My guest today is Joe De Sena. Joe was one of my first guests when I first started this episode 6 years ago. If you are a Spartan Racer, you might know Joe. He is the CEO of Spartan Race. The basis of his company is the foundation that we as humans cannot reach our potential until we have gone through a struggle or a test. It’s what he calls, purposeful suffering. 

Coming from a childhood where he had nowhere to learn, only his own,  and had to figure out how to make it. Joe believes his success came from his purposeful suffering philosophy. This is one of my favorite episodes, no doubt.

Joe shares about “Mental Toughness for Families - 10 Rules for Resilience”, his new book and we talk about some of those rules on this episode. 

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Craig Risoli is a good friend and Dad Edge Accelerator business matermind member. He is a husband of 10 years to Hailey, father of 3, veteran and the proud owner of High Speed Daddy, an epic backpack for dads company.

He built his company around his family schedule as a stay at home dad, not the other way around. 

A lot of men choose to let life manage them. That is unfortunate, because that stresses and burns them out. 

Today we will be talking about taking initiative, making decisions and stop letting things hold us up and learn along the way. Many of us are stopped by analysis paralysis. 

Craig is an engineer, so I ask him all things about making decisions.

Show Notes:

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When it comes to conflict, do you find yourself frustrated or lost? Relationships is not something that we are taught. We grow up and we are taught different skills, trigonometry, social studies, but rarely how to resolve conflict. And it's really unfortunate because think of what our marriages and relationships could look like if we knew how to resolve conflict and how we could actually do it from an objective standpoint to where when we try to resolve conflict just normally in day to day.

My guest today, Jayson Gaddis, a licensed family therapist knows exactly how to do it. He wrote a book, How To Get to Zero and we talk about conflict resolution with those we love the most. It’s a deep episode, so I encourage you to take notes. 

Show Notes:www.thedadedge.com/352

A father, husband, business consultant, and high performance coach — Jake is determined to leave a lasting impact.   

He is the owner of a management consulting firm —Delta Perspective, LLC  and has done program management, process improvement, change management and business strategy most of my career.   

He is passionate about solving problems, exploring new opportunities, and maintaining a positive and persistent mindset.  

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Mike McCarthy knows this. As the author of The Miracle Morning for parents (co-authored by Hal Elrod), Mike has developed a proven process to help you not only embrace your mornings, but get you so you improve your life and that of your family. The Miracle Morning works on the premise of being deliberate in your daily actions. As a father, Mike has created The Miracle Mornings for Parents and Families, focusing on CHARMS: Creativity, Health, Affirmation, Reading and Service.

Show Notes:

www.thedadedge.com/351

This is the last show of 2021. As we enter 2022, it is so important to to intentionally work and put into practice choices that lean towards improving our marriages and connecting with our wifes. I struggled for 10 years in my marriage, because I knew there was more, a higher potential for me and my wife and I wasn’t there. So I share skills and what has worked for me in being intentional in my marriage and I believe this can also work for you. Thank you for your support. Let’s make 2022 a great year and remember to Live Legendary!

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