THEY REMEMBER THAT YOU LEFT BUT NEVER THAT YOU’RE GONE.

These are the words that Lucas Marino holds on to when making sure his kids feel his presence and never feel left out whenever he is deployed. Lucas is the CEO and Founder of EAST Partnership, who once served in the military, but above all else, a father.

Lucas shares how he was able to balance his duties for the country and duties as a father despite being deployed and far away. Join Lucas and Pat in this wonderful journey in the latest episode of Resilient Dad.

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS:

• Lucas Marino: deployed yet resilient
• Learning the value of working with his dad
• Flipping the switch between deployment and fatherhood
• Making the job temporary
• Handling kids with different personalities
• Be yourself and be confident in that
• Entrepreneurship and fatherhood

QUOTES:

Lucas - Make it better, because you can:

“No matter what you inherit, no matter what you have, you have the opportunity to make it what you want it to be, and to make it better.”

Lucas - Make fatherhood your own:

“It made us appreciate the fact that he put forth the effort to change. Yes, I think a lot of dads get stuck in this. ‘ ‘Well, I was raised this way. So I have to just copy and paste that to the way I raise kids nowadays’ ’. That's not the way it goes.”

Lucas - Your kids are your greatest legacy:

“I didn't want them to have to wonder how much I care about them. I wanted them to know, beyond a shadow of the doubt, and I wanted them to understand that my kids are going to be my greatest legacy.”

Lucas - Decide what you think is right:

“Make good decisions because they're the right decisions for you in the context of your life. So it might not even be what everyone else needs or thinks is the right thing.”

Lucas - Be yourself always:

“Be yourself, and be confident in that, and as long as you're a good person, there's nothing wrong with that. Yeah, it's actually a great thing.”

Connect with Lucas and check out what more inspiring things he’s up to:

• About Lucas
• About EAST Partnership

Connect with Pat and check out what more inspiring things he’s up to:

• About Pat
• About Resilient Dad

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There are times when you can only find the solution or answer to your problems when you are alone. By spending time all by yourself, you get to think things through and finally come up with a solution. It’s not just meditation, reflection, or brainstorming. IT’S YOU… ALL YOU.

In this episode of The Resilient Dad, Pat takes you on a quick yet meaningful journey, where we learn that the answer you search for, is within you.

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS:

• Finding the answers within
• You are the answer
• Don't look for validation

QUOTES:

Pat on being the solution yourself:

“It's about understanding that we're all the solutions to the challenges that I have in life, within me to finally having the ability to find the solution and that I can't look at the external world for answers.”

Pat on having the mindset of acceptance:

“I was focusing on my mindset and myself and not looking externally for validation and acceptance of what was happening.”

Connect with Pat and check out what more inspiring things he’s up to:

• About Pat
• About Resilient Dad

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Stop, look up, and surrender. These are some of Chris Decker’s words that bring light to his interview with Pat. Chris grew up in the midst of chaos and struggle, went to hell and back with vices, but later on, found his light by surrendering himself. The resilience to choose his work every single day has made him a good father not only to his own family but also to his family at Salescast. Tune in and get more inspiration from Chris’ journey.

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS:

• Chris Decker on intuitive parenting
• Puzzling things out with fatherhood
• What Chris had to overcome
• Growing up with no role model
• Look up and surrender
• Choose to start the work over again every single day

QUOTES:

Chris on applying intuitive parenting:

“Intuitive parenting says, Don't fight it. Let him be self-expressive? You know, like, why am I trying to fight all these things?”

Lacking a role model as a father for Chris:

“I'm basically learning how to be a father from scratch, I do actually have any positive role models in terms of fatherhood.

The chaotic life of Chris:

“I didn't really have any early models of safety or fatherhood, you know, I'm just describing this totally chaotic environment to you.”

Chris on never going back:

“I could ruin my whole life, and it could be over, but I have to choose every day that I wake up that today is a new life, a new mercy, a new opportunity.”

Chris on choosing the work daily:

“We can choose every single day to start the work over again. So we never have to go back to where we were.”

Connect with Chris and find out more about his work:

• About Chris
• About Salescast
• Salescast Community

Connect with Pat and check out what more inspiring things he’s up to:

• About Pat
• About Resilient Dad

If you liked this episode or were inspired by the journeys it shares, or you have suggestions or your own stories to share, subscribe to the Resilient Dad podcast now and leave us a comment!

A sound mind and strong body are key to your resilient journey.

It’s episode 4 of The Resilient Dad, and in Pat’s first solo outing, he will be talking about mental health. Tune in and listen to Pat as he shares his journey to a better mental state and physical wellness. Pat also shares his tips and the tools you should use for your own journey. 

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS:

• Let's talk about mental health
• Stick to the positive things
• Have your peace of mind
• Goodness of self-awareness

QUOTES:

Pat on mental health:

“Not only myself, but a lot of other people have felt in the place where they're not in control of their mind, and they're feeling very unhealthy.”

Pat says you must have peace of mind:

“Your peace is number one, and if you don't have peace within your mind, you're stuck. So it's staying out of your head, and focusing on being in your heart.”

Connect with Pat and check out what more inspiring things he’s up to:

• About Pat
• About Resilient Dad

If you liked this episode or were inspired by the journeys it shares, or you have suggestions or your own stories to share, subscribe to the Resilient Dad podcast now and leave us a comment!

Collin Mitchell, is an entrepreneur, a 4-time founder, and co-founder of Salescast, but above all, he is a father… of four kids in fact. Pat welcomes Collin as his first-ever guest for this season of the Resilient Dad podcast.

Tune in to learn more about Collin’s journey to becoming a resilient dad for his 4 kids, and how he manages to keep them all in check.

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS:

• Collin: Entrepreneur & father of four
• How Collin grew up to be
• How Collin worked on himself
• Becoming a father for the first time
• Letting go of challenging battles
• Don't be so hard on yourself

QUOTES:

Collin negotiating with his kids: “The funniest thing is, as they get a little bit older, you start to see them using some of your own techniques on you, and you're like, wow, I never taught them that.”

How Collin worked on himself: "A lot of it was just working on myself, you know, a lot of reflection, meditation, journaling, you know, dealing with some things in therapy, for sure, at all, that's been really helpful.”

Collin on becoming a father for the first time: "You know, there's just still nothing that brings more joy than like, you know, bringing a new kid into this world.”

Collin chooses his battles: "A lot of times, people naturally and maybe even more dads, sort of fight that friction with more friction, and it just doesn't go well, and so you really just have to, learn to really just let go and like, not try to control so many things and like, choose your battles.”

Collin being vulnerable: "I would say the biggest thing is being willing to just be vulnerable with like other parents.”

Connect with Collin and find out more about his work:

• About Collin
• About Salescast
• Salescast Community

Connect with Pat and check out what more inspiring things he’s up to:

• About Pat
• About Resilient Dad

If you liked this episode or were inspired by the journeys it shares, or you have suggestions or your own stories to share, subscribe to the Resilient Dad podcast now and leave us a comment!

In life, you either grow or you die, and Pat chooses growth! In this solo episode of The Resilient Dad, Pat is putting himself up to the 75 Hard challenge where he commits himself to a workout routine and a healthy diet for a whopping 75 days! So tune in and find out what the challenge is about and join Pat’s journey to resilient growth.

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS:

• The 75 Hard Challenge
• The required workout
• The proper diet

QUOTES:

Pat’s required daily workout:

“It consists of two workouts a day, 45 minutes, one has to be outside reading 10 pages of a book, physical book, no audio, and drinking nearly four liters of water.”

Pat on what exercise to do:

“It doesn't have to be anything ridiculous. Could be as simple as a walk. But it's creating those daily habits that will help you be consistent and create positive habits.”

Connect with Pat and check out what more inspiring things he’s up to:

• About Pat
• About Resilient Dad

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On this inaugural episode of The Resilient Dad Podcast, Chris Decker interviews your host Pat Di Domenico to learn more about why he's launching this podcast, who will come on the show, what kinds of conversations he will be having and more.  

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