moment." - Eric Edmeades
• "We breathe shallow to be quiet so that we don't get haunted." - Eric Edmeades

• Shelly Lefkoe
• Dr. Shefali
• Akari Chan

• EriceDMeades.com
• Follow on Twitter, Insta, Facebook, LinkedIn
• WildFit
• MindValley
• LittleHumans

A true serial entrepreneur, Eric has spent the last 20 years starting, buying, selling and turning around businesses in 6 countries. Eric owns or has owned businesses in data capture, field service, wireless networking, events management, high fidelity medical simulation and Hollywood special effects, where his companies worked on blockbuster movies including James Cameron's ground-breaking Avatar, Neill Blomkamp's Elysium and films in the Iron Man, Transformers and Pirates of the Caribbean franchises.

Eric has logged over 10,000 hours on stage and spoken in over 20 countries around the world. He routinely speaks at business, marketing and technology conferences, film festivals, corporate engagements and does pro-bono talks and consulting for not-for-profit organizations and schools.

Eric is a proud father and enjoyed debating politics, health and the merits of music with his son who has just commenced study at UBC in Canada. In 2012 Eric married his long time girlfriend Elise and the two of them now split their time between being at home (and kiteboarding) in Cabarete, Dominican Republic and touring around the world working to inspire and empower people, companies and governments to achieve great things.

Front Row Dads is in the business of building better families.

While most dads would say that family matters most, the challenge is they feel guilty knowing their careers get the best of them, and their family seems to get the rest of them.

The Front Row Dads brotherhood is changing that.

We help Dads become family men with businesses, not businessmen who have families, so they can thrive personally AND professionally.

Subscribe to the Front Row Dad podcast to learn about fatherhood, marriage and how to level up your game at home.

Join the Front Row Dads private Facebook community so you can ask questions, share ideas, and be part of a supportive group of incredible brothers who help one another navigate the role of marriage and fatherhood.

Learn about what's included in your Front Row Dads membership here.

If you've listened to multiple Front Row Dads interviews and get value from the show, we'd love your support! Leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts only takes a minute, and in turn, it allows us to rank higher and become discovered by other Dads, just like you. Visit FrontRowDads.com/review and tell others what you think about the show!

Host Jon Vroman asks the big question, uncovers true stories and practical strategies to win as a parent (and husband). Digging up the tips, habits, routine and rituals that help men be a better dad/father and also win in marriage, parenting, health, finance while balancing the hundreds a full calendar. It's easy for a dad to say that family matters most, but feels guilty knowing their careers get the best of them, and their family seems to get the rest of them. Front Row Dads is changing that. We help you raise awesome kids, and improve your marriage. We help Dads become family men with businesses, not businessmen who have families, so they can thrive personally AND professionally. For those looking for dad advice, and tips to thrive in fatherhood, it's all at FrontRowDads.com/subscribe

Jim Sheils presents "Tech Distancing (Intermittent Tech Fasting)" among more key strategies to better structuring home life with EVERYONE in the family getting on-board

In this encore episode, Aaron Ross joins the podcast to talk about what it's like raising 9 children while building a business. He discusses how to cultivate ownership within your kids.

In this episode, Aaron Ross joins the podcast to talk about what it's like raising 9 children while building a business. We also get into his experience with adopting kids, making money for your family, why it's okay not to have all the answers, and much more!

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

• How Aaron adopted 9 kids
• Why now is the best time for creation
• Why business is a skill you can learn
• Teaching ownership
• Staying calm in the midst of chaos
• Surrendering control
• Why working for the family is family time

QUOTE

• "Business is a skill that you can learn." - Aaron Ross
• "There's no human that can grow up in the world without some form of shame" - Aaron Ross
• "Working to make money for the family is family time too. " - Aaron Ross
• "I never really appreciated how finite time is, until I had kids." - Aaron Ross

EPISODE RESOURCES

• PredictableRevenue.com
• Follow on Twitter, Insta, Facebook, & LinkedIn
• Predictable Revenue by Aaron Ross

ABOUT THE GUEST

Aaron Ross (@motoceo) is married with 9 children (mostly through adoption), loves motorcycles, and keeps a 20-hour workweek. He's Co-CEO of PredictableRevenue.com and in 8 years, Aaron went from being alone and making less than $100k a year, to being a married dad of 10, and leading a $5M growing business. He graduated from Stanford University, is an ex-Ironman triathlete, and graduate of the Boulder Outdoor Survival School.

Aaron was also an EIR (Entrepreneur-in-Residence) at Alloy Ventures, a $1 billion venture capital firm, and CEO of LeaseExchange, an online equipment leasing marketplace. He's a keynote speaker and the author of two books: the best-selling 'Predictable Revenue', called "The Sales Bible of Silicon Valley," and 'From Impossible To Inevitable'. Both books are based on outbound prospecting and sales systems that have created billions in value for companies like Salesforce.com, Oracle, Red Hat and many other companies.

PEOPLE MENTIONED

JOIN THE BROTHERHOOD

Join the Front Row Dads private Facebook community so you can ask questions, share ideas, and be part of a supportive group of incredible brothers who help one another navigate the role of marriage and fatherhood.

LEAVE A REVIEW

If you've listened to multiple Front Row Dads interviews and get value from the show, we'd love your support! Leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts only takes a minute, and in turn, it allows us to rank higher and become discovered by other Dads, just like you. Visit FrontRowDads.com/review and tell others what you think about the show!

1. Recognizing the threat - The brain learns most rapidly under life threat so if your survival is threatened the brain starts developing new pathways to figure out how to respond and adapt.

2. Love & Safety - When we feel safe and secure we take risks and our mind is more open and we get less rigid. It takes the combo of a life threatening situation with love and safety

When someone is facing a challenge they get tunnel vision and freak out and resilient goes out the window but if you can provide safety through love they stay soft and open and build that capacity.

In this episode clip Dr. William Stixrud and Ned Johnson discuss self driven kids. Do you have one?

ABOUT

Dr. William Stixrud

William R. Stixrud, Ph.D., is a clinical neuropsychologist and founder of The Stixrud Group, a lifespan neuropsychology practice. He is also a member of the Adjunct Faculty of the Children's National Medical Center, and he holds a faculty appointment as Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics at the George Washington School of Medicine.

Additionally, Dr. Stixrud is a frequent lecturer, and he has authored scientific articles on Transcendental Meditation and book chapters on meditation and the integration of the arts into education.

Dr. Stixrud has been quoted often in publications including The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Times of London, Scientific American, Time.com, NPR, The Wall Street Journal, Businessweek, Barron's, and Vogue.

Dr. Stixrud holds a doctorate degree in School Psychology from the University of Minnesota. He did his training in neuropsychology at the Children's Hospital of Boston (as a fellow of the Harvard Medical School) and Tufts New England Medical Center. Dr. Stixrud is also a rock and roll musician and plays in the band Close Enough.

Ned Johnson

Ned Johnson is an author, speaker, and founder of PrepMatters, an educational company providing academic tutoring, educational planning, and standardized test preparation. A professional "tutor-geek" since 1993, Ned has spent nearly 40,000 one-on-one hours helping students conquer an alphabet of standardized tests and honing his interpersonal skills. A battle-tested veteran in the fields of test prep, stress regulation, and student performance, Ned coaches clients to manage their anxiety and find the motivation to reach their full potential.

In 2006, Ned co-authored the book Conquering the SAT: How Parents Can Help Students Overcome the Pressure and Succeed, which tackles the outsized role anxiety plays in standardized testing. With Dr. William Stixrud, Ned co-authored The Self-Driven Child: The Science and Sense of Giving Your Kids More Control Over Their Lives. Their book explores how fostering children's autonomy can help solve two challenges endemic to kids today: facing anxiety and developing intrinsic motivation. Ned is a sought-after speaker and teen coach on study skills, sleep deprivation, parent-teen dynamics, and test anxiety, and his work is featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, NPR, BBC, and many others.

In today's episode, Dr. William Stixrud and Ned Johnson join the podcast to talk about giving your kids the freedom to make choices and take control over their lives. We cover the importance of asking your kids questions, being calm as a father, meditation, mental health, motivation, sleep, and a lot more!

• The importance of autonomy
• The stress that comes with lack of control
• What is non-anxious presence?
• Why the family unit is most effective when Dad stays calm
• Don't go home until you meditate
• What does it mean to "take the long view"
• How to help kids do better now
• What you can do now, to help you kids avoid being one of the 60% that are seeking mental health. In college 38% of girls in highschool are diagnosed with anxiety and 28% of boys
• How do kids get intrinsically motivated
• Understanding the passionate pursuit of pastimes
• Why testing works for kids, and where it doesn't
• Dads should be consultants and not managers
• Helping your kids know what they want
• Instead of leading your kids, try walking by their side
• Kids become resilient by solving their own problems
• Ask your kids questions, ask your kids questions, ask your kids questions
• Letting children own their decisions
• Your problems might be that they're not sleeping enough
• It's not always an issue of character, it may be an issue of chemistry

• "As much as possible, encourage kids to make decisions. " - Dr. William Stixrud
• "The worst job in the world is trying to get your kids to do things that they don't want to do. " - Ned Johnson

Dr. William Stixrud

William R. Stixrud, Ph.D., is a clinical neuropsychologist and founder of The Stixrud Group, a lifespan neuropsychology practice. He is also a member of the Adjunct Faculty of the Children's National Medical Center, and he holds a faculty appointment as Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics at the George Washington School of Medicine.

Additionally, Dr. Stixrud is a frequent lecturer, and he has authored scientific articles on Transcendental Meditation and book chapters on meditation and the integration of the arts into education.

Dr. Stixrud has been quoted often in publications including The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Times of London, Scientific American, Time.com, NPR, The Wall Street Journal, Businessweek, Barron's, and Vogue.

Dr. Stixrud holds a doctorate degree in School Psychology from the University of Minnesota. He did his training in neuropsychology at the Children's Hospital of Boston (as a fellow of the Harvard Medical School) and Tufts New England Medical Center. Dr. Stixrud is also a rock and roll musician and plays in the band Close Enough.

Ned Johnson

Ned Johnson is an author, speaker, and founder of PrepMatters, an educational company providing academic tutoring, educational planning, and standardized test preparation. A professional "tutor-geek" since 1993, Ned has spent nearly 40,000 one-on-one hours helping students conquer an alphabet of standardized tests and honing his interpersonal skills. A battle-tested veteran in the fields of test prep, stress regulation, and student performance, Ned coaches clients to manage their anxiety and find the motivation to reach their full potential.

In 2006, Ned co-authored the book Conquering the SAT: How Parents Can Help Students Overcome the Pressure and Succeed, which tackles the outsized role anxiety plays in standardized testing. With Dr. William Stixrud, Ned co-authored The Self-Driven Child: The Science and Sense of Giving Your Kids More Control Over Their Lives. Their book explores how fostering children's autonomy can help solve two challenges endemic to kids today: facing anxiety and developing intrinsic motivation. Ned is a sought-after speaker and teen coach on study skills, sleep deprivation, parent-teen dynamics, and test anxiety, and his work is featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, NPR, BBC, and many others.

• TheSelfDrivenChild.com
• Follow on Twitter, Insta, Facebook
• The Self Driven Child: The Science and Sense of Giving Your Kids More Control Over Their Lives
• The Stixrud Group
• PrepMatters

• Edwin Friedman

Front Row Dads is in the business of building better families.

While most dads would say that family matters most, the challenge is they feel guilty knowing their careers get the best of them, and their family seems to get the rest of them.

The Front Row Dads brotherhood is changing that.

We help Dads become family men with businesses, not businessmen who have families, so they can thrive personally AND professionally.

Subscribe to the Front Row Dad podcast to learn about fatherhood, marriage and how to level up your game at home.

Join the Front Row Dads private Facebook community so you can ask questions, share ideas, and be part of a supportive group of incredible brothers who help one another navigate the role of marriage and fatherhood.

Learn about what's included in your Front Row Dads membership here.

If you've listened to multiple Front Row Dads interviews and get value from the show, we'd love your support! Leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts only takes a minute, and in turn, it allows us to rank higher and become discovered by other Dads, just like you. Visit FrontRowDads.com/review and tell others what you think about the show!

Host Jon Vroman asks the big question, uncovers true stories and practical strategies to win as a parent (and husband). Digging up the tips, habits, routine and rituals that help men be a better dad/father and also win in marriage, parenting, health, finance while balancing the hundreds a full calendar. It's easy for a dad to say that family matters most, but feels guilty knowing their careers get the best of them, and their family seems to get the rest of them. Front Row Dads is changing that. We help you raise awesome kids, and improve your marriage. We help Dads become family men with businesses, not businessmen who have families, so they can thrive personally AND professionally. For those looking for dad advice, and tips to thrive in fatherhood, it's all at FrontRowDads.com