Great Dad Talks

In this conversation I interview Dubai-based life coach Mazen Edlibi to talk about his personal experience with Positive Intelligence and how he uses it with his clients. He also gives a demonstration of his version of the exercise we use to help rewire the brain to react more positively to life's everyday challenges.Mazen coaches women to find their life purpose and become more empowered leaders. You can find him at TrueVoiceSeeker.coachesconsole.com

Tim and I discuss how important it is that dads recognize that there are three elements of fatherhood which he has incorporated into his program Dads on Purpose. The three “events” of the DadAthlon are: * Connecting * Providing* LivingYou can get Tim's free resources including his Dad Quiz, a family movie finder, and the first three chapters of his book Dad on Purpose for free at www.dadathlon.com/greatdad

In this episode, Dave Baillie, a professional trainer for the U.S. Navy discusses how his coaching experience taught him key skills for connecting with his adult kids after his divorce. With real life examples, Dave talks about opening up, vulnerability, and a core coaching skill called "Level 3 listening." Dave specializes in transitions coaching and can be found on LinkedIn.

Life and Executive coach Pete Armstrong discusses his success with Positive Intelligence and his clients. We specifically focus on the changes dads see in their own perspectives and the effect it has on how they interact with their kids and families. You can find out more about Pete Armstrong and his work with Positive Intelligence at https://marvelous-writer-7336.ck.page...

In this interview I talk to Chris Thurber about the good kinds of parental pressure. Thurber, along with his co-author Hendrie Weissinger, believe that there is a right way and a wrong way to ask for the best from our goods. Their philosophy is perhaps summed up by one of their lessons in the book: "Expect their best, not the best." Chris Thurber is a board-certified clinical psychologist, educator, author, and father with a BA from Harvard and a PhD in child and adolescent psychology from UCLA. He serves as a clinician and instructor at Phillips Exeter Academy.Many experts agree that parental pressure contributes to anxiety, depression, and even addiction among children. But according to psychologists Chris Thurber, PhD and Hendrie Weisinger, PhD, pressure itself isn't bad – the issue is how pressure is applied. Their new book, THE UNLIKELY ART OF PARENTAL PRESSURE: A Positive Approach To Pushing Your Child To Be Their Best Self (Hachette Books; July 2021), is the first to provide in-depth solutions for creating healthy pressure, offering step-by-step advice that parents and care-givers can begin to use immediately with profound long-term results. “Parents apply pressure because they care, but they hinder progress and create problems because of how they apply it,” Thurber and Weisinger write. “Our goal is to give parents a healthy road map and practical tools to ensure that the instinctive pressure they apply to their children promotes development, not distress.” The authors have identified eight ways to transform harmful pressure into healthy pressure. In THE UNLIKELY ART OF PARENTAL PRESSURE, they provide multiple, true-to-life sample conversations to show exactly how to adopt these behaviors, which, in turn, will nurture internal motivation, improve parent-child interactions, build deep connections, sidestep cultural pitfalls, and, ultimately, help children do well. “With a modest adjustment today, you can be an even more effective parent tomorrow."The eight transformations are: Expect Their Best, Not The Best – How parents state their expectations to their child has an enormous effect on the youngster's motivation. Unfortunately, when expectations emphasize highly specific achievement or perfection, kids may develop low self-esteem and become pessimistic about achieving goals. Tame Your Core Expectation – When parental expectations are unrealistic, they can induce harmful thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in their children. Parents can avoid expressing unhealthy expectations by emphasizing consistent effort instead of specific outcomes. The authors point out that a parent's definition of success will always differ from their child's, and they discuss the insidious and constant expectations established by social media. Increase Your Warmth – “The difference between warm and cold parenting is not in the emotions that we feel but in the affect we display—how we express our feelings,” the authors write. They explain what parenting with warmth looks like, and how it will change a child's experience of parental pressure. Turn Up the Heat – Building on the importance of warmth, Thurber and Weisinger provide a variety of strategies that will enhance one's ability to parent with warmth. Many of these hinge on demonstrating empathy, and the authors describe how empathy will enable parents to better convey the lessons they wish to teach.Earn Respect, Not Rebellion – To earn respect, not rebellion, parents need to engage their children in more conversations about thoughts and feelings and not let conversations about expectations and outcomes dominate their interactions. The authors provide examples showing how this works as well as a chart that illustrates the differences between harmful and healthy communications. Praise, Criticize, and Question Effectively – The authors offer a multitude of tools – including the Six S's of effective praise: Soon, Spontaneous, Sincere, Specific, Striving, and Stand-Alone. They also address effective criticism and questions, including discussions of rewards and consequences. Be the Believer – As children age, they demand increasing amounts of independence. The authors offer detailed guidelines for determining the optimum level of parental involvement in a variety of circumstances. Open Your Mind and Your Heart – Parents are not the only source of pressure on today's youth. Their book also addresses sociocultural sources of pressure, and how parents can contribute to local, national, and global movements that support children's healthy development. Hendrie Weisinger, PhD, co-author of THE UNLIKELY ART OF PARENTAL PRESSURE, is a world-renowned psychologist and pioneer in the field of pressure management, as well as the author of a number of bestselling books. He has consulted with and developed programs for dozens of Fortune 500 companies and government agencies.

In this interview, Dr. Cornelius Grove tells some hard truths about how and why American kids are falling behind competitive countries in Asia. Without making a value judgement about whether this success is good or bad, Dr. Grove explains why it is important to understand how values drive the learning experience in Asia. Parents can use this information to better understand how values drive their own kids' learning and skills acquisition.

In this interview, I talk to fellow Positive Intelligence coach Bill Carmody about his new book, The 3 Rules of Marriage. We go through the three rules together:First Rule: The ONE Thing You Can NOT KeepSecond Rule: The Most Important Thing To Say To Your Partner (And It's NOT “I love you.”) Third Rule: What Ever Else You Do, Never End Your Day This WayBill explains how he came to these three rules and why they work. He also ties the insights he gained through his research to the work we both use in Positive Intelligence to help others use proven methods to change their brain wiring to find positive reactions to everyday challenges. You can find the three rules at ThreeRulesofMarriage.com where you can alsoget the first two chapters of this book for free. This book is also available as an audio book on Audible.com.You can join Bill at a free webinar, Applying Mental Fitness to Relationship Mastery, Wednesday, February 9th at 12pm ET. For more info: www.pqforparents.net/events/bill-carmody-mental-fitness-three-rules-marriage-workshopYou can learn more about Positive Intelligence at GreatDad.com/pq

In this interview, I talk to Carew Papritz about what it means to be a father today. Carew Papritz is a literacy advocate, educational thought leader, and author of the multi-award-winning book, The Legacy Letters.In his award-winning book, The Legacy Letters, Papritz writes about the importance of bearing the weight of the responsibility of being a father. “Becoming a man means doing the right thing even though it may be hard or difficult,” he says. “Boys do what is easiest. A man does what is right, whether easy or not.” This timeless sentiment is especially poignant for fathers and sons alike this Father's Day.

In this interview, I talk to Adam Jablin a life coach and recovery expert about the effect of the Covid pandemic on teens and how we as parents can help.Adam Jablin is the author of Lotsaholic: https://amzn.to/3H9rAo5 and you can find him at Contact Adam at: https://www.adamjablin.com/ and on Instagram @AdamJablinAdam has helped thousands of people over the years experience a joy for living even while under pressure or difficulty. His unique positive energy, compassion, and gift to relate to others has influenced people from all walks of life, including leaders in the fields of health, psychology, entertainment, sports, business, and politics as well as helping everyday folks fighting fears, alcoholism and addictions to unleash their hidden Superman.His knowledge from helping to build, run, and sell a multimillion-dollar corporation is invaluable. Equally important is Adam's sobriety and his experiences as an enthusiastic advocate of recovery. (Clean & Sober since July 14th, 2006.) Adam is also the creator of the Hero Project – a high level coaching program where you become the hero of your own life.Adam also sits on the Institutional Review Board at Hanley Center— one of the most successful and highly regarded addiction and recovery treatment programs in the Untied States.Adam lives in Delray Beach, Florida with his family. In his spare time, he enjoys fitness activities and is a former bodybuilding champion.

I guarantee you'll be inspired by this conversation with Derek Cain and Daniel Mose, both recruiters for foster families. They both work with SAFY (Specialized Alternatives for Families and Youth) and Derek is a foster father himself. They explain how foster care works and the real need for families to step in and help kids during transition periods. We also cover who can be a foster parent, including young families, single people and empty nesters. SAFY is a child and family nonprofit preserving families and securing futures services that help families and children heal, have hope, and thrive through a model of care that includes therapeutic foster care, adoption, family preservation, behavioral health and supports for older youth. SAFY currently serves youth and families in Alabama, Colorado, Indiana, Kentucky, Nevada, Ohio and South Carolina.

Does the concept of gratitude seem even more important now that you have kids? Or does gratitude sound like the stuff of greeting cards and Sunday sermons? In this fun and inspiring conversation, Michael Ian Cedar explains what the practice of gratitude is and why it's an important tool in the quest to be "present" in our lives. Michael Ian Cedar is an executive and leadership coach, skilled facilitator and keynote speaker, with 20 years of experience helping clients bring their professional and personal lives into alignment. Combining high-energy passion with a nonjudgemental approach, Michael helps clients tap into their potential to lead others, by focusing on their emotional intelligence, interpersonal relations, and managerial skills. is an executive and leadership coach, skilled facilitator and keynote speaker, with 20 years of experience helping clients bring their professional and personal lives into alignment. Combining high-energy passion with a nonjudgemental approach, Michael helps clients tap into their potential to lead others, by focusing on their emotional intelligence, interpersonal relations, and managerial skills.You can join his gratitude community at https://www.facebook.com/groups/Grati...

America is flunking math. The U.S. ranks towards the bottom of all developed countries in mathematical achievement. In fact, our education system can't even develop our own STEM/tech workforce, with the majority of U.S. tech workers filled by virtual international sources. I talk with Richard Ruscyk the CEO of Art of Problem Solving (https://artofproblemsolving.com/), a site with online tools to help kids get involved. The Art of Problem Solving works closely with Kahn Academy which has used their tools.He points out that we don't do a good job of finding and developing kids who have an interest in math. We discuss the "digital divide" as well as the differences between boys and girls.

Does the concept of gratitude seem even more important now that you have kids? Or does gratitude sound like the stuff of greeting cards and Sunday sermons? In this fun and inspiring conversation, Michael Ian Cedar explains what the practice of gratitude is and why it's an important tool in the quest to be "present" in our lives. Michael Ian Cedar is an executive and leadership coach, skilled facilitator and keynote speaker, with 20 years of experience helping clients bring their professional and personal lives into alignment. Combining high-energy passion with a nonjudgemental approach, Michael helps clients tap into their potential to lead others, by focusing on their emotional intelligence, interpersonal relations, and managerial skills. is an executive and leadership coach, skilled facilitator and keynote speaker, with 20 years of experience helping clients bring their professional and personal lives into alignment. Combining high-energy passion with a nonjudgemental approach, Michael helps clients tap into their potential to lead others, by focusing on their emotional intelligence, interpersonal relations, and managerial skills.You can join his gratitude community at https://www.facebook.com/groups/Grati...

America is flunking math. The U.S. ranks towards the bottom of all developed countries in mathematical achievement. In fact, our education system can't even develop our own STEM/tech workforce, with the majority of U.S. tech workers filled by virtual international sources. I talk with Richard Ruscyk the CEO of Art of Problem Solving (https://artofproblemsolving.com/), a site with online tools to help kids get involved. The Art of Problem Solving works closely with Kahn Academy which has used their tools.He points out that we don't do a good job of finding and developing kids who have an interest in math. We discuss the "digital divide" as well as the differences between boys and girls.

I talk to Sean Clifford, CEO of Canopy, a parental control app with a mission to protect families from porn and sexting about the struggles dads face in digital parenting. Sean Clifford, a father of four and the CEO of Canopy, has the insights and anecdotes on digital parenting that audiences love. In this talk, we cover:* Why dads need to have a version of "The Talk' as early as age four or five* How the introduction of the smartphone has changed everything about teenage life, sex, and dating* How kids, teens and even adults are not biologically prepared to handle online porn, sexting, or even TikTok* The key parenting discipline to help lessen problems before they happenYou can find more about the app at www.canopy.us

Wade Galt doesn't promise a 3 hour work week, but does help dads understand the trade-offs possible to create a shorter work week with more time for self-development and family. He doesn't promise miracles. Wade is a 20+ year Software Company Founder, Business Growth Coach and Author of books on business growth, finance, personal growth, parenting, & spiritualityHe enjoys 3-day weekends and Friday's at the beach playing volleyball with friends + weekends with his family.You can sign up for his 3-Day Weekend Club Membership + Game Plan Course at http://3dayweekendclub.com/

In this broad and wide-ranging conversation, Sascha and I talk about the changes to the planet and culture and the future for our kids. Sascha works as a Life and Executive Coach, Corporate Trainer and Speaker on topics such as personal development, leadership, agile and growth mindset, trust and compassion.You can find him at https://www.ikigai-coaching.eu/ or https://www.linkedin.com/in/sascha-si...

I had a frank discussion with Doug Parisi, Director at Safe Defend a company that helps schools prepare for the low probability event of a school shooting. Doug discusses how low the risk is but how schools might be better prepared for this type of event without giving guns to teachers.

Dr. Joe Martin talks about the importance of connecting with your kids. He offers a simple mnemonic - GLAD - to remind us of a good way to ask questions of your kids that will create real conversations. You'll enjoy this conversation with a funny and wise man.Dr. Joe Martin is an award-winning internationally-known speaker, author, professor, and certified "man builder" who helps men win at what matters and frustrates them most as husbands, fathers, and spiritual leaders.He's authored or co-authored more than nine books, including Man Accomplished!, Are You the Man?, and The Real Man Spiritual Leader Blueprint. He's also the host of the #1-rated podcast for Christian Men on Apple Podcasts (with more than 1.7 million downloads), and he's interviewed more than 475 men from all over the world from company presidents to prison inmates.http://www.RMCFree.com

I had a frank discussion with Doug Parisi, Director at Safe Defend a company that helps schools prepare for the low probability event of a school shooting. Doug discusses how low the risk is but how schools might be better prepared for this type of event without giving guns to teachers.

We chat with Dr. Alan Lindemann about his experience as a country doc and specifically about the real phenomenon of male post-partum depression.Dr. Alan Lindemann is an obstetrician and maternal mortality expert, “Rural Doc” Alan Lindemann, M.D. teaches women and their families how to create the outcomes they want for their own personal health and pregnancy. A former Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of North Dakota, he is currently a clinical faculty member available to serve as preceptor with medical students in rural rotations. In his nearly 40 years of practice, he has delivered around 6,000 babies and achieved a maternal mortality rate of zero! Learn more at LindemannMD.com.

Darrell Evans is a serial entrepreneur, investor, and co-founder of Yokel Local Internet Marketing. He and his team have helped entrepreneurs and companies to generate over $300M in revenue online since 2011. He's personally started and/or operated 6 businesses since the age of 20).He's also the host of The MindShift Podcast.https://www.darrellevans.net/

Life Coach Micah Lorenc explains how you can use strengths-based understanding to bring out the best in kids and relationships.Micah is a corporate management dropout turned career / leadership / relationship coach. I'm a Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach and expert of the well-known and research-backed Clifton Strengths assessment. Micah spent seven years facilitating strengths-based development and strategy workshops at a Fortune 100 company, and I've been a guest on multiple podcasts. As a coach, Micah focusing on the intersection of helping people feel good about themselves while also seeing results in the form of real, meaningful change. His goal is to help more people learn their strengths, apply them intelligently to achieve their life ambitions, while also seeing differences in others as a thing to be celebrated. https://www.MicahLorenc.comhttps://app.soar.com/micahlorenc

Why is it important to teach kids how to speak in public?How can they start?Sean Tyler Foley has been acting in film and television since he was 6 years old and is an accomplished film and stage performer. He has appeared in productions including Freddy Vs Jason, Door to Door, Carrie, and the musical Ragtime. Tyler is passionate about helping others confidently take the stage and impact an audience with their stories. He is currently the Managing Director of Total Buy In and author of the #1 best-selling book The Power to Speak Naked.Free download of The Method: https://themethod.seantylerfoley.com/

I interview Author and TEDx speaker Nathaniel A. Turner, JD, about how he used visualization to teach his son to dream big. Nate is a self-described “Humanity Propulsion Engineer.” He is the author of several books, including the children's book series, “The Amazing World of STEM,” and his history-making book, “Raising Supaman.”You can find Nate www.nathanielaturner.com/ and the Supaman project at www.raisingsupaman.comYou can find more resources for new and experienced dads at GreatDad.com. For those interested in coaching for fathers, you can find information at GreatDad.com/coaching, as well as information on group coaching using the Positive Intelligence model.

In this conversation, Todd Christensen gives advice to dads of kids of all ages on how to develop financial awareness skills. He teaches kids as young as Kindergarten-age how money works and how to manage it. He also has important advice for dads of college-age kids and how they can develop good credit without risk of making mistakes.Author, speaker, Accredited Financial Counselor®, certified HUD counselor, Todd Christensen, MIM, MA, is the education manager at Money Fit by DRS, a nonprofit credit counseling agency founded in 1996. He also runs the blog, 50PlusOnFIRE.com. Todd has facilitated thousands of personal finance workshops since 2004, has served in leadership positions with national and local financial education organizations, and volunteers on committees and panels for housing authorities, school districts, governmental initiatives, and military base service programs. In 2014, he published, Everyday Money for Everyday People, following in 2021 by 50+ On FIRE.https://moneyfit.org/learn-more​ Take a step to a more stable financial life with our education programs and debt reduction services.https://moneyfit.org/todd-christensen​

Danny Brassell shares tips on how to get kids interested in stories and reading that go beyond the usual advice to model reading to your kids. A highly-sought after speaker, trainer and coach known as “Jim Carrey with a Ph.D.,” Dr. Danny Brassell has spoken to over 3,000 audiences worldwide and authored 16 books, including his latest, Leadership Begins with Motivation. He is the co-founder of www.theREADINGhabit.com, the world's top reading engagement program.Listeners can get an e-copy of his book "Read, Lead & Succeed" at freereadingtraining.com It provides inspirational quotes & stories and adult- and children's-level book recommendations. He also provides two digital trainings for parents interested in helping their children read more, read better and love reading.

In this interview, I talk to Jude Sandvall, an NLP-trained coach who works with divorced dads. Jude shares what he has learned through his own divorce and coaching about how to take care of the kids during this traumatic time. Jude runs TheDivorcedDadvocate.com website as well as a podcast with the same name.Here are the offers he mentions during our conversation.*Dads Divorce Blueprint Course* - create a healthier and less traumatic divorce process for you and your children.SPECIAL LIMITED TIME OFFER - http://www.dadsdivorceblueprint.com​*FREE Dads Guide To Divorce* How to survive and thrive during and after divorce: https://www.dadsguidetodivorce.com​The Divorced Dadvocate Website: https://www.TheDivorcedDadvocate.com

I interview Massimo Backus, host of The Leadership Mind podcast and Leadership coach on how leadership coaching lessons apply to family life. Massimo can also be found at MassimoBackus.com.

We catch up with Armin Brott, an early pioneer in the movement to promote involved fathers. He talks to us about how fatherhood as evolved and his new push to support mens' health. Armin has written eight bestselling books on fatherhood including The Expectant Father, The Military Father, and The Single Father. He runs the website MrDad.com, has a weekly radio show and podcast, and has written articles for dozens of publications.

Frank Williams is a life coach and motivational speaker. His articles, videos, and other details can be found at MBXLife.com. In this interview, Frank shares some of his experience as a New Jersey Corrections Officer. He provides five things he learned working with inmates that translate to great advice for dads and their kids. You'll be surprised by the generous and empathic lessons from his experience.

I interview Dr. Robert Brooks, Ph.D. and Harvard Medical School professor on his newest book Tenacity in Children: Nurturing the Seven Instincts for Lifetime Success. Dr. Brooks and co-author Sam Goldstein build on their prior work to examine what the science shows are seven traits of all children. We discuss these seven instincts and discuss the evolving role of parenting, including the current worries over coddling children, wether you can show too much love toward a child, tips for communication, and the importance of building empathy for both kids and parents. $19.95 - https://amzn.to/2Qrlrhz​Tenacity in Children: Nurturing the Seven Instincts for Lifetime Success (Springer; April 10, 2021) by Pediatric Neuropsychologist Sam Goldstein, PhD and Harvard Medical School Professor Robert B. Brooks, PhD examines how multiple generations of parents and caregivers raised children to become successful adults and the ways in which these instincts are more important than ever in preparing children for tomorrow's successes: · intuitive optimism· intrinsic motivation · compassionate empathy· simultaneous intelligence · genuine altruism· virtuous responsibility · measured fairnessThe book also features practical strategies to guide children in acquiring and fine-tuning these essential human instincts.Tenacity in Children provides a solid foundation to prepare children for a resilient and happy future. It offers well-defined guideposts for adults committed to providing every child with the opportunity to access, strengthen, and employ these instincts as they negotiate childhood and passage into adult life. This book also serves as a rich resource for researchers, practitioners, and graduate students in mental health and public health disciplines as well as many interrelated fields as we all strive to promote the well-being of children.

What would you do if a DNA test showed that you were not your child's father? In this interview, I talk with Jared Rosenthal, Founder/CEO of Health-Street.net. He explains how his business evolved, as well as the truth behind the gut-wrenching results of a paternity test. The central question throughout is one of nature vs. nurture and whether a father's bond is purely biological. He also gives one piece of crucial advice for anyone considering a paternity test or has gotten one with a surprising result.Jared Rosenthal is the Founder & CEO of Health-Street.net, an integrated software solution that offers drug testing, DNA testing, and background checks at more than 10,000 clinics nationwide.

Solopreneur Damon Brown has developed a successful career working from home while taking care of his two boys. In this talk, Damon gives 5 things he's learned how to make it all work.

I interview Joseph Blackman, a soon-to-be new dad about his excitement about the upcoming changes in his life.

Dad's everywhere are wondering, "How can I get my kids off the couch and interested in science and math?" It's increasingly important that kids get a good foundation in STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering, and math) for their understanding of the world, and also for the careers of the future.I talk with Larry Lieberman, CEO of Mouse.org, about what we can do to bring kids to books and learning in the given the challenges of COVID. As a Co-Active-trained coach, I'm always curious about what data tells us about parenting, learning and how to develop our kids. In this interview, we discuss the value of STEM education, but also the triple challenges to education of games, social media and the COVID crisis. We look at the big issues, and as a coach, I'm always looking for practical tips and awareness for real families. Key questions we cover are:How do we counter the distractions of games and TikTok?How do we create life-long learners?What are the real differences between boys and girls when it comes to STEM opportunities?How has COVID affected STEM learning?Are there warning signs to tell if your child is missing out in online learning?Who is left behind with online learning and how has it affected the digital divide?Are you working on being a better dad? Always feel free to reach out to me with questions or suggested topics. I'm always interested in interviewing dad experts in parenting, families, child development, relationships, and coaching. From the Mouse.org website: We empower all youth and educators to engage with computer science and creative technology to solve real problems and make meaningful change in our world. We are committed to fostering greater diversity and humanity in STEM and empowering youth and educators to access and amplify technology as a force for good.We design computer science and STEM curriculum on our online learning platform, train K-12 educators, and engage students through youth engagement programs and events.

I interview John Badalement and discuss how his three themes of Self-knowledge, Courage, and Adaptability have held up in the ten years since he wrote The Modern Dad's Dilemma. He also provides one tip all dads can start with today that will bring them closer to connecting with their kids of all ages.