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The Path to Success
I read an interview not long ago with Nick Woodman, the billionaire founder of Go Pro. Woodman studied visual arts in college, not business. “I just followed my gut because I didn’t know any better,”...
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Sports – Detox – Episode – 102
— This week, Michael leaves Wai for the red rocks of Utah’s beautiful outdoor wilderness. On his own, Wai tackles Notre Dame’s Women’s Head Coach Muffet McGraw’s comments regarding gender equality. Wai...
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Traveling With Someone Else’s Kids
Dear Mr. Dad: My wife and I are planning our summer vacation and are considering inviting one of our daughter’s friends to join us. I know it sounds like a great idea, but I’m sure there are all sorts...
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Everything We Do is Not for Today
— When the town’s crime boss wants a precious piece of land, he sends some of his goons to terrorize the school that’s built on it. First, they threaten the principal, then they torch a classroom....
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Effort and Respect
— When I became a head football coach at twenty-six years old, I quickly realized I was in over my head, especially when it came to discipline. What was I supposed to do when I kid dropped an f-bomb...
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Last week of school, ISS
— My son spent a school-wide field day during the last week of school in In-School Suspension this past week. He and a friend of his were seen fighting – one threw a punch and the other threw a jab –...
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How to Make Your Child’s Brain Grow: A New Study Shows How Powerful Your...
— Five-year-old Charles was so excited. His mother bought him BooBerry cereal—his favorite—and he was vigorously eating it as if he were on death row and it was his last meal. He made low, satisfied...
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Athletic Support: ‘Idle Hands’
— Dear Athletic Support: My junior-high-aged daughter came to me in the middle of last season and said basketball wasn’t fun anymore. I told her that since she had already started the season, she...
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— Is discipline a matter of health and illness? What do you expect to see and what do you see in boys’ behavior? QUESTION: Your son’s primary school teacher confers with you and suggests your son be...
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Two Talks on Public Sociology (With Audio)
— I gave two talks at the American Sociological Meetings in New York City this week. I recorded them and removed some of the ums for you here. They’re each less than 11 minutes. The first was in a...
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One Man’s Take on the Metrics of Success
Recently, I heard a success story. This person got a job in a big, hot and sexy international company, took a mortgage and bought himself a brand new flat. This is a common understanding of the phrase...
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You Better Watch Out, You Better Not Cry
Focus on The Positive Behave. Behave. Behave. With our children, it’s always about their behavior. Especially this month. “If you want Santa to visit and bring you something for Christmas, you better...
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Why It’s Unclear Whether Private Programs for ‘Troubled Teens’ Are Working
— By Heather E. Mooney, Wayne State University I first became interested in what I’ve learned is called the “troubled teen industry” more than 20 years ago, when my parents sent me away to a program...
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Parenting Is a Relationship, Not a Job
We are relational beings at our core. This foundation needs to be understood when we are engaging in with people who matter to us. A relationship for the sake of this argument is referring to the...
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Q&A: Sustaining Your Small Business in These Times
I hosted 2 free public Q&A’s to support small business owners during these difficult times. In this first video, I discussed: How to survive as a solopreneur in this climate of social distancing?...
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Discipline Challenge: What My Mind Does When I Commit to Hard Things
In the middle of last month, I set myself a 45-day discipline challenge, just to see what my mind would do. I like the idea of pushing myself out of my comfort zone, and so I decided to take on 12...
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Does Your Daily Practice Need More Discipline or Devotion?
This post is part 17 of a series of posts on the psychological and practical benefits of daily practice. In this series, I’ll explore the elements of daily practice, varieties of daily practice,...
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Can I Damage My Kids?
You know the set-up. Your kid really wants to climb a tree you tell them it will be safe because you are watching. They fall, they hurt themselves, and you spend the next several hours wondering if...
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Sometimes, We Are the Problem
Can a quote change your life? I’m here to tell you it can. Jim Rohn once said, “Success is a few simple disciplines practiced every day.” What I love about this quote is its simplicity. It can be...
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When the Consequences You Give Kids Are…Well…Consequential
My wife and I had an accidentally good discussion the other night. It was late, the kids (3 years and 9 months) were already in bed and we were just getting ready to turn in ourselves. We had briefly...
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