Dad's Rules with Kevin Belzer

In episode 81, Melissa and I are wired on caffeine so the topics are all over the map from Bang Energy Drinks, Melissa being dang near blind in one eye to how you can parody anything to the song Physical by Olivia Newton John. We even have a bathroom song just for Melissa. Next, we dive into the Best Self deck, Thinking Time, Business Edition. This is always one of my favorites because we ask Meli...

On Episode 80, I have Melissa Belzer on the show. We start off in a complete digression that leads un into a deep talk about the horror movie, The Leprechaun. I may be forgetting some of the plot, but, you will forever say what I say after someone sneezes. Today, we break out the Date Deck by Best Self. Question: What should we do together in the next six months? We also learn a few factoids about...

On Episode 79, you will learn how many Hallmark movies Kevin has watched. Hey, I know you were wondering. Also, why do prop foods and beverages in movies drive me bonkers? Enquiring minds want to know... Also, what is my dream bucket list item I would love to come true? This week, we dive into a Little Talk deck from Best Self. Question: What was the best thing that happened today? Wow! That is a...

Another deep thought episode. Yeah...right. We start off talking about pop from our childhood and end up talking about Bang Energy Drink. If you put super in front of anything, does that make it automatically better? Well, I think it does! Today, we dive into the intimacy deck. Question: What is something frivolous that you don't mind spending money on? If you like the show, please share, comm...

Episode 77. We are back with Melissa talking about a little bit of everything. When drinking Bang Energy drinks, I think of the band Danger Danger. We talk about how heroes aren't as cool as superheroes. Hey, we didn't make the rules on this one. Today is a ripped from the headlines episode. Melissa brings up an airline employee that watched someone's fish. Who would you trust to watch...

On Episode 76, we discuss random nonsense about our dog, Dexter and his singing. No show is complete without some nonsense. Then, we get into the meat of the episode. Our youngest son, Jackson Stiles, has picked a college. He only wanted to visit two schools, Grand Canyon University and Northern Arizona University. We break down how the tours went at those visits, our opinions of how the schools h...

On episode 75, we discuss how babies are made. No...no, we don't. That would be disturbing for listeners and host alike. I am joined by Melissa to not discuss baby making but to discuss a bunch of fun topics. First off, we come to the conclusion that Bang Energy drink, Rainbow Unicorn, doesn't have a horse aftertaste. We also discuss how drugs are bad except caffeine and whatever they put...

In Episode 74, I am joined by Ricardo Herrera of TPG Paints and Stains. Since he just repainted a home for one of my client's, I thought it would be fun to have him meet me at the home and record the episode out in the field! Ricardo's company has been in business for about three years. In his young 20s, he is showing how you can grow and succeed in business no matter what economy the worl...

Episode 73 of Dad's Rules kicks off with us realizing that we can't sit down to record without being properly caffeinated. Bring on the BANG!!! Rainbow Unicorn from BANG. Not sure what I expected a Rainbow mixed with unicorn to taste like but it luckily didn't taste like horse. We also talk about cats waking us up at dawn, past Icebreaker Deck topics and then dive into a new question o...

For Episode 72, we had to make some adjustments on the fly. What do you do when the episode you were supposed to release disappears? You call an audible and rip one on the fly! Today is a solo episode. I give you a little tour of the home office, talk about some book projects and then get into a topic that has been on my mind the past week. We go over a recent interaction with a client and the oth...

In Episode 71, Melissa and I talk about what we wanted to be when we grew up. The question came from Best Self deck, Icebreaker. Question: When you were younger, what did you want to be when you grew up? For me, this lead to discussions about running in the Olympics and some abbreviate back story on being a published Author. One of these two things came true... This episode has a lot of hidden tip...

In episode 70, we discuss how I strive to be more kickass everyday. Hey, that is my goal anyway. The Impact Deck lead us to talking about bowling shirts, kicking the kids out so we can have a clean house, Chat GPT, and Mom and Grandma bouncing off a chair along with a few more digressions. Three topics: 1) Every day I will become more ___ 2) Share a list of positive moments you'll never forget...

For Episode 69, we are not drunk. However, we have lost our mind and done an episode Valley Girl Style!!! There is literally nothing you will learn from these 14 minutes. BUT, you will be entertained...or driven to drink. Four questions from the Little Talk Deck by Best Self. 1) What's your favorite memory and why? 2) What question should I be asking you right now? 3) What's the best thing...

On Episode 68, we show off the mockup shirts that we used for the next Dad's Rules book, Get Off My Lawn. They look a little baggy since I lost a little bit of weight from the photo shoot in August 2020 to now. We also go into another deck. This one is all about the Date Deck by Best Self. Still not a sponsor but that is all right! We are enjoying learning about each other through these cards...

On Episode 67, We are again joined by someone who is an expert in 1031 Exchanges. Did I lose you already? Well, how about this? How would you like to legally do what the wealthy do in real estate and not pay taxes? That is an over simplification of a 1031 Exchange but that is exactly what it does! You are trading real estate for other real estate while not paying capital gains on it. Pretty cool,...

Episode 66 is a solo walk and talk episode. While out on a walk, I had something that has been on my mind a lot over the past several months. I hit record and this is it. Just under 8 minutes of raw talk. No edits. No intro or outro. No guest. On this episode, I talk about identifying distractions. We all will get distracted. It isn't even a matter of if we will but when will we be distracted....

For Episode 65, we are back at it with my guest Melissa Belzer going into another prompt deck from Best Self. The first question this week is: If people came with a warning label, what would yours say? Second question this week is: What part do you want to play in solving a global problem? If you like the show, please share, comment, leave a review and feedback. That is how we grow. Also, hit up t...

Episode 64 is with Jake Moss with M2 Industries. Jake owns a construction company. M2 Industries works with everything from remodels to new residential homes as well as in the commercial building space. I wanted to have Jake on the show because his company is growing and I absolutely love his approach to business and how he treats his clients. We are hearing a lot of white noise out in the economy...

In Episode 63, we dive into an important topic, bathroom etiquette. Hey, we handle the important topics... We are once again joined by Melissa. Specifically, I wanted a woman's perspective on this not a rule. While what I have to say in this episode is not a rule, this is all how I think it should be. But, since I will never get a majority of people to agree on these exceptional points, I can&...

On Episode 62, we finally have a guest on not named Melissa. It has been on my heart for a while to get business owners, entrepreneurs and sales people on. There is all this chatter in the world about how bad things are but not a lot of talk is with the people succeeding that are making a difference and getting us back on the right path. There are so many great people out there finding creative wa...

Episode 61, we talk about the color of the year which happens to be Melissa's favorite color which somehow leads right into us talking about participation trophies.  Yep, we start our way right into tangent. Then, it was time for us to get back into the decks. Little Talk by Best Self is the prompt deck for this episode. Question: What experience did you learn the most from? Mine would probab...

On Episode 60, we talk about Thinking Time Business Edition by Best Self. These are always fun especially when Melissa joins us because she comes from the consumer side of things rather than the business owner perspective. Always nice to get another perspective.  Today's Questions: What's your on boarding process for integrating new team members? Is the process a good first impression? ...

Episode 59 is yet another deep conversation brought to you by Best Self and the Icebreaker Deck. Today, we ask this important question: If you could arm wrestle any historical figure, who would you choose and why? Hey, only the most important topics on Dad's Rules... Then we digress into my lack of knowledge when it comes to correct song lyrics, the Over the Top Soundtrack and Toto's song Africa....

On Episode 58, we dive deep yet again. I rant about all the non-sponsors of the show...yet.  Hey, I still love their products though. Just stating a fact. We also go into why I don't cheat. My reason may or may not surprise you. Deck Time! Relationship Deck by Best Self Question: How would you feel if a work requirement disrupted a personal commitment? That lead down a tangent topic covering...

On Episode 57, we will be sharing what we have learned in our foreign language lessons. My ability to speak English well is questionable so you can only imagine how rough my Spanish, French and German are too.  Next, Icebreaker Deck Deeper Talk by Best Self.  This weeks question:  If you were given a year to live, what would you stop doing, and what would you start?  This defin...