When I'm trying to walk around in my house: Tripping over shoes nonstop because kids leave them everywhere When I'm trying to get kids out of the house: No shoes to be found, a barren shoeless desert, a tumbleweed rolls by

Hell hath no fury like a toddler who just watched someone else push the elevator button

my kid: I can't find it me: did you look for it? my kid: no narrator: as expected, history had repeated itself yet again

Me: Don’t hit your kids Don’t scream at them Don’t give them iPads Talk about important things Model behaviors you want to see Do a lot of physical activity together Be intentional (ie: think) about the type of man you want to become Average person: “That’s an impossible

Parenting is all about teamwork. Making decisions together, supporting each other, having one parent drive while the other holds your kid’s soccer uniform out the window on the way to practice because you forgot to put it in the dryer.

Everything worth doing is hard. And the more worth doing it is, the harder it is. The greater the payoff, the greater the hardship.

Avoid the unhappy and the unlucky.

They grow up so fast. One day they are tiny babies, the next they are pulling out of the driveway, and you’re all “oh no oh god how did the toddler get the car keys???”

Peter B You will never regret a morning with your kids You will regret nights you got drunk

Steer clear of individuals who exude negativity and misfortune, as their influence can be detrimental.

AJAC Giving gifts is a cop out Your parents want more time with you and your kids That’s it

It is a curse to have everything go right on your first attempt.

Gathered around the Christmas tree tonight for a picture My young daughter looks at my wife and I and says my favorite thing she tells us these days: “one, big happy family” It will NEVER get old

Merry Christmas to you and your families Remember, the greatest gift you can give your kids is your time

For the next 6 months… - Workout 4x a week - Quit alcohol & drugs - Walk 10-15k steps/day - Eat a nutrient dense diet - Remove processed sugars - Eat 1g of protein per lbs of idea bw - Work on a goal that means something to you Get rid of all distractions & go all in on you.

Do not hold on to past ways of doing things, because that will ensure you will fall behind and suffer for it.

Be the person who figures it out.

Fatherhood is hard, So most kids are lost Marriage is hard, So most watch porn Being in shape is hard, So most are physically weak Being educated is hard, So most believe everything Entrepreneurship is hard, So most work jobs they hate Investing money is hard, So most are

If you aren’t taking care of yourself then you aren’t giving your family your best Self-care is a necessity, not a luxury

Welcome to parenthood. When the baby is napping, you should be napping. When the baby is eating, you should be eating. When the baby is crying, you should be crying. Good luck out there, champ.