Advertisements S2 #006 On this episode of DADtalks, I interview Matt Miller. Matt is a guy I met a few years ago through a mutual friend and I never would have thought I would be interviewing him to hear his advice or input on divorce and blended families. It is pretty awesome to see how …
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Advertisements S2 #002 On this episode of DADtalks, JT interviews his older brother, JC Zahradnik. JC and his favorite assistant coach aka his wife, Beth, work together to help their team of 4 “Work Hard. Be Tough. Be their best self.” We talk about our shared childhood experiences, how the skills needed to be a …
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Advertisements #007 – In the first interview on DADTalks, JT talks to long-time friend and mentor, Toby McCarter. Toby and JT talk about growing up without a father present and the impact this has on a young man. The two also share some laughs from the crazy days of Toby’s childhood as well as some …
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Advertisements #006 I think a lot of us dads live passively because we didn’t have a high standard set by our dads. Not saying all of our dads were bums but some of our parents had the mindset of; you got the basics met, what more could you possibly need? What if we lived with a …
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Advertisements Episode #004 “It is not true to say that God wants to teach us something in our trials. Through every cloud (sorrows and suffering) he brings our way, He wants us to unlearn something. His purpose in using the cloud is to simplify our beliefs until our relationship with Him is exactly like that …
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Advertisements Episode #003 I talked about my dad wounds last episode but why? Because we are men. We don’t just open up and talk about our feelings. We are more likely to open up if someone else does first. No one wants to share their struggles to someone who comes off perfect. It takes a …
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Advertisements Photo by Andrea Piacquadio on Pexels.com “That’s not fair!” “Life’s not fair” is something that we are told as a bad thing. It’s the phrase that we all heard repeatedly from our parents growing up and now as parents we say it repeatedly to our own children. When our parents said, “Life’s not fair” it was …
Advertisements You’re a mean oneYou really are a heelYou’re as cuddly as a cactusYou’re as charming as an eelMr…Zahradnik? * Yes, I’ve been called a Grinch in my days for my dislike towards the Christmas season. Don’t get me wrong, I love everything about Christmas…well almost. I am not a huge fan of the same songs …
Advertisements NOTE: This at least for now is the last “why” in my “why” series of blog posts. I definitely put the most time and thought into this blog. I started with one thesis and then changed it as I began to study and process through this idea. Thanks for taking time to read this. …
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Advertisements “We must stop leading our kids with short-term vision and see the long-term impact of our decisions. Hurt is far better than harm.” – Dr. Tim Elmore How do we help kids and young adults take responsibility in light of having parents who struggle to let them fail? Parents who, instead of letting them …