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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.

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  • Today · 2 min

    Your Job Is Not To Rush Them

    Linger. Slow down. Let it take as long as it takes. Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com 📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • Yesterday · 2 min

    They Need This More Than Anything Else

    They need food. They need shelter. They need a ride across town. But what your kids need more than anything is patience. Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com 📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • Sunday · 5 min

    BONUS: 5 Quick Parenting Reminders You Need to Hear

    Your kids are doing their job by being kids, but are you doing yours? Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com 📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube Protect your loved ones without spying on them. Go to https://heypolo.com/dailydad or use code DAILYDAD and get 40% off your first year Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • Saturday · 10 min

    Is It Your Marriage or Your Situation? | Angela Duckworth

    The way your family acts under stress can start to look like who they really are. In today's episode, psychologist Angela Duckworth, bestselling author of Grit and author of the new book Situated talks to Ryan about mistaking a hard season for a bad marriage, how stress affects the way we judge each other, why kids need the same reminders over and over, and how small changes at home can bring out our best. Pick up signed copies of Angela’s new book, Situated: Find the People and Places That Bring Out Your Best, and her bestselling book Grit: The Power of Passion and Perserverance at The Painted Porch | https://www.thepaintedporch.com/ Learn more about Angela Duckworth's new book here: https://www.angeladuckworth.com/situated Angela Duckworth’s Website: https://www.angeladuckworth.com/ Follow Angela on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/angelalduckworth/ Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com 📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube Protect your loved ones without spying on them. Go to https://heypolo.com/dailydad or use code DAILYDAD and get 40% off your first year Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • Friday · 2 min

    Someday You’ll Want Them To Ask You For Stuff

    Even if it’s frustrating now, even if it drives you crazy every time you’re at the store with them, take a second to remember this... Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com 📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube Protect your loved ones without spying on them. Go to https://heypolo.com/dailydad or use code DAILYDAD and get 40% off your first year Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • Thursday · 3 min

    Let Them Learn

    We have to make them understand that they have what it takes to do this on their own and if they don’t, the best way to get it is to develop it by experience, by curiosity and exploration. Our Luctor Et Emergo Medallion will help you remember to slow down and take advantage of teachable moments with your children. Grab your Luctor Et Emergo Medallion at our Daily Dad store! Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com 📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube Protect your loved ones without spying on them. Go to https://heypolo.com/dailydad or use code DAILYDAD and get 40% off your first year Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • Wednesday · 2 min

    You Don’t Need The Third Thing

    Praise is always nice, but it’s sort of pathetic how desperately we want it…for doing our job. Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com 📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube Protect your loved ones without spying on them. Go to https://heypolo.com/dailydad or use code DAILYDAD and get 40% off your first year Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • October 13 · 2 min

    Don’t Let The Wall Win

    There’s a wall—a wall between you and your feelings, a wall between you and other people, a wall between you and this present moment. Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com 📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube Protect your loved ones without spying on them. Go to https://heypolo.com/dailydad or use code DAILYDAD and get 40% off your first year Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • October 12 · 2 min

    Not Everyone Can Afford This (But You Can)

    You could choose to be around more. You just won’t. You could choose to be more active, more aware, more involved… Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com 📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube Protect your loved ones without spying on them. Go to https://heypolo.com/dailydad or use code DAILYDAD and get 40% off your first year Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • October 10 · 13 min

    Did Our Wedding Vows Cover the Goats?

    Ryan says he didn’t sign up for goats in the house, but Sam has the wedding vows to prove otherwise. Between looking back on ten years of The Daily Stoic and debating which animals belong in the house, Ryan and Sam occasionally remember what they were supposed to be talking about. The new 10th Anniversary Edition of The Daily Stoic is out NOW! 👉 Grab your copy here: https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/the-daily-stoic-10 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com 📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube Protect your loved ones without spying on them. Go to https://heypolo.com/dailydad or use code DAILYDAD and get 40% off your first year Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • October 9 · 2 min

    Don’t Wish Away A Minute of Their Life

    Don’t wish it away, no matter how frustrating this phase or this bedtime or this age is. 📚 Book mentiond: Travels with Epicurus The new 10th Anniversary Edition of The Daily Stoic is out NOW! 👉 Grab your copy here: https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/the-daily-stoic-10 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com 📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube Protect your loved ones without spying on them. Go to https://heypolo.com/dailydad or use code DAILYDAD and get 40% off your first year Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • October 8 · 2 min

    You’re Going To Wish You Hadn’t

    Be here for it. Even the difficult parts. The new 10th Anniversary Edition of The Daily Stoic is out NOW! 👉 Grab your copy here: https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/the-daily-stoic-10 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com 📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube Protect your loved ones without spying on them. Go to https://heypolo.com/dailydad or use code DAILYDAD and get 40% off your first year Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • October 7 · 4 min

    BONUS | Who Listens to an Audiobook Like That?

    Between audiobook speeds and gym habits, Ryan and Sam have a few questions about how the other person operates. 📚 Join the Quarterly Classics Book Club | https://the-painted-porch-book-club.mn.co/landing/ Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com 📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube Protect your loved ones without spying on them. Go to https://heypolo.com/dailydad or use code DAILYDAD and get 40% off your first year Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • October 7 · 2 min

    You Are Just Tired

    You just have to let go of whatever the issue is right now. Come back to it tomorrow when you’re well-rested. Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com 📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube Protect your loved ones without spying on them. Go to https://heypolo.com/dailydad or use code DAILYDAD and get 40% off your first year Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • October 6 · 3 min

    It’s Happening To Us Too

    That’s what kids do. They are always growing. While they were changing, aren’t we changing too? Aren’t we growing also? The new 10th Anniversary Edition of The Daily Stoic is out TODAY! 👉 Grab your copy here: https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/the-daily-stoic-10 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com 📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube Protect your loved ones without spying on them. Go to https://heypolo.com/dailydad or use code DAILYDAD and get 40% off your first year! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • October 5 · 2 min

    This Is How You Raise Resilient Kids

    We have to be a resilient, flexible, well-rounded human being not just to survive the stresses of parenting, but if we want to raise kids for the real world. Check out Richard Reeves episode on the Daily Stoic Podcast | Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube 📚 You can grab copies of Of Boys and Men by Richard Reeves at The Painted Porch: https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/of-boys-and-men-why-the-modern-male-is-struggling-why-it-matters-and-what-to-do-about-it?_pos=1&_sid=bca42e4c0&_ss=r 👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com 📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube Protect your loved ones without spying on them. Go to https://heypolo.com/dailydad or use code DAILYDAD and get 40% off your first year! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • October 3 · 13 min

    Are We Destined to Become Our Parents? | Seth Wickersham

    “Mirror, mirror on the wall, we become like daddy after all.” In today’s episode, ESPN senior writer and bestselling author Seth Wickersham joins Ryan to question whether we’re destined to become our parents and talk about what it takes to break the patterns we grew up with. Watch the full episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ounPbCeVis 📚 Seth's Books: Be On That Hill: Stories From the Summits of Sports by Seth Wickersham: https://books.disney.com/book/be-on-that-hill/ It’s Better To Be Feared by Seth Wickersham: https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/its-better-to-be-feared-the-new-england-patriots-dynasty-and-the-pursuit-of-greatness?_pos=3&_sid=390e4d2c0&_ss=r American Kings: A Biography of the Quarterback by Seth Wickersham: https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/american-kings-a-biography-of-the-quarterback?_pos=1&_sid=390e4d2c0&_ss=r Seth Wickersham is a senior writer at ESPN and New York Times bestselling author who has spent more than two decades covering the NFL. Known for his investigative and long-form reporting, Seth has taken readers inside some of football's biggest stories and personalities, from Tom Brady and Bill Belichick to the power struggles behind NFL ownership. He's the author of It's Better to Be Feared, American Kings: A Biography of the Quarterback, and Be On That Hill: Stories From the Summits of Sports. 📕 Grab a copy of In the Days of My Youth I Was Told What It Means to Be a Man by Tom Junod at The Painted Porch | https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/in-the-days-of-my-youth-i-was-told-what-it-means-to-be-a-man-a-memoir?_pos=1&_sid=fe4e2012b&_ss=r Watch Tom Junod's episode on The Daily Stoic Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1LP19rQzZg 👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com 📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube Protect your loved ones without spying on them. Go to https://heypolo.com/dailydad or use code DAILYDAD and get 40% off your first year! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • October 2 · 2 min

    Can You Say This For Your Kids?

    At some point, success stops being about how much you can take on—how much you achieve. It becomes about what you’re willing to turn down. 👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com 📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube Protect your loved ones without spying on them. Go to https://heypolo.com/dailydad or use code DAILYDAD and get 40% off your first year! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • #2101
    September 30 · 2 min

    You’d Give Them Anything…Except This?

    You’d give them anything. Except, you know, a little bit of patience right now 👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com 📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube Protect your loved ones without spying on them. Go to https://heypolo.com/dailydad or use code DAILYDAD and get 40% off your first year! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • #2100
    September 29 · 13 min

    Don’t Yuck Their Yum | Jefferson Fisher (A Daily Dad Favorite)

    Communication expert Jefferson Fisher joins Ryan to unpack why every phase, especially in parenting, is fleeting, share wisdom passed down from their grandparents, and explain why nurturing your kids' quirks might be the smartest thing you do. Jefferson Fisher is one of the most respected voices on communication and arguments in the world. He is a Texas board certified personal injury attorney and law firm owner of Fisher Firm. Millions of people and some of the world's leading brands come to Jefferson for advice and practical strategies to communicate more effectively. Grab a copy of Jefferson’s book, The Next Conversation: Argue Less, Talk More: https://www.jeffersonfisher.com/book Follow Jefferson on Instagram and X @Jefferson_Fisher, on YouTube @JeffersonFisher and on TikTok @JustAskJefferson 🎥 Watch Jefferson and Ryan's full conversation here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cs6rPU1lH3Q 🎙️ Listen to Jefferson and Ryan's full conversation on Apple Podcasts or Spotify ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com 📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube Protect your loved ones without spying on them. Go to https://heypolo.com/dailydad or use code DAILYDAD and get 40% off your first year! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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