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.
Episodes
1470 episodes
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 up with each other.💤 Beam’s Dream is clinically shown to impr...
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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
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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 Dad...
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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
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3:58
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 Lincoln included. Pause, take a step back, and see things as they are without anx...
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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 Tempus Fugit Medallion to remind yourself of this at The Dail...
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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 your own Tempus Fugit Medallion to remind yourself of this at The Daily D...
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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 subscription
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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 books:
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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
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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 to their kids' personalities, parts of themselves they see reflected in their kids,...
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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 Fugit Medallion to remind yourself of this at The Daily Dad Store...
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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 to 32% of...
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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 still can. 🩺 Get a Medical Emergency Kit for your family:...
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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 time” really is. In the light of real tragedy, even the most mundane and ordinary thin...
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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 sure.✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email:
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Parenting Wake-Up Calls That Reveal Our Inner Child | Patrick Dempsey
Patrick Dempsey talks to Ryan about a parenting wake-up call he had that motivated him to do the work around healing his inner child. Patrick Dempsey is an actor, race car driver, and founder of the Dempsey Center. He is most k...
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You’ll Get What You Want (Just Not When You Want It)
The thing you say you want, the connection you crave. It’s there. Just not always when you want it…or how you want it.✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com...
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This Is Your Role
You don’t need to understand it. You need to encourage them. You need to be behind them as they discover who they are.📓 Pick up a signed edition of
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What Do They Hear Most?
What do you think your kids hear most from you? Is it words of affection and kindness and encouragement? Or is it those phrases we find ourselves repeating like broken records?This episode is brought to you by
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Be Patient With Yourself
They’re not doing this to you on purpose. Please be kind. Be patient. Be accommodating. With them…but most of all with yourself.📚 Grab a copy of
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Stop Checking Your Watch
Be present. Appreciate the moment. Stop checking your watch.🏛 All time can be quality time. Get your own Tempus Fugit Medallion to remind yourself of this at The Daily Dad Store:htt...
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Raise Adults, Not Kids | Gary Vee
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.
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