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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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They Won’t Love This Forever
None of it lasts, and soon enough you will miss it.🏛 All time can be quality time. Get your own Tempus Fugit Medallion to remind yourself of this at The Daily…
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If Money Could Talk, This is What It Would Say
If you’re in a position to spend, to support, to give—well, now is the time. 📚 Grab a copy of Die With Zero by Bill Perkins | https://www.thepaintedporch.com/👉…
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Is This Really How You Want Tonight To Go?
Why are you choosing to pick this battle? Why are you on them about something so insignificant?👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure…
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These Are Rules for Life
As parents, our job isn’t just to raise kids—it’s to raise confident, virtuous humans.📚 The Four Virtues Boxed Set: https://dailystoic.com/virtuesboxset👉 Give…
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You Never Know Where They’ll Find Their Thing
You don’t know—nobody does—where your kids will find their thing. That thing that lights them up, that makes them think for the first time, I want to do that…
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Let Your Kids Love What They Love | Ryan Holiday
Our kids are going to love things we don’t understand. They’re going to get into costumes, music, shoes, games, and whole worlds that aren’t our thing. In…
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This is All You Get
You get them all the time…and then suddenly this is all you get of them. 🏛 All time can be quality time. Get your own Tempus Fugit Medallion to remind yourself…
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What Your Children Learn From Your Anger
The wise don't fly off the handle. They don't say the first thought that enters their mind. 🪙 Carry The Daily Stoic Pause & Reflect Medallion as a reminder to…
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Let These Guide You
Memorize these four virtues. Act on them. Live them. Parent by them. 📚 The Stoic Virtues Series teaches the timeless principles of Courage, Discipline…
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They Need To Hear It Again
They’re going to need to hear it explained, over and over and over. 👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The…
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You Won’t Regret It.
Do you think anyone has ever really regretted choosing family first?👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The…
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Stop Taking the Bait | Ryan and Sam Holiday
In today’s episode, Ryan and Sam talk about one of those parenting moments that feels huge in the moment and totally ridiculous five minutes later, why kids…
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What’s The Secret to Your Hardest Job?
Should we just read the latest parenting book until we have it memorized? Should we call our own parents every time we have an issue?👉 Give yourself the…
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You'd Give It All For This
You tell yourself that, one day, things will calm down. And then one day, they do.🎥 Episodes Mentioned: Bert KreischerPete Holmes👉 Give yourself the ultimate…
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You Have The Perfect Teenager
Your job is to help them become an adult…which means first being a perfect (and overwhelmingly difficult) teenager.👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of…
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It's Supposed To Be Difficult
Ideas and discussions are not always going to be comfortable. Just like an equation, we have to work at them.📚 Books mentioned: Tales of Soldiers and…
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Do You Know Where They Are?
Know where they are. Know what they’re doing. Let that root you, let that keep you even.👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and…
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Ryan Holiday’s Wake-Up Call
In today’s episode, Ryan reflects on how quickly our kids grow up, how easily time slips by in the day-to-day routine, and why seeing other people’s children…
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Mothers Are the Quiet Heroes of History
Ahead of Mother’s Day this weekend, let us rectify this by looking at the woman who raised one of the great figures in all of history—and got very little…
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Could You Do This for Them?
Emotional regulation, while more difficult for some than others, is a habit like anything else. The more you practice it, the more you are aware of it, the…
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Now is the Time
Now is the time to be busy. Now is the time to have the experiences.👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The…
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Show Them The Wow in the World
We want them to believe—to know—that they can contribute to that beauty in life, that beauty in the world. Because they can🎙️ Check out the Wow in the World…
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Worry Is Not Love
Your worry is your problem. It is not a weight you get to put on them to make yourself feel better. 👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools…
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What Bruce Springsteen Teaches About Raising Kids
Some of the best parenting advice you’ll ever hear is hidden in a Bruce Springsteen song. In today’s episode, Ryan shares some of his favorite lessons on…
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We Can Choose to Get Back on Track
We’re not what we want to be—what we promised ourselves we’d be, what we owe to our kids. And?👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure…
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They Want To Do This…And You Have a Problem With That?
Your kids are asking to do something in the real world…say yes!📚 Books Mentioned: Outdoor Kids in an Inside WorldCatch a Crayfish, Count the Stars: Fun…
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Parenting is Slow Work
Why won’t they listen? Why do they do the opposite of what you ask of them? Are you just wasting your breath?👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting…
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They Do Not Grow Up
Our kids do not grow up someday. Our kids are growing up.👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad…
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Don’t Weigh Them Down
Your kids are a fresh start. Don’t deprive them of these forces for good. Don’t weigh them down with your baggage.👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of…
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The Best Inside Jokes With Your Kids Start Here
The best inside jokes with your kids don’t just happen. In this episode, Ryan shares how a simple habit of bringing interesting stories into everyday moments…
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They Need Stories
We have done ourselves and our children a grave disservice by puncturing every myth and subjecting every story to the lens of political correctness.📚 Book…
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Time is Racing Toward Us
We can’t defer. We can’t delay. We have to take the time now. 👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily…
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This Is Your Best?
If we want to grow, we have to reflect. Not just when we blow it. Not just when there’s a crisis.If today’s episode resonates with you and you’re interested in…
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You’re Breaking Down Barriers
Your priorities are clear. You have other important demands on your time. You have stuff you’ve gotta work around. 👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of…
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Don’t Let This Hold Them Back From Learning
Your job is to show your kids the world. Your job is to teach them. 👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The…
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Why Parenting Feels So Overwhelming Right Now | David Pakman
Why does parenting feel so overwhelming right now? In this episode, Ryan and David Pakman, host of The David Pakman Show, discuss how constant advice, endless…
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Don’t Be One of These Parents
Don’t judge. Listen. Get on their level and take a moment to get into it with them.👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and…
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Instead of Worrying, Try This
Our kids are kids. That means they don’t always think things through.👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The…
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You Can Still Do This
You know you could have handled it better. You know you wish you’d approached things differently. You know you miss them or wish things were better.👉 Give…
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Show Them How to See
Slow down. Teach them to look—and then teach them to look again.👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily…
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You Need to Back Them Up
We want to encourage our kids to question. We want them to stand on principle. We want them to believe in themselves.👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of…
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First Camping Trip With Kids (What Could Go Wrong?)
What actually makes a trip “successful” with kids? In today’s episode, Ryan shares the ups and downs of his kids’ first camping trip and the simple moment that…
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Fretting Is Not a Service
Fretting is not a substitute for true connection. It’s not a substitute for real conversation.Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure…
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Are You Seeing the Beauty In It?
Just like everyone can view the cup as half-full or half-empty, we have significant power over the lens we bring to each parenting situation, crisis, and…
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They Could Need You, That’s Why
You’re traveling. You’re far away. The kids are in good hands. This is your little break. But do you still need to be on top of it?👉 Give yourself the ultimate…
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The Decades Disappear Like Sinking Ships
Tempus Fugit. Time flies. If we forget that, we’ll miss too much. 🏛 All time can be quality time. Get your own Tempus Fugit Medallion to remind yourself of…
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What A Joy To Be This Excited
Let them enjoy it. Enjoy them enjoying it.👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here…
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7 Quick Rules To Be A Better Parent
Why do we put so much effort into everything except the job that matters most? In this episode, Ryan shares 7 reminders that will change how you react in tough…
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This Is What It Is
They are kids. This is what they do. Why are you surprised by it?👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily…
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They Don’t Know What’s Wrong
This is all new to them…and that’s the timeless part about being a kid.👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The…
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They Won’t Hesitate. Neither Should You.
Commitments are important. Consistency matters. Learning matters. But your family is also a commitment👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools…
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This is You Trying?
Parenting is hard. We’re all trying our best…or so we’d like to think.📕 If you’re interested in a structured path to becoming the parent you aspire to be…
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This Is How They’ll Remember
How are we supposed to communicate the most essential and important truths of life? How do we get them to remember what we tell them?👉 Give yourself the…
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What Kids Can Teach Us About the World Now | Chuck Klosterman
You start out guiding your kids through your world. Then suddenly you’re trying to understand theirs.In this episode, Ryan talks with Chuck Klosterman about…
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You Never Know When They’ll Find Their Thing
We never know when they’ll find it, but we have got to make sure that they don’t give up on it. 📚 Book mentioned: Mastery by Robert Greene👉 Give yourself the…
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They Literally Cannot Understand This
They’re not supposed to be stressed about our problems or the problems of the world—not yet, anyway. Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools…
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They’ll Be Cool Soon (and That’s A Tragedy)
Soon enough, they’ll be too cool. They’ll be too shy. They’ll be embarrassed.🏛 All time can be quality time. Get your own Tempus Fugit Medallion to remind…
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Take the Opportunity. Always.
Encourage. Support it. Make it memorable. Help build the habit. 📚 Books Mentioned: Outdoor Kids in an Inside WorldCatch a Crayfish, Count the Stars: Fun…
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Let Them Have Fewer Choices
Let them have–at least sometimes–a taste of the smaller, more intimate, less overwhelming childhood that you got to experience.Give yourself the ultimate gift…
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The Secret to Raising a Curious Kid
The goal isn’t to teach your kids more. It’s to make them want to learn. In this episode, Ryan talks with Kenny Curtis about how to spark real curiosity in…