No Off Season 4 Dads

You have to go back and listen to Part 1 if you haven't already.  The conversation was lively with Kelvin Coleman and Dr. Doran Gresham.  Both are very successful men, but even better fathers.  In this episode, we talked about our fathers and how they influenced our parenting.  We talked about careers, schools, and even gave some key advice around the end.  All that being said, take a listen.  Listen. Share. Fund. Enjoy. Repeat.

Credits:  'Move On Up' (Instrumental) -- Curtis Mayfield; 'For The People' (Instrumental) -- Pete Rock; Musical interludes -- dijondabassman

What is it like raising all girls?  Is being a father to all girls change you?  Do you as a father strive to be their father or their friend?  Listen to Dijon as he has a candid conversation with Dr. Gresham and Kelvin Coleman.  

Music Credits:  Intro/ Outro & Interlude Music -- by Dijon; Move On Up (Instrumental):  Curtis Mayfield; The World Is Yours (Instrumental):  NAS

Dr. Doran Gresham's Biography:  https://gsehd.gwu.edu/directory/doran-gresham

What choices have you made over the course of your life that have had a positive influence on you and the ones you love?  How about the choices that were not the wisest?  Our choices lead to action.  All of our choices have consequences, be it positive or negative.  

Take a listen as Dijon chats about how we should consider our choices and the influence it has on those we love.  

Sound bytes:  The World Is Yours by Nas

Book reference:  Bringing Up Boys by Dr. James Dobson

I never really grew up cursing, although I had my moments in high school and college.  I could never really string together a solid sequence of curse words to make it even sound effective.  As fathers, we know that profanity is all around our children.  In fact, you may even curse in your home.  This could even be around your children or in private.  

What's your stance about profanity in the home? Is it restricted or its now a big deal?  Listen to a perspective on profanity in the home.  You may agree, have questions, or think I am completely off base.  

Listen. Share.  Lend your thoughts. Enjoy.

Credits:

 -- What Science Says About Parents Who Swear Around Their Kids, Can it really be as bad as we think it is? by Sarah Cottrell; 3/16/2019

 -- Music interlude by Pete Rock, 'For The People'

I had a rude awakening recently as I received my physical test results in the mail.  It shocked me because I figured that I was a seemingly very healthy man, excluding my obsessive love for donuts and chips.  The results from my physical opened my eyes and brought a deeper awareness to my own humanity -- that I need to take better care of myself.  But I never would have known that if I did not go to the doctor.

Men typically don't like going to the doctor until something is wrong.  We might need to change our mindsets and go to the doctor while we believe everything is okay.  We get our oil changed every 3,000 miles.  We clean our HVAC systems to keep the air clean in the home.  Why not put even more attention to our bodies?  I spoke to a similar topic in episode 14, but it is coming full circle again.  Listen to a perspective from my recent visit to the doctor.  See if you can relate.  Let's chat about it.

My two sons and my wife are having a fun time learning and growing their financial portfolio.  I am having...a time as well.  Understanding the market can be complex.  The thoughts of saving, investing, losing and gaining can take you for a roller coaster ride.  However, it is a conversation that can be had with our children from a young age all the way up to they prepare to leave the house.  

Join Dijon as he has a real talk on the conversations of investing.  Lend your thoughts.  

I never really wanted to talk on this subject.  I always found it to be morbid and dreary.  However, as I get older and somewhat wiser, I see the need to ensure that my family is taken care of in case something happens to me.  There are homes, bank accounts, social media sites, careers, 401K's, and the list goes on -- all of these matter to you and will matter to your family.  

Take a listen to what Dijon has been thinking about on the matter of estate planning and for that matter, what you as a father should be thinking about as well.  

January 6, 2021 -- A day that will go down in history as one of the worst on American soil.  Men and women stormed the Capitol building in hopes to protest the presidential election results.  However, that protest turned ugly in a hurry.  We all watched it.  And so did our children.  What are your emotions?  And what are their emotions about what was seen?  Listen to Dijon as he gives some insights and pointers on how to speak with your children from this vivid moment in our nation's history. 

2021 is upon us.  So many of us are making resolutions to improve ourselves.  Why not make having a greater level of fitness a lifestyle?  Not a resoulution, but a lifestyle.  Listen to Dijon as he chats on concepts of prepping your body for a lifestyle of fitness.  Hear key strategies to accomplish these goals and the benefits of having a level of physical fitness.  Leave your comments as well.

I had to feverishly clean my kitchen because something spilled out in the cabinet.  It got all over the shelves.  Once I cleaned inside the pantry, I had to clean behind the pantry, and then the refrigerator.  It was yucky and time consuming.

Every now and then we need to do the same thig to our hearts.  And we have to help our children unfold the caked layers that are in theirs as well.  Listen in as we give a chat about 'cleaning the house.'