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The Daily Dad
The audio companion to DailyDad.com’s daily email meditations on fatherhood, read by Ryan Holiday. Each daily reading will help you find the wisdom, inner strength, and good humor you need in order to be a great dad. Learn from historical figures and contemporary fathers how to do your most important job. Find more at dailydad.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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Remember To Give Them Grace | Julia Baird
Kids need grace just as much as parents do. Julia Baird joins Ryan to discuss the impermanence of childhood, the importance of grace in parenting, and the…
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They Learned This Lesson For You
Remind yourself this morning and every morning: this will end. Tempus fugit.📕 We’re excited to announce that we’ve put together a special leatherbound edition…
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You’re Not Alone In This
Raising a family has always been a wild, chaotic daily existence—one filled with joy and difficulty, love and labor—that has humbled and inspired every…
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Let’s Study These Examples Instead
We would all be well served by picking some parenting heroes.📕 We’re excited to announce that we’ve put together a special leatherbound edition of The Daily…
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They Deserve A Choice
Our job is to expand their horizons, to expose them to stuff, to give them awareness. So they can actually choose.Storyworth | Save $10 on your first purchase…
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There Is Nothing Better Than This
"Love is the only legacy that matters. Let’s not point our love in the wrong direction." — Donald Miller📕 Grab a copy of the special leatherbound edition of…
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Creating Headspace for Stillness | Ryan and Sam Holiday
While in Vancouver, mom of four asked Ryan - "How do I achieve stillness while being a parent and juggling everything in my business?" Ryan and Sam are sharing…
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This Should Change You
You have to choose to be changed. It doesn’t happen the day you come home from the hospital with your newborn. 📕 We’re excited to announce that we’ve put…
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How Are You Filling Their Bank?
"Each day of our lives we make deposits into the memory banks of our children."— Charles R. Swindoll📕 Grab a copy of the special leatherbound edition of The…
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You Have To Accept This
Not only is your worry mostly impotent, but it often comes at the expense of this moment you have with them right now. 🪙 We are the creators of our anxiety…
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Compete On This
"Compete for yourself and root for everybody else." — Candice Millard📕 We’re excited to announce that we’ve put together a special leatherbound edition of The…
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You Have To Pick Your Shots
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Managing Meltdowns and Messes | Ryan and Sam Holiday
The kids are hungry, tired, overstimulated…and you might be too. In this episode, Ryan and Sam talk about handling tantrums, prioritizing your child’s…
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A Formula For You (And Them)
What’s the formula for parenting? Is there one?KiwiCo | Get up to 50% off your first crate at kiwico.com, promo code DAILYDAD.✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad…
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This Is What You Want
Jimmy Carter knew that presidency is temporary, but family is forever.📓 Pick up a signed edition of The Daily Dad: 366 Meditations on Parenting, Love, and…
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Ok, But Who Should You Pick?
We talk to our kids a lot about character, about values, we want them to live lives of virtue. But when it comes to choosing who will lead us (and them), are…
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This Is Something That’s Up To You
There’s one way your vote doesn’t matter for sure—and that’s by not exercising it. This is your chance to influence the future, to determine in a small way…
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Give Them This Advice
We want our kids to learn some responsibility. To learn the value of hard work. 💪 Go to livemomentous.com to get up to 32% off your first subscriptionorder or…
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I Took My Son To His First Iron Maiden Concert (PT. 2) | Ryan Holiday
Ryan's first trip (and Iron Maiden concert) with his oldest son is officially in the books. Listen in to hear Ryan's reflections on how it went and the…
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You Need This And They Need This
Philosophy offers meaning, direction, and purpose—it’s not just abstract questions, but real counsel for how to live well. 💡 The Stoicism 101 2024 LIVE course…
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The Games Mean More Than You Think
Our job is not to prevent our kids from playing and learning and having fun. Our job is to help them do those things.📓 Pick up a signed edition of The Daily…
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This Is For Parents, Too
Parenting demands the four Stoic virtues: courage, discipline, justice, and wisdom. It calls for a philosophical mindset, too—being able to see the bigger…
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Give Them This Time
Each child develops on their own timeline. Each kid has their own journey. 📓 Pick up a signed edition of The Daily Dad: 366 Meditations on Parenting, Love, and…
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This Is What They’ll Remember
Will they remember your patience or your temper? Your care or your exasperation?📚 The Lost Continent by Bill Bryson✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email…
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I Took My Son To His First Iron Maiden Concert | Ryan Holiday
Last weekend, Ryan took his oldest on their first father-son trip. Where to? An Iron Maiden concert in California. In this episode, Ryan talks about the trip…
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No One Can Do This For You
Every situation, every child, every age is different. You’ll have to figure it out as you go.✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily…
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This Should Help
We could all get better at apologizing…and shrugging things off. This is a long haul we signed up for.📚 Check out Joan Didion's books at The Painted Porch 🎥…
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Make Sure They Are Reading This Stuff
It’s reading that will make your children great…or not so great. We have to make sure we are exposing them to literature that elevates them, that challenges…
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You Never Know
We do not know how much time we have. So let’s be kind and sweet, generous and present, while we can.⏳ Get your own Memento Mori reminder |…
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You Must Forgive
Our job is to help them through life, even if that life is currently a mess of their own making.✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com 📱 Follow Daily…
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Seize Every Moment With Them (While You Can) | David Kessler
David Kessler was well into his career as a grief and loss expert when his own life was turned upside down by the sudden death of his 21 year old son. As…
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It’s Piling Up
It adds up, this time that we turn away. At some point, certainly at the end of our lives but also at the end of their childhood, we would do anything for more…
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They’ve Always Been Like That
We like to think kids these days are particularly spoiled or empowered, but the truth is, it’s always been this way.✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email…
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These Are Your Priorities
Why on earth don’t we all instinctively spend our money in a way that allows us to spend more time with the people we love?✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email…
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What They’ll Remember Is This
In moments of anxiety, it’s hard to remember we have power over this all-encompassing reaction. It's even harder to remember the little eyes watching you…
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They Can’t Help It
We have to remember that no matter how high the stakes may feel, our kids are just being kids. ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com 📱 Follow Daily…
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A Few of Our Favorite Things | Ryan and Sam Holiday
Whether it's wishing they bought certain products earlier on in parenthood or kicking themselves for holding onto other items too long, Ryan and Sam hope they…
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Why Go Through The Whole Routine?
As parents, we can get better at picking our moments. Not everything needs to be a battle. 📚 Pick up a copy of The Lost Continent: Travels in Small-Town…
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Help Them Find Whose Children They Are
They are them. And you’re going to help them become the best version of that possible.📓 Pick up a signed edition of The Daily Dad: 366 Meditations on…
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You’re The Weird One
Don’t be weird. Be there for them.🎟 Ryan Holiday is going on tour! Grab tickets for London, Rotterdam, Dublin, Vancouver, and Toronto at ryanholiday.net/tour✉️…
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Challenge Them Like This
You can’t just want tough kids. You have to make tough kids.💡 The Stoic Parent: 10 Commandments for Becoming a Better Parent | Take the first step today by…
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This Part Is Your Fault
As parents, our job is to help them learn how to do the hardest but most important thing in the world: To deal with frustrations and our limitations.📚 Pick up…
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See It From an Angle of Appreciation | Timm Chiusano
When they mess up or do things they’re not supposed to do, do as Epictetus says and grab the situation by the other handle. What they did may seem nonsensical…
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What Would You Give Then?
No matter how loud, how messy, how onerous it may seem. We have it now, as loud and messy and exhausting as it is. Enjoy it.📚 Sorrow and Blissby Meg Mason at…
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They Need You (And You Need Them)
A world where people are indifferent to the fates of people different from them is a dangerous world to send your kid out into. Our fate—our kids—are all tied…
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Which Would You Rather Be?
Who would you rather be? Imperious and impossible to please? Or fun and proud and loving?📓 Pick up a signed edition of The Daily Dad: 366 Meditations on…
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Why Does Anyone Care?
You’re going to feel bad that you were so hard on them. Love them. Support them. Accept them.✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily…
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Show Them This Strength
Just like the saying goes: you miss 100% of the shots you don’t take. In the same way, you only receive the help that you ask for.📚 Grab a copy of The Boy, the…
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Don't Forget to Stick to the Facts
Reminder to all parents: stick to the facts and stop catastrophizing. It's a universal problem parents have had throughout history, Marcus Aurelius and Abraham…
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Don’t Cut It Short (If You Don’t Have To)
Of course, sometimes we have to cut family time short. But most of the time? It’s not necessity that motivates us. 🏛 All time can be quality time. Get your own…
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Don’t Let Them Tell You This
By being disciplined and protective of your personal life, you are being protective and dedicated to your professional life.🏛 All time can be quality time. Get…
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What’s In Your Greatest Hits?
If someone was to put together a ‘greatest hits’ from you, what do you think would show up?💪 Go to livemomentous.com to get up to 32% off your first…
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This Is How To Explain Things
We don’t like it when people tell us the point, we like it when they show us.📚 Looking for stories to teach your kids about Stoicism? Check out Ryan Holiday’s…
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It’s Brave Of Them
We have to want them to be themselves. We want them to be brave enough to be themselves.📓 Pick up a signed edition of The Daily Dad: 366 Meditations on…
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What Works For One Kid May Not Work For The Other | Ryan and Sam Holiday
Two kids mean two different personalities, which also means two different parenting styles. Ryan and Sam talk about how they've had to tailor their parenting…
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What Will You Do With 72 Seasons?
Eighteen years. That’s 72 seasons. It might seem like a lot, but in the grand scheme of things, it’s not.🏛 All time can be quality time. Get your own Tempus…
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You Never Know
None of us know how much time we have. None of us know when the last time will be. Don’t rush through this wonderful time.💪 Go to livemomentous.com to get up…
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Say It While You Can
Right now, in this moment, you’re not on a plane that’s about to crash. You know that you have the power and capacity to speak your piece. Do it while you…
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When The World Caves In…
The end of the world is a terrible thought to consider but also very clarifying. Because it reminds us once again of how silly the distinction of “quality…
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You Do It Too, You Know
The most important thing we can teach our kids in life is how to deal with frustration. Our lives would be better if someone had taught us better, that’s for…