Decision to put 100% Dad on the backburner
I won’t shy away from excuses. I put a rapidly growing brand and influencer platform on the back burner. The choice was pretty simple. We were traveling the country as a family and touring the brand. In the process as the Instagram platform became more and more popular, I found myself missing more and more […]
HERE IS HOW YOU MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE
HERE IS HOW YOU MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE I’ve got something for you. What if I told you I could effectively and systematically make the world a better place? If I was a good politician, I would go on a billion-dollar campaign around America. Selling out my integrity for votes and dollars. […]
Dealing with Depression in Dads
This is a story from one of our followers that wished to remain anonymous. The words “mental health” immediately sends up a red flag to a lot of dads. We’re men. We’ve been told all our lives–either directly or indirectly–to “tough it out,” or “keep a stiff upper lip.” Depression is just a word […]
Tips for the Recent College Graduate
College Grads: Let me tell you the things I would tell my kids. Because that is how I roll. #1 Congratulations. You finished. You overcame. You found a way. You did it. You put in the time and the effort. Maybe you figured out how to play the game. Game the system. Work the teacher. […]
How Dads can make time to work out
Are you a professional athlete? Bodybuilder? Olympian? Then you can skip this blog. Are you a regular dad who wants to find time to keep himself in shape without sacrificing time with the family? Read on. Forget what you see on Instagram. You don’t need to spend hours a day, seven days a week, in […]
Coronavirus is Why I’m Debt-Free…
CORONAVIRUS IS WHY I STOPPED BORROWING MONEY! It’s playing out right now. I’ve been saying the same thing for years. I don’t want to have the burden of debt when things go bad. I want to be debt free and cash flush so the next panic is just an inconvenience. In 2008 the economy collapsed, […]
When Anxiety Takes a Grip
Anxiety – what a pain… The fact that I am getting anxiety at this point in my life is absolutely stupid. It legitimately makes zero sense. All the logic in the world is telling me my brain is broken, but here I am. Now I have had plenty of anxiety in the past. Starting businesses […]
Why We Sold Our Businesses
I get this question a lot and the truth is there isn’t just one reason. It was several factors that all came together at what I felt was the perfect time. To put this into perspective, this was not our first offer. We have had regular offers since 2014. Some were good and some were […]
Learning and Improving Never Stops
Constantly seek improvement. We will enjoy life more and have a more fulfilling life if we are always a student. To say that I read is an understatement. I love to read nonfiction, especially biographies and business related material. Lately, I have been reading a ton of family and parenting books. However, I was never […]