Podcasts about raising great kids

Why is partial obedience so dangerous—and how can it affect the next generation? In 1 Samuel 15, Saul thought he could adjust God's commands to fit his own plan, and it cost him everything. Join Jim Scudder on InGrace as he unpacks this story's powerful implications for raising God honoring children.

Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself, even though compromise would have been easy and expected. That quiet resolve shaped his destiny. On InGrace, Jim Scudder shows how to instill that same inner strength in your children so they can thrive no matter the pressure.

In Daniel 1, we meet a young man taken far from home, stripped of his identity, and pressured to conform. Yet somehow, Daniel didn't give in. Join Jim Scudder on InGrace to discover how we can raise kids with the kind of convictions that hold firm in a culture that's constantly shifting.

As 1 Samuel chapter 2 unfolds, we learn that neglecting discipline and truth can lead to devastating consequences. Join Jim Scudder on InGrace as he challenges parents to take seriously the responsibility of guiding their children in righteousness.

Some parents assume their children will automatically follow their example, but the story of Eli's sons proves otherwise. In 1 Samuel chapter 2, they disregarded God. Join Jim Scudder on InGrace as he explores how to avoid raising kids who know about God but do not know God.

Many parents hope their kids will grow up with good morals—but God wants more than good behavior. Jim Scudder will show us today that intentional, spiritual guidance makes an eternal impact. Join InGrace as we continue the series, “Raising Great Kids.”

What does it take to raise children who love and follow the Lord? In Genesis 18, God singles out Abraham—not for his wealth or influence, but for the way he would lead his family in righteousness. Join Jim Scudder on InGrace as he begins this new series on building a legacy that lasts.

Daytona… You've got questions; we've got answers! On this episode of the Raising Great Kids podcast, we talk with Brice Thurman, director of InsideOut at Gwinnett Church and Bekah Kirby from the InsideOut team. Brice, Bekah and Kendra discuss our upcoming camp for high school students, a beach retreat in Daytona Beach, Florida. From July 21–25, students will experience five days full of connection, worship, and fun. Register your student for IO Daytona here! This podcast is hosted by our Atlanta-area churches. If you would like to see more parenting content or if you have questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out. Browns Bridge Church Cumming, GA https://brownsbridge.org/ @brownsbridge Buckhead Church Atlanta, GA https://buckheadchurch.org/ @buckheadchurch Decatur City Church Decatur, GA https://decaturcity.org/ @decaturcity East Cobb Church Marietta, GA https://eastcobbchurch.org/ @eastcobbchurch Gwinnett Church Gwinnett County, GA https://gwinnettchurch.org/ @gwinnettchurch Hamilton Mill Church Buford, GA https://hamiltonmillchurch.org @hamiltonmillchurch North Point Community Church Alpharetta, GA https://northpoint.org/ @northpointcommunitychurch Woodstock City Church Woodstock, GA https://woodstockcity.org/ @woodstockcitychurchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this AMA episode, Shawn and Kipp tackle thought-provoking questions from listeners on personal growth, leadership, and mindset. They discuss teaching kids about success without overwhelming pressure, the role of humor in strong leadership, and the power of service. They also address workplace challenges, helping introverts engage, and balancing social life with family responsibilities. Tune in for deep insights, practical advice, and candid conversations on becoming a better leader, father, and man. SHOW HIGHLIGHTS 00:00 – Introduction & Weekly Catch-up 02:08 – Teaching Kids About Personal Growth and Fulfillment 18:16 – The Role of Humor in Leadership and Family Life 23:51 – Voluntary Sacrifice and Service for the Greater Good 31:35 – Handling Workplace Conflict and Leadership Challenges 40:02 – Encouraging an Introvert to Engage with a Group 46:49 – Rebuilding a Social Circle While Managing Family Life 50:54 – Iron Council & Men's Forge Event Promotion 52:22 – Closing Thoughts & How to Connect   Battle Planners: Pick yours up today! Order Ryan's new book, The Masculinity Manifesto. For more information on the Iron Council brotherhood. Want maximum health, wealth, relationships, and abundance in your life? Sign up for our free course, 30 Days to Battle Ready

Have you ever considered buying back a business you once sold? In this episode, I sit down with Greg Howlett, a seasoned eCommerce veteran, who shares his remarkable journey of repurchasing a business a decade after its sale. We dive into the strategic insights and personal reflections that guided his decision, exploring how past experiences can shape future opportunities—and create a really cool story. Listen as Greg discusses his approach to rejuvenating a once-thriving brand, the challenges of adjusting to an evolved market, and the nuances of navigating business with family. We also touch on broader topics like the future of eCommerce, the importance of building trustworthy brands, and the delicate balance of personal and professional life. You can find show notes and more information by clicking here: https://bit.ly/3YSXSgQ Interested in our Private Community for 7-Figure Store Owners?  Learn more here.   Want to hear about new episodes and eCommerce news round-ups?  Subscribe via email.

Jimmy Carter knew that presidency is temporary, but family is forever.

Our job is not to prevent our kids from playing and learning and having fun. Our job is to help them do those things.

Each child develops on their own timeline. Each kid has their own journey. 

They are them. And you're going to help them become the best version of that possible.

Who would you rather be? Imperious and impossible to please? Or fun and proud and loving?

We have to want them to be themselves. We want them to be brave enough to be themselves.

You don't need to understand it. You need to encourage them. You need to be behind them as they discover who they are.

Last year, Ryan was interviewed by Gary Vee about The Daily Dad: 366 Meditations on Parenting, Love, and Raising Great Kids. Today, you'll hear an excerpt from that interview on how to successfully instill discipline in kids.  Gary Vee is a serial entrepreneur, Chairman of VaynerX, the CEO of VaynerMedia, and the Creator and CEO of VeeFriends. His latest project is a children's book, Meet Me in the Middle: A VeeFriends Book!

We have to figure out how to be a fan. We have to figure out how not to stifle.

Our children are our wonderful weakness…and our incredible strength.

Patrick Dempsey and Ryan's conversation continues in today's episode, talking about the ethical decisions made each day, how the entertainment world is impacting society, prioritizing being of service, contributing positively to communities, and how Patrick has embraced Stoicism in his life. Patrick Dempsey is an actor, race car driver, and founder of the Dempsey Center. He is most known from his role as Derek "McDreamy" Shepherd from the series Grey's Anatomy. Patrick has also starred in Enchanted, Sweet Home Alabama, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Made of Honor, The Art of Racing in the Rain, Ferrari, and more.

In this episode we discuss how to raise great kids with Deanna Chapa and Carol Green.

Garrain Jones is one of the top coaches and speakers in the world today. His teaching and techniques are the basis upon which some of today's greatest leaders thrive. Garrain has been a guest on top podcasts, has spoken on stages alongside some of the biggest names in the world and today he sits down with Jamie to discuss parenting, childhood trauma and how to raise kids to be highly functioning adults. Be sure to follow Garrain on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/garrain.jones/

Will is the Co-Founder and CEO of BellaVix. He has a decade of experience working in eCommerce. He has experience working with Seller Central, Vendor Central, Amazon Advertising Platform, and DSP. BellaVix works with established consumer brands and private label sellers in the strategic planning, implementation, and execution of their business plans for products across Amazon and other 3rd party marketplaces. His portfolio includes brands like Insta Pot, Pyrex, Wilton, Think Baby and Outward Hound,  Highlight Bullets> Here's a glimpse of what you would learn…. Will Haire's career in digital marketing, focusing on SEO, Google ads, and transitioning to AmazonSpecific case studies, including marketing strategies for a supplement brand targeting an older demographicTactics for growing subscribe and save subscribers, including the use of images in the product detail page, A+ content, and storefrontEffectiveness of using programmatic advertising, particularly for supplement and beauty productsStrategies employed by a large enterprise brand, including extensive advertising across various channels, PR exposure, and participation in events like Prime DayAddressing high return rates for a pet leash brand and a maternity wear brand, including tactics to reduce return ratesActionable insights and strategies for brands to optimize their advertising, leverage PR exposure, diversify sales channels, and address return rate challengesIn this episode of the Ecomm Breakthrough podcast, Josh Hadley interviews Will Haire from BellaVix. Will shares his digital marketing background and the growth of his agency. He delves into case studies, revealing strategies for targeting demographics, managing PPC, and utilizing programmatic advertising for audience building. Will also advises on the benefits of programmatic advertising, the significance of PR, and diversifying sales channels. Additionally, he offers solutions for reducing return rates by improving customer education through product listings.Here are the 3 action items that Josh identified from this episode:Action Item #1: Diversify Your Sales Channels: Take a cue from BellaVix's success by investing in multiple sales channels beyond just Amazon. Build your own website and leverage social media platforms like Instagram and TikTok for audience building and engagement.Action Item #2: Harness the Power of Programmatic Advertising: Programmatic advertising, especially when combined with data from platforms like Amazon, can yield impressive results for e-commerce brands.Action Item #3: Mitigate Return Rates Through Education and Detail: Combat high return rates by providing detailed product information, including sizing guides and educational content.Resources & Links SectionJosh Hadley on LinkedIneComm Breakthrough ConsultingeComm Breakthrough PodcastEmail Josh Hadley: Josh@eCommBreakthrough.comBellaVixInstapotPyrexWiltonThink BabyBazaarVoiceTraction: Get a Grip on Your Business by Gino WickmanThe Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living by Ryan Holiday, Stephen Hanselman, et al.The Daily Dad: 366 Meditations on Parenting, Love, and Raising Great Kids by Ryan Holiday ChatGPTBrandon Young on LinkedInData DiveWill Haire on LinkedInSpecial Mention(s):Adam “Heist” Runquist on LinkedInKevin King on LinkedInMichael E. Gerber on LinkedInRelated Episode(s):“Cracking the Amazon Code: Learn From Adam Heist's Brand Scaling Secrets” on the eComm Breakthrough Podcast“Kevin King's Wicked-Smart Tips for Building an Audience of Raving Fans” on the eComm Breakthrough Podcast“Unlocking Entrepreneurial Greatness | Insider Secrets With E-myth Author Michael Gerber” on the eComm Breakthrough PodcastEpisode SponsorThis episode is brought to you by eComm Breakthrough Consulting where I help seven-figure e-commerce owners grow to eight figures. I started my business in 2015 and grew it to an eight-figure brand in seven years.I made mistakes along the way that made the path to eight figures...

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So why on earth do we so often signal the opposite? Literally and figuratively, we send the message that they're bothering us, that they're a distraction, a burden, annoying. As Evelyn McDonnell writes in her fascinating book The World According to Joan Didion, Didion's daughter Quintana Roo once wrote down a list of her mother's sayings. They were: “Brush your teeth,” “Brush your hair,” and “Shush, I'm working.”Only later do we realize what we're saying to them—as Didion did tragically in her haunting book Blue Nights—how this hurt them, how it contradicted what we felt deep down inside. We were just busy in that moment! We just needed to finish something real quick! We didn't mean anything by it!Of course, we have to make a living. Sometimes we do have to finish things. Some things are important. We just have to make sure that we value what really is important, that we remember, as we say in the March 22nd entry in The Daily Dad: 366 Meditations on Parenting, Love, and Raising Great Kids, our kids aren't a distraction from our work, they are our work.✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com

It's important that we look for examples of people who have done great things as a result of their parent's ability to believe in them, support them, and make them feel secure. We've talked about Jim Valvano many times here and tell the story in Daily Dad about how his dad packed his bags and told his son he was ready to watch him coach in the Final Four. We posted a great video of the comedian Andrew Schultz recently. Andrew told his father that his dream was to perform at Madison Square Gardens someday. Everyone else laughed or dismissed it. His father just looked at him and said, “I can see it.”We think this idea—that you have to be your kids' biggest supporter—is so important that in The Daily Dad book, the entire month of August is on the theme. The month of August in The Daily Dad: 366 Meditations on Parenting, Love, and Raising Great Kids is titled, “Always Be A Fan”—it is, as we've said, the greatest gift you can give your kids.✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com

As Claire Tomalin writes in her book Jane Austen: A Life, we can trace the beginnings of Jane Austen's greatness to her father's library. “Their father's bookshelves were of primary importance in fostering her talent,” she writes, “given that the first impulse to write stories comes from being entertained and excited by other people's.” And her father had quite a library, **some 500 volumes.It's a crime, we've said, to raise a kid in a house without books. Our job is to surround our kids with great ideas, great writers, great art. We can't expect it to turn all of them into groundbreaking creatives, but it will have that effect on some of them. In every case though, it will give them windows into other worlds, it will teach them empathy, it will entertain them and teach them lessons about life and human nature.And more than just surrounding them with books, we have to demonstrate what being a reader looks like. Not on our phones, not on audiobooks, but good old fashioned reading.We think this idea—that you have a responsibility to make reading a part of your children's life—is so important that the month of September in The Daily Dad: 366 Meditations on Parenting, Love, and Raising Great Kids is all about it and titled “Raise A Reader.” It's 30 days full of stories and lessons in learning, curiosity, and how to raise a reader.✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com

Ryan speaks with his longtime friend fellow father Austin Kleon during a stop along his book tour for The Daily Dad: 366 Meditations on Parenting, Love, and Raising Great Kids. They discuss the life habits that they maintain in order to help fuel their creative success, why the most effective form of parenting is indirect, what parenting skills they are working on right now, how adopting a daily journaling habit vastly improved their lives, and more.Austin Kleon is a writer, author, artist, speaker, and blogger whose work focuses on creativity in the modern world. Although he is most known for his five New York Times bestselling books Steal Like An Artist:10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative, Show Your Work!, Keep Going, Steal Like An Artist Journal, and Newspaper Blackout, Austin has spoken for organizations such as Pixar, Google, SXSW, TEDx, and The Economist. He lives in Austin, Texas with his wife and sons. You can follow his work at austinkleon.com, Instagram @austinkleon, and Twitter @austinkleon.You can listen to a few of Austin's other appearances on The Daily Stoic YouTube channel:Ryan Holiday & Austin Kleon Discuss Stoicism, Creativity, Journaling & MoreRyan Holiday and Austin Kleon On How To Increase Creativity With Stoicism ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com

While on tour for his new book The Daily Dad: 366 Meditations on Parenting, Love, and Raising Great Kids, Ryan met up with his longtime friend and occasional running partner Casey Neistat for a live interview at Barnes & Noble in Union Square during which they shared the story of how they met, reflections and wisdom they have gleaned from their journeys through parenthood, the work and life habits that have led to their success, their advice for new parents, and more.Casey Neistat is a YouTube personality, filmmaker, vlogger, the co-founder of the multimedia company Beme, and the founder of the creative and collaborative space for creators 368. His main body of work consists of dozens of short films he has released exclusively on the Internet, including regular contributions to the New York Times critically acclaimed Op-Doc series. His online films and videos have been viewed over three billion times. You can find his work on his website www.caseyneistat.com and on his social media channels: YouTube: CaseyNeistat, IG: @caseyneistat, Twitter: @Casey.✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com

Today we wanted to run our favorite entry from The Daily Dad: 366 Meditations on Parenting, Love, and Raising Great Kids, a helpful reminder on this day of celebration.When you were younger, for Christmas, all you wanted was presents.Now that you're older, now that you have kids, all you want is presence. All you want is for your kids to be present over the holidays.Our New Year New You Challenge is all-new content, guided by thousands of responses and reactions to our previous challenges, courses, videos, and emails. It's a whole new challenge based on painstaking research and timeless science, for an all-new, life changing experience.✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com

On this weekend episode of the Daily Stoic Podcast, Ryan talks with clinical psychologist Dr. Becky Kennedy on how we emotionally vaccinate, the ability to cope through stress, educating our kids on emotions and her new book Good InsideDr. Becky Kennedy is an American clinical psychologist who is founder and chief executive officer of the Good Inside company, an online parenting advice service. She has been called the "millennial parent whisperer" by Time Magazine and is a number one New York Times bestseller for her book Good Inside. As a mom of three, when she was first starting out, she practiced a popular behavior-first, reward-and-punishment model of parent coaching. But, after a while, something struck her: those methods feel awful–for kids and parents. She put together everything she knew about attachment, mindfulness, emotion regulation, and internal family systems theory, and translated those ideas into a new method for working with parents. www.GoodInside.comIG: (drbeckyatgoodinside)Podcast: Good Inside with Dr. Becky✉️ Sign up for the Daily Stoic email: https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail

Most times, we're in need of all the help we can get. We read parenting books, or watch parenting videos, trying to find those keys to make our lives just a little bit easier. That's why we created the Daily Dad email, after all. Seneca said that we ought to acquire one thing per day – whether that's a quote, a story, a relationship that makes us better, it doesn't matter. We try to deliver that one thing in each email. But of course, we couldn't do it alone. When trying to deliver that one thing to you each day, we often need one thing ourselves to inspire us, to help us become the best people and parents that we can be. Some of these things are books. Some are items to carry with you, or to keep on your desk. Some make for great holiday gifts. Some you might want to share with new or expecting parents. In any form, check them out…and pass them along if they work.  The Daily Dad: 366 Meditations on Love, Parenting, and Raising Great Kids by Ryan Holiday In each of his letters to his friend Lucilius , Seneca would include a quote, something to chew on, a thought to guide the day. “Each day,” he told Lucilius, you should “acquire something that will fortify you against poverty, against death, indeed against other misfortunes, as well.” Just one thing. Good Inside: A Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to Be by Dr. Becky Kennedy When we talk about parenting books that completely change your perspective about raising your kids, we're probably talking about this one. We've talked about it plenty of times before (like here, here, and here), and will inevitably keep returning to it, not only because it's a book about becoming a better parent, but it's also about simply becoming a better person. It's about building empathy. How to Raise Kids Who Aren't Assholes by Melinda Wenner Moyer At some point, we've all been scared that our kids will be bad people, that they won't be the respectful and hard-working person we thought we raised them to be. ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com

Suzanne reads a letter from one of her coaching clients.

Tom Brady has always been relentless about trying to get better. Trying to get his passes out quicker. Trying to get his spirals a little tighter. Trying to optimize his diet. Trying to recover from games faster.While almost none of us are like Tom Brady on the practice field, we're all like him in the sense that we spend a lot of time and energy focusing on improving ourselves at work, at our chosen craft or profession. But when it comes to personal improvement?---And in today's reading and meditation from The Daily Stoic, Ryan examines why Seneca stated that "no one is crushed by fortune unless they are first deceived by her," and the folly of trusting in fortune. You can read more of Seneca's views in On the Shortness of Life: Life Is Long If You Know How to Use It.

In this new episode Steven sits down with the bestselling author Ryan Holiday. Ryan is best known for promoting the timeless life philosophy of Stoicism through his books, ‘Ego Is The Enemy', ‘The Obstacle Is The Way', ‘Courage Is Calling' and ‘Discipline Is Destiny', as well as hosting 'The Daily Stoic' podcast. In this conversation Ryan and Steven discuss topics, such as: How researching Stoicism has made Ryan a better person Ryan's definition of Stoicism How Stoicism provides a guide to the big questions of life The ways an ancient philosophy can be applied to the modern world How 'Meditations' by Marcus Aurelius changed Ryan's life The timeless questions of the human experience How Stoicism helps people to navigate in a world of problems The 4 cardinal virtues of Stoicism How Ryan has viewed Stoicism differently over his life The different meanings of discipline How discipline can lead to freedom What is true freedom How exercise creates control over the mind The importance of keeping commitments to yourself You are what you do How to set the correct goals Setting the definitions of your own success How taking care of yourself physically sets you up to thrive emotionally Why we need struggles and difficulty in life Why we need to confront our ego How human nature hasn't changed over the course of history Reading as a way of living multiple lives What Ryan thinks is the meaning of life The key pieces of wisdom that cross time and cultures You can purchase Ryan's most recent book, ‘The Daily Dad: 366 Meditations on Parenting, Love, and Raising Great Kids', here: https://amzn.to/3KRHG9C Follow Ryan: Instagram: https://bit.ly/3OKINJf Twitter: https://bit.ly/45msTvI TikTok: https://bit.ly/3OJK2IN YouTube: https://bit.ly/45Aa0Fk Watch the episodes on Youtube - ⁠⁠⁠https://g2ul0.app.link/3kxINCANKsb⁠⁠⁠ My new book! 'The 33 Laws Of Business & Life' pre order link: ⁠⁠⁠https://smarturl.it/DOACbook⁠⁠⁠ Follow me:  Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠http://bit.ly/3nIkGAZ⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠http://bit.ly/3ztHuHm⁠⁠⁠ Linkedin: ⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/41Fl95Q⁠⁠⁠ Telegram: ⁠⁠⁠http://bit.ly/3nJYxST⁠⁠⁠ Sponsors: Huel: https://g2ul0.app.link/G4RjcdKNKsb Zoe - http://joinzoe.com with an exclusive code CEO10 for 10% off

Ryan speaks with his longtime friend fellow father Austin Kleon during a stop along his book tour for The Daily Dad: 366 Meditations on Parenting, Love, and Raising Great Kids. They discuss the life habits that they maintain in order to help fuel their creative success, why the most effective form of parenting is indirect, what parenting skills they are working on right now, how adopting a daily journaling habit vastly improved their lives, and more.Austin Kleon is a writer, author, artist, speaker, and blogger whose work focuses on creativity in the modern world. Although he is most known for his five New York Times bestselling books Steal Like An Artist:10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative, Show Your Work!, Keep Going, Steal Like An Artist Journal, and Newspaper Blackout, Austin has spoken for organizations such as Pixar, Google, SXSW, TEDx, and The Economist. He lives in Austin, Texas with his wife and sons. You can follow his work at austinkleon.com, Instagram @austinkleon, and Twitter @austinkleon.You can listen to a few of Austin's other appearances on The Daily Stoic YouTube channel:Ryan Holiday & Austin Kleon Discuss Stoicism, Creativity, Journaling & MoreRyan Holiday and Austin Kleon On How To Increase Creativity With Stoicism✉️ Sign up for the Daily Stoic email: https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail

While on tour for his new book The Daily Dad: 366 Meditations on Parenting, Love, and Raising Great Kids, Ryan met up with his longtime friend and occasional running partner Casey Neistat for a live interview at Barnes & Noble in Union Square during which they shared the story of how they met, reflections and wisdom they have gleaned from their journeys through parenthood, the work and life habits that have led to their success, their advice for new parents, and more.Casey Neistat is a YouTube personality, filmmaker, vlogger, the co-founder of the multimedia company Beme, and the founder of the creative and collaborative space for creators 368. His main body of work consists of dozens of short films he has released exclusively on the Internet, including regular contributions to the New York Times critically acclaimed Op-Doc series. His online films and videos have been viewed over three billion times. You can find his work on his website www.caseyneistat.com and on his social media channels: YouTube: CaseyNeistat, IG: @caseyneistat, Twitter: @Casey.*A note on the audio for this episode: an issue with Casey's live mic resulted in the discrepancy in audio quality that you hear. We apologize for the inconvenience.✉️ Sign up for the Daily Stoic email: https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail

Ryan Holiday, an author and media strategist, joins Scott to discuss his latest book, “The Daily Dad: 366 Meditations on Parenting, Love, and Raising Great Kids.” We hear about practicing patience, rethinking our outsized reactions, and teaching discipline. Follow Ryan on Twitter, @RyanHoliday. Scott opens by discussing Nvidia's journey to become the next $1 trillion company. Algebra of Happiness: it's not about you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode Highlights With RyanHow he shifted from just talking about stoicism to bringing this into parentingThe imbalance in the domestic load that often exists between moms and dads and what he views as paths forward to help balance thisWhy there aren't a lot of good parenting books, especially for DadModern times expect much more of parents and how this has shifted parentingWhy it might be a good thing when kids misbehave or push boundaries and how to handle this in a positive wayWe don't really control our kids and even if we can, it isn't a good idea, so what to do insteadThe importance of modeling in parenting and especially in communicating valuesWhy parents need to get serious about understanding what our values actually are when it comes to our childrenThe things we can get caught up in thinking are important now with our kids that won't be important at all in 20 yearsBalancing protecting our kids with helping them learn to be autonomousKey takeaways from his book that he hopes to leave listeners and readers withMaking parenting decisions with the long term goals in mindResources We MentionThe Daily Dad: 366 Meditations on Parenting, Love, and Raising Great Kids by Ryan HolidayThe Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living by Ryan HolidayThe Obstacle is the Way by Ryan HolidayRyan Holiday The Stoic Virtues Series 2 Books SetThe daily dad email signup linkAdult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents by Lindsay C. Gibson PsyD

Who a person is determines what will happen and what they can do. It's true in sports. It's true in politics. It's true in business. No matter how talented a person is, how great the incentives, how great the system around them—in the end, character is everything. It can't be hidden. It can't be compensated for. It comes out.This is an excerpt from Ryan Holiday's latest book The Daily Dad.---And in today's Daily Stoic Journal excerpt reading, Ryan examines the importance of letting new ideas like Stoic philosophy germinate in your mind for some time before committing to them after first glance.

The first time was revelatory. The first time you watched Mad Men. Or The Godfather. Or cracked open Marcus Aurelius' Meditations. Or heard Tom Petty's Free Fallin' or listened to Fantine sing, I Dreamed a Dream from Les Mis. Or stood in front of a Caravaggio painting.It hit you with all the power that new and brilliant art has. It shook you. It opened up something in you. It taught you something. But in some way, the power of these moments is actually overrated or at least overstated. It's powerful because it's new and immediate. But what's actually more transformative is what happens when you return to those works of art, lingering as Seneca said, on the words of the master thinkers.---And in today's Daily Stoic Journal excerpt reading, Ryan discusses how the practice of treating the luxurious things that we yearn for with contempt through thoughtful and intentional language serves to remind us of what really matters in life.

It's felt like things have been a little off lately. You have been irritable. You have been stressed. You have been easily rattled by external events, you have been focusing on things outside your control. You have been a little caught up in projects at work, in getting ahead, in getting what you want. You haven't been the role model you aspire to be at home.What's the source of all this? Well, why don't we look at our habits?---And in today's Daily Stoic Journal excerpt reading, Ryan discusses the importance of remembering that our first impulses are usually out of proportion with actual value.

In the year 33, a philosopher was executed by the Roman authorities. This was not an uncommon thing back then.But this man, referred to as Christus in Tacitus' writing, l was first beaten and then after being forced to carry the weight of the tools of his annihilation to the site of his ultimate demise, was brutally crucified on full display. But then, after he was entombed–and this is where his story is said to diverge from the Stoics we mentioned above–three days later, Christus, supposedly rose again.Now, whether or not you consider the events of Jesus's death to be holy or not, totally true or not, there is nevertheless a powerful lesson in them. A man went bravely to his death. A man with his last words said, “Forgive them father, for they know not what they do.” A man died willingly, believing he would absolve mankind for its sins. And then, from this loss, he and mankind were given a clean slate.--And in today's audiobook reading, Ryan presents part one of the biography of another great man: Zeno of Citium (Hellenistic philosopher and the founder of the Stoic school of philosophy). Written by the prolific biographer of the Greek philosophers Diogenes Laertius, this first half of the biography tells of Zeno's demeanor, physical stature, rigorous study, travels, and more.