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Today I diverge slightly from the 9 part series to talk about my dad. He has always been a great example of me of someone who loves and cares for my mom. Enjoy --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/randy-everett/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/randy-everett/support

Have you ever been let down because someone didn't live up to your expectations? Did you voice that expectation? Was that expectation reasonable? We all have expectations for ourselves, our kids, etc... but we need to make sure those expectations are fair and not unreasonable. You would never expect a 5-year-old to act like a 16-year-old, and you would never expect a 16-year-old to act like a 21-year-old. These expectations would be unfair and unreasonable. Today I discuss how you should not set unreasonable expectations for your kids. Whether that is to be the star athlete you weren't or to play in Carnegie Hall like you couldn't, it doesn't matter. Setting those unfair expectations for your kids will only do more damage than good.  Link to Article:  https://dailydad.com/9-ways-to-be-a-better-father-right-now/ Music by Lesfm from Pixabay --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/randy-everett/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/randy-everett/support

How well do you know your kids? Do you know that your two-year-old loves tractors; or that your teenager loves sports? In today's discussion on tip number 6 from the article 9 ways to be a better father today from dailydad.com I discuss getting on your kid's level and how we can connect with them to teach them and help them grow into better people. Link to Article:  https://dailydad.com/9-ways-to-be-a-better-father-right-now/ Music by Lesfm from Pixabay --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/randy-everett/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/randy-everett/support

I really like this piece of advice. I remember times in my life when an adult, whether my parent or another person, shared their problems with me and it only brought me down. I remember feeling worse for having had that interaction. I think this piece of advice today really hits home just how oversharing could harm our children. We need to find healthy ways to work out our problems, leave work at work, and find help in appropriate places.   Link to Article:  https://dailydad.com/9-ways-to-be-a-better-father-right-now/ Music by Lesfm from Pixabay --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/randy-everett/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/randy-everett/support

Have you ever been the recipient of someone else's bad day? When someone takes out their frustrations with their own life on you? Imagine that you are the one having a bad day, and you decide to take it out on your child. That isn't fair and it is something that a good father would try to avoid doing at all costs. In this episode, I discuss how we can be chain breakers in our own families with our children. We can break the trauma chain by not taking out our own trauma on our children. We can be the ones that save generations from addiction, trauma, and other issues if we are willing to recognize and work through our own difficult times. Enjoy! Link to Article:  https://dailydad.com/9-ways-to-be-a-better-father-right-now/ Music by Lesfm from Pixabay --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/randy-everett/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/randy-everett/support

This tip is not so much about directly doing something for your kids, but rather doing something that will give them an example. Going out, one on one, with your spouse once a week. Committing to a date night can seem daunting, especially if you are low on funds, available babysitters, stressed, or in the middle of a global pandemic. While not easy, this is definitely worth doing. It will bless your marriage, which in turn, will bless your kids.  Link to Article:  https://dailydad.com/9-ways-to-be-a-better-father-right-now/ Music by Lesfm from Pixabay --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/randy-everett/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/randy-everett/support

In part 2 of the 9 ways to be a better father series, I discuss setting an example for your kids. It has been more applicable to me lately because my toddler has begun talking. He repeats every word we say. We realized that our example is his primary source of teaching. This has made me and my wife really take inventory of our own lives to see if we can be better examples to him. Link to Article:  https://dailydad.com/9-ways-to-be-a-better-father-right-now/ Music by Lesfm from Pixabay --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/randy-everett/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/randy-everett/support

Today's episode and the next 8 will focus on an article written by Ryan Holliday on dailydad.com.  He writes about 9 ways we can become better fathers. I will read excerpts from his article and discuss different stories from my own experience as a dad. Today I discuss putting our phones away when we are with our children and how we can all be better at this.  Link to Article:  https://dailydad.com/9-ways-to-be-a-better-father-right-now/ Music by Lesfm from Pixabay --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/randy-everett/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/randy-everett/support

Have you ever acted in a way that you wish you could take back? Do you wish that there was an undo feature in your life? I know I have and do wish at times I could have rewound 30 seconds and redone what I had done.  In this episode, we discuss how anger can damage you and how you can combat it with some lessons from my life and the ancient Stoics. Enjoy! Music by Lesfm from Pixabay --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/randy-everett/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/randy-everett/support

Today I am excited to share with you my interview with Aaron Shields. As a former rocket scientist and software developer, Aaron found a passion for helping others and finding connections with people. Through this connection, he found that coaching was a way to achieve his goals of helping people on a more individualized scale.  Aaron is a Ramsey-certified financial coach as well as a life coach.  He and his wife recently started their own coaching business and are changing lives one at a time.  In this episode, we discuss all things finance, relationships, boundaries, and coaching.  We discuss how his definition of success has changed in recent years to focus on things he can control.  Enjoy this chat with Aaron Shields. If you are interested in connecting with Aaron, you can reach him at his website here: https://www.mountainsidementoring.com/ Music by Lesfm from Pixabay --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/randy-everett/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/randy-everett/support

Today I discuss the work of Ryan Holiday from his book "Ego is the Enemy". It was an incredibly impactful book for me and I hope that some of the topics covered can be impactful to you as well. I talk about how we often have a passion for something and how that passion can't last, it is like a candle that burns out. We need a purpose to help us overcome some of the obstacles and challenges in our lives.  This lesson has helped me in law school and as a father and husband. I hope that it can help you tooo. Enjoy.  Link to the book: https://amzn.to/3teLLfT --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/randy-everett/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/randy-everett/support

It's simple today, I tell a few funny stories from the book of my nieces and nephews.  My Mother-in-law created a book of all the funniest things the kids have said over the years. I share a few of those stories with you.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/randy-everett/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/randy-everett/support