The Daily Dad

Can someone truly be called wealthy, rich, or successful if the price of that success is their constant absence?The Daily Dad is just $2.99 as an ebook right now! We’re not sure how long the price drop will last, so get it for yourself or as a gift while you still can.HUEL | Get 15% off with code DAILY DAD at Huel.com✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube

As the year comes to a close, today's episode features some of the top Stoic parenting advice and strategies learned on The Daily Stoic and The Daily Dad podcasts over the last 12 months. Let's carry over these timeless messages into the New Year and continue getting better at our most important job. 🎙️ Episodes Mentioned: Stop Having So Many Opinions | Ryan And Sam HolidayDavid Kessler on Finding Meaning in Grief and Practicing the Art of Memento MoriThe Key Media Strategies for Maximum Impact | Gary Vaynerchuck📚 Books Mentioned: Finding Meaning and the Finding Meaning Workbook by David KesslerMeet Me in the Middle: A VeeFriends Book by Gary Vaynerchuck📕 We’re excited to announce that we’ve put together a special leatherbound edition of  The Daily Dad! Check it out at  dailydad.com/leather MasterClass | Get up to 50% off at MasterClass.com/DAILYDAD✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube

Slow down. Take a breath. Because one day, they’ll stop asking for stories. The Daily Stoic New Year, New You Challenge is 3 weeks of ALL-NEW, actionable challenges, presented in an email per day, built around the best, most timeless wisdom in Stoic philosophy, to help you create a better life, and a new you in 2025. Why 3 weeks? Because it takes human beings 21 days to build new habits and skills, to create the muscle memory of making beautiful choices each and every day.Head over to dailystoic.com/challenge  today to sign up. ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube

We only have a finite amount of patience. So why are we giving all of it away to people who are not our children? The Daily Stoic New Year, New You Challenge is 3 weeks of ALL-NEW, actionable challenges, presented in an email per day, built around the best, most timeless wisdom in Stoic philosophy, to help you create a better life, and a new you in 2025. Why 3 weeks? Because it takes human beings 21 days to build new habits and skills, to create the muscle memory of making beautiful choices each and every day.Head over to dailystoic.com/challenge today to sign up.💪 Go to livemomentous.com and get 15% off with the code DAILYDAD15✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube

Think about the gifts you have to give them today—your love, your support, your presence—to receive the gift of a crowded table in the future. We’re excited to announce that we’ve put together a special leatherbound edition of The Daily Dad! Check it out at dailydad.com/leather ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube

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 world. MasterClass | Get up to 50% off at MasterClass.com/DAILYDAD ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube

It’s not about trophies or test scores; it’s about raising children who are awake to the world, who understand what it means to be decent and good, and who are brave enough to step forward and make a difference. 📕 Grab a signed copy of Right Thing, Right Now by Ryan Holiday | https://store.dailystoic.com/ 💪 Go to livemomentous.com and get 15% off with the code DAILYDAD15✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube

When your kids hold you accountable to your own lessons, it’s a reminder that living up to your words is just as important as speaking them. Holli Herrera, the wife of MxPx rockstar Mike Herrera, joins Sam Holiday talk about when your kids turn your parenting back on you, when to let them quit something, and witnessing them get better at processing their emotions. Follow Sam Holiday on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samagerie/?hl=enFollow Holli Herrera on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/holliherrera/?hl=enHiya Health | hiyahealth.com/dailydadStoryworth | Save $10 on your first purchase at https://storyworth.com/dailydad✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube

Perfection isn’t the goal. But trying—trying is essential. The Daily Stoic New Year, New You Challenge is 3 weeks of ALL-NEW, actionable challenges, presented in an email per day, built around the best, most timeless wisdom in Stoic philosophy, to help you create a better life, and a new you in 2025. Why 3 weeks? Because it takes human beings 21 days to build new habits and skills, to create the muscle memory of making beautiful choices each and every day.Head over to dailystoic.com/challenge today to sign up.HUEL | Get 15% off with code DAILY DAD at Huel.com✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube

Before we get too high and mighty about the craziness and selfishness of our kids, maybe it’s time to look in the mirror. Aura | Get $35 off with code DAILY DAD at auraframes.com ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com 📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube

As we approach the end of 2024 and look toward the start of 2025, we have an opportunity to take a hard, honest look at ourselves.  What example are you setting for your kids that, deep down, you know you need to change? The Daily Stoic New Year, New You Challenge is 3 weeks of ALL-NEW, actionable challenges, presented in an email per day, built around the best, most timeless wisdom in Stoic philosophy, to help you create a better life, and a new you in 2025. Why 3 weeks? Because it takes human beings 21 days to build new habits and skills, to create the muscle memory of making beautiful choices each and every day.Head over to dailystoic.com/challenge today to sign up. HUEL | Get 15% off with code DAILY DAD at Huel.com ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com 📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube

Our job as parents is to help our kids “become who they are.” This is true, but our job is also to expand who they are. 🎙️Listen to Richard Reeves'  interview on The Daily Stoic podcast PART 1: Apple Podcasts & SpotifyPART 2: Apple Podcasts & Spotify 🎥 Watch Richard Reeves’ interview with Ryan on YouTube 📕 We’re excited to announce that we’ve put together a special leatherbound edition of The Daily Dad just in time for the holidays! Check it out at dailydad.com/leather Aura | Get $35 off with code DAILY DAD at auraframes.com ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube

As parents, we obviously have to provide for them. Obviously we have to protect them. But what is the job? Storyworth | Save $10 on your first purchase at https://storyworth.com/dailydad✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube

It’s easy to feel like you’re falling behind when the other parents seem to have it all: nicer cars, stylish clothes, and a picture-perfect life. Today, Ryan and Sam share their experience of moving one of their children to a school in a wealthier area, and how this transition has been a powerful reminder to stop trying to 'keep up with the Joneses' and focus on what truly matters.Loftie | Use code DAILYDAD20 to get 20% off orders over $125! Head to ByLoftie.com✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube

It is not too late for us to love our kids. To love them completely. The Daily Stoic New Year, New You Challenge is 3 weeks of ALL-NEW, actionable challenges, presented in an email per day, built around the best, most timeless wisdom in Stoic philosophy, to help you create a better life, and a new you in 2025. Why 3 weeks? Because it takes human beings 21 days to build new habits and skills, to create the muscle memory of making beautiful choices each and every day.Head over to dailystoic.com/challenge today to sign up. Storyworth | Save $10 on your first purchase at https://storyworth.com/dailydad Cheesecakes by Elizabeth | Get 15% off your order with code DAILY DAD at https://cheesecakesbyelizabeth.com/ ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube

“Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.” — Dr. Seuss 🎁 We’re excited to announce that we’ve put together a special leatherbound edition of The Daily Dad just in time for the holidays! Check it out at dailydad.com/leather 💪 Go to livemomentous.com and get 15% off with the code DAILYDAD15✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube

When we hold back some answers, it’s not because we don’t love them—it’s because we love them so deeply.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!Loftie | Use code DAILYDAD20 to get 20% off orders over $125! Head to ByLoftie.comCheesecakes by Elizabeth | Get 15% off your order with code DAILY DAD✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube  

This is our most important job. It’s tough, sure, but it’s a thing that soon enough we will miss. We’re excited to announce that we’ve put together a special leatherbound edition of The Daily Dad just in time for the holidays! Check it out at dailydad.com/leather 💪 Go to livemomentous.com and get 15% off with the code DAILYDAD15 ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com 📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube 

Your kids like what they like. But first, they need your encouragement to start somewhere. We’re excited to announce that we’ve put together a special leatherbound edition of The Daily Dad just in time for the holidays! Check it out at dailydad.com/leather Storyworth | Save $10 on your first purchase at https://storyworth.com/dailydad ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com 📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube

It's our job to show our kids that they have the power to instigate change within themselves and their communities, regardless of external circumstances. Sharon McMahon, author of The Small and the Mighty, talks with Ryan about how parents can instill hope in their kids and show them that making a difference is accessible. Sharon is known as “America’s Government Teacher,” and after years as a high school government teacher, Sharon now runs the non-partisan, fact-based Instagram account @sharonsaysso.  Sharon just released her book, The Small and the Mighty, where she proves that the most remarkable Americans are often ordinary people who didn’t make it into the textbooks.📚 You can grab signed copies of The Small and the Mighty by Sharon McMahon at The Painted Porch. 🎙️Listen to Sharon’s FULL interview on The Daily Stoic podcast | Apple Podcasts & SpotifyCheck out Sharon’s podcast Here’s Where It Gets Interesting and follow her on Instagram  @SharonSaysSo  and on X @Sharon_Says_SoKiwiCo | Get up to 50% off your first crate at kiwico.com with promo code DAILY DADAura | Get $35 off with code DAILY DAD at auraframes.com ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com 📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube