Lessons, advice & perspectives from my mistakes as a father to challenge you & hold you accountable to becoming the Hero in your family's story, not the Villain.
Good Friends Do NOT Accept You As You Are...
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Good friends do NOT accept you as you are...I know that society wants you to think "you are perfect just the way you are..." but that's just a lie told to keep us stuck. Sometimes, we just need a wake-up call. Firm but caring accountability from another man (or men) is a game-changer. This is not to shame you into the equally destructive lie: “You’ll never be good enough.” Good friends care enough to NOT accept you as you are. Good friends love you as you are... Good friends know there should be a part of you hungry for more... And they'll hold you accountable to finding it. Good friends know that needing help doesn't make you a failure. Good friends recognize your successes today. Finding this type of men can be tough. The world has done a good job conditioning this type of accountability out of us. Be a nice guy. The world needs more men who will call each other out, who will rock the boat & hold each other to a higher standard. If you don't have this kind of men around you, you may want to learn more about our Men's Groups here. These groups are an opportunity to get around a small band of men in an environment of brotherhood & accountability. Men who will NOT accept you as you are, but instead encourage you to grow into an uncommon man, husband & father. Here's how the groups work:
If this is missing from your life, learn more & apply for one of the groups here. Thanks for reading! If you found this useful, please share it with a friend to help spread the message! P.S. When you're ready, there are 3 ways that I can help you:
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How To Not Fail As A Father
by Locke Haman
Lessons, advice & perspectives from my mistakes as a father to challenge you & hold you accountable to becoming the Hero in your family's story, not the Villain.
Can we borrow joy from our kids? The word borrow is a bit misleading… Kids naturally have so much joy in their lives that they wouldn’t notice if we did borrow some, but the reality is that it’s not a zero-sum game. When we gain joy from their joy, they lose nothing. It’s not a 1-for-1 trade like most of our adult world is. Just like how they seem to leave a mess in any room they walk through, they also leave energy, laughter & excitement… we just might not notice. Like dirty fingerprints on...
If you can’t fully commit to being a team with your wife, then your marriage is doomed to failure. My marriage proves this lesson. There were so many times when my wife or I created the struggle by viewing each other as opponents instead of teammates. We sought victory over each other instead of victory with each other. We fought against each other instead of for each other. We tried to win the argument instead of resolve the disagreement. And our marriage suffered for it. We were on the...
To all the dads with daughters… As Girl-Dads, we are in a war for our daughters' hearts & souls. That may sound a bit dramatic, but if we look a little closer, I think it's entirely accurate. The world is constantly trying to tell our daughters that they are not good enough. Our girls are being bombarded from all angles with the constant message of “You are not enough.” As Alvin Price says, “Parents need to fill a child's bucket of self-esteem so high that the rest of the world can't poke...