You are the hidden Role model who will inspire a Generation. It's not politicians, movies, media or music who will have the most impact on the next generation, its us. When you think of a role model, what do you think of? Sports or Movie stars? I understand, but I challenge that, I believe that both of these have influence due to media exposure but they are only role modelling how to play sport, act a role well, sacrifice or working hard to reach a goal. I don’t believe that they are total life role models. You are the real total life role model. You are the most genuine complete picture of an adult, along with your wife, that your kids will ever see. Your kids see every part of your life, t

Are you a hugger? Be the guy that enables your family to feel safe, secure, accepted and loved through the power of positive touch. Touch = Love, acceptance and security. When you hug your kids and your wife, you are communicating in one of the most powerful ways - touch. In that moment, they have all of your attention, time and one of the most special things that you can give, affection. You are affirming them by your desire to be near them. You don’t hug people that you don’t like or who you don’t know, you hug people that you really love and your family know that. If you have had negative or no positive touch experiences role-modeled in your past, there are great keys below for you to mov

Being able to lead and guide your kids daily, like a coach would his players, will cause major growth, wins and stability in their lives and be a major source of satisfaction in your life. Media Release: Congratulations, you have been selected to be Head Coach. A good coach; spots talent, communicates well, plans for victory and nurtures strengths and weakness while overcoming difficulties and obstacles. A bad coach gets fired except you can’t get fired, so you may as well learn to be a good coach. This is a super satisfying part of your job description as Dad, to look at their next stages and plan how to prepare them to go through it. Here are some great keys on how to coach a team of Champ

If you want to be an amazing Dad and man and have a great life, invest into your personal growth. The gold that you put into to your heart and mind will develop and build you on the inside and powerfully will flow out and touch and change every area of your life ‘The good man out of the treasure of his heart rings forth good things’ My friend who battled to change his life. I have a great friend, Danny. Danny’s life was going OK, he was going though his daily work motions, hanging out with his friends, playing sports and had a fairly stable relationship, but he wasn’t happy. And then he heard the greatest news, he and his partner were expecting a daughter! Something changed in Danny, he got

You don’t know what you don’t know. What you don’t know could vastly improve your life. Learning and gaining wisdom in parenting and relationships will give you some of your greatest life gains. Forget University for this, put the learning keys below into practice and your family will hand you your diploma. The educated man who needed education I sat on a flight from Wellington to Christchurch next to a highly educated young father. He was an important part of planning for the infrastructure of New Zealand’s future. He shared his plans and how it would benefit the country. A really smart guy. We then started talking about relationships, parenting and mental health. He opened up about how he

If your wife is like a flower then your love and attention are the rain and the sun that will cause her to bloom. (and this is one of the greatest key's to good parenting) A great relationship with her = A great family and life When you create a strong loving connection with your Wife, you are creating a relationship that will go the distance, enduring hard times plus your day to day life will be 100% more happy and enjoyable. You want to focus this area of your life. Make it a priority. Do not look at poor or average relationships around you and accept that this is as good as it gets. You can still be in love and look forward to spending time together 10, 20 or 30 years into your relationsh

Listen here on iTunes Listen on Android Let’s put the ‘L’ plates on our kids and help them develop the character, self discipline and confidence that they need to tackle this world. The root words of Discipline and Disciple are the same, in latin: Discipulus, which means ‘learner’. The latin word Disciplina means ‘Instruction’ or ‘Knowledge’. What does discipline mean? In just one word: ‘training’. No. 10 is all about training. How to train your children to be in charge of their actions, character and emotions. Its learning the difference between punishment and consequences. To help out I’ve got some really great practical tools to help you in your training: Three step guide to training th

Listen on iTunes Listen on Andriod ‘Success is a journey not a destination. The doing is often more important that the outcome.’ Arther Ashe Your kids are going to poop on you, have a laugh. (don't worry, I explain below) Parenting and relationships are a Journey, in sports it would be called playing ‘the long game’. The largest percentage of our lives are spent on the way to where we are going, not at the destination.Here is how to enjoy the journey of raising a family in the crazy hustle and bustle of our lives including 10 ways how to enjoy everyday and 12 ways to make the day fun. I’m excited about the change you will experience after reading this! The never ending Van ride I’m sure my M

Listen on iTunes Listen on Stitcher Find your Joy 'Don't ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.' Howard Thurman Hey Dad’s, let me tell you about how finding your Joy is your source of strength and an important key in enjoying your life and family. At the bottom I have 30+ ways to find joy. Enjoy :) Bring the Joy Your Joy and excitement is the sustainable energy source for your family ‘The good man out of the abundance of his heart brings forth good things’. When you have Joy on the inside it will overflow into the people around you. This is one of our key roles in our families, bringing excitement, im

Listen on iTunes Listen on Android How to be the Dad with enough time to do everything you need and want ‘I just don’t have any time?’ Have you ever caught yourself saying this? How do you fit everything in your life on top of work and sleep?; Family, Sports, Entertainment, House work, personal growth. I have great news for you, you do have the time. We all have the same amount of time: 168 hours in your week. We just need to revisit our priorities to make the best use of this time. So how do you balance all that you need to do, all that you want to do and have time to Be the Dad? - I’ve got 7 great keys to help you clear and create time for the important things, plus I’ve created a time bud