How do I be a more present dad?
24 passages from Dai's podcast transcripts, articles and pages. Episode passages link to the exact moment in the audio. This is gathered from his own words, not written about him.
Episodes (19)
Episode · jump to 24:53
Cam Hall Unleashed: How One Man's Fight Against the Dad Bod Became a Global Movement
That's not you time. I look at that bonus time yeah doesn't every guy though. Yeah, but, yeah, but. But that's not you time. Be intentional, be open with your family and say, hey, dad's going to do this today or this afternoon or tonight. I'm going to step out for about 20, 30 minutes and I'll be back. As long as you communicate that and...
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From Chuckles to Squats: Joe Martin's Recipe for a Happy, Healthy Life
...entor I can get him just doing some exercise or movement, fun movements or things like that, and they'll open up more, you know. But if I'm just like, hey, tell me about this bullying situation going on school, well I don't want to talk about that. But the more they trust you and the more they're actually doing something else where it doe...
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How Tiny Habits Lead to Monumental Gains in Self-Improvement with Brent Dowlen
..., man. Much love to you and your family and I'm excited to have you back in the next couple of months. Oh man anytime. That wraps up our enlightening conversation with Brent Fowlelin, the visionary behind the FowlableMancom and the FowlableMan podcast. Brent's journey and the wisdom he shared today are a testament to the power of embracin...
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Raising Emotionally Intelligent Kids: Insights from Sherman Perryman
So you may have to stoop down and look to them eye to eye, which in turn like when I, when I first started doing that, it was like okay, no, I'm serious, I'm getting down to you, your level but then also notice that within that, I have to bring myself down to their level frequently to get a level of understanding, because I know that they...
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From Chuckles to Squats: Joe Martin's Recipe for a Happy, Healthy Life
I just felt so happy for you and also it for myself. Just thinking about my own kid, it brought up a lot of those same feelings, for I have for my own daughter. No, I just want to say thank you for being vulnerable in your Content but also sharing what's going on in your life. Sure, yeah, cuz you and I shared talked about the. The two mos...
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Cam Hall Unleashed: How One Man's Fight Against the Dad Bod Became a Global Movement
And so I remember walking in my doctor's office and I'd had on down low middle of the day, had a mask up over my nose, and he just looks at me. My doctor's about my age, has kids the same age. He's like how are you doing? And I just looked at him. I couldn't die. I couldn't respond to him. I had nothing in like I. I just started to well u...
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How Tiny Habits Lead to Monumental Gains in Self-Improvement with Brent Dowlen
Every now and then I'll see a post from one of the kids, cause he used to be a youth minister, and so every now and then I'll post from one of the kids that I was a significant factor in their life growing up and I look at it long enough to go. That's awesome. My issue would be great and that's about the level. That's right. That's it Mov...
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Embracing Health After 40: Philip Pape's Guide to Fitness, Food Freedom, and Mindful Living
And they, you know. Then they look at the kids menu. They're like I don't want that, I don't want the real foot, I hate to say it, that's what they'll say sometimes like I want the adult food, you know. So, yeah, we eat at the dinner table together. I think that's really important because that's the one time for sure no devices, no distra...
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Raising Emotionally Intelligent Kids: Insights from Sherman Perryman
...an I struggle now and I'm 47 years old, I still struggle communicating when I'm feeling, oh. So I know that with kids at that age it's also a big challenge because they might not have their vernacular yet right, like the vocabulary to describe. And I guess in those situations like how do you navigate that? Oh, like, how do you create I gu...
Episode · jump to 27:34
Why Everyone is an Athlete: Dr. Rob Bell's Revolutionary Take on Mental Toughness
...ery day, man. What are these code reds that are going to happen? And when you do that now, you can get into flow more often. Throughout the day, man, you get really ingrained and not get so distracted and out of the rhythm of what you're trying to do. So those are a couple of the key components, man, that I find to be like hey man, how ca...
Articles (4)
Article · Over 40 and a father? The #DadBodyProject
Over 40 and a father? The #DadBodyProject
...on. If not, no worries, feel free to share this message with someone that may fit the profile. I'm looking for 4 more dads to beta-test a program that I've developed over the past 3 years. The #DadBodyProject. As a dad, husband, brother, friend and community leader, I know all too well how challenging it can be to try to fit it all in. As...
Article · Why dads over 40 specifically
The DadBody project: what it is, who it is for
...decade. And the industry these men turn to was not built for them. It was built for 25-year-olds with disposable time, selling intensity, novelty, and before-and-after photos. A 47-year-old father of three does not need intensity. He needs something he will still be doing in March. The culture treats the dad bod as a joke, or occasionally...
Article · If you are open and ready
Over 40 and a father? The #DadBodyProject
...ging progression, but the other, it's just about living life as it is. As your best version of you, because deep down you know, 'I got this!' Then connect with me to get an overview for what the Dad Body Project journey entails. Note: this is not a free offer, it will require a nominal investment along with your time and energy. It will r...
Article · Chapter 4: Maximizing Health and Personal Growth in Minimal Time
How long it really takes to get back in shape
for someone with more time than you have. The men who hold onto progress are the ones whose plan survives a bad week, a work trip and a sick kid. Consistency at 70 percent beats perfection you abandon in week three. The 2% Solution. Play it here, with the full transcript on the page. The least exercise that actually does something, and th...
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