Minutes with Dad: The Mark Sweeney Tapes

Bobbie handed me the phone and AJ my granddaughter was distraught and asked me "Pop Pop, what did you do with the giant log", I didn't know what she meant and then it hit me..... I moved the giant log / tree that had been in the front yard her entire life, we climbed on it, she climbed on it, it was part of her world. The background is that we were moving loads of dirt and we had rented some equip...

Minutes with Dad - Mark talks about taking ACTION and being the HERO in your own life story or in someone elses life.

This audio transcript features a Mark sharing life lessons with his children through a personal series titled "Minutes with Dad." Inspired by the story of an athlete with Down syndrome, the speaker explores the concept of incremental self-improvement , or getting "1% better" every day . He reflects on his own family’s history of poverty and hard work , using these memories to encourage his listene...

Minutes with Dad - Mother's Day

Minutes with Dad is way for me to connect with my kids, grandkids (when we are all older), brother, sister, wife, friends and make up for some lost time and some shortcomings from being a dad with no experience to becoming a dad with some age and a little perspective. I’ll be talking about life, thoughts I might have, things I see, trying always to improve and keeping up with it happening. Part of...