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Anything you do together as a family brings you closer and makes lasting memories. Make 2026 the year you start a new tradition with your family for the new year.  Make 2026 the year where you finally bring yourself closer to living your best life. No more waiting. Demand the best for yourself. The Daily Stoic New Year New You challenge begins January 1, 2026. Learn more and sign up today at...

A lot of parenting can feel like trial and error. But when we make mistakes, we can own up to them.  MasterClass | Get 15% off any annual membership at MasterClass.com/RyanHoliday ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email:  DailyDad.com   📱 Follow Daily Dad:  Twitter ,  Instagram ,  Facebook ,  YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Priv...

Look, we know our kids grow when we sign them up for things—when they do sports, when they take classes, when they volunteer for an event at school or in the community. And that’s why we sign them up for all of this. But what about us? Make 2026 the year where you finally bring yourself closer to living your best life. No more waiting. Demand the best for yourself. The Daily Stoic New Year New You...

Just because it sometimes takes longer than we’d like to see the results of our efforts doesn’t mean that our efforts are going to waste. 👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join  The Daily Dad Society  here:  https://dailydad.com/society 💪 Go to livemomentous.com  and use promo code DAILYDAD to get 35% off your first subscription!...

We have to grow up. If we’re not going to do it now as parents, when are we? 👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join  The Daily Dad Society  here:  https://dailydad.com/society 💪 Go to livemomentous.com  and use promo code DAILYDAD to get 35% off your first subscription! ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email:  DailyDad.com  ...

Comedian Pete Holmes is calling out a lie most parents tell themselves: “I’m doing it for my family.” In this episode, Pete and Ryan break down how work, ambition, and the idea of “providing” can become the perfect excuse to drift away from the very people we say we’re doing it all for. Pete Holmes is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and podcaster. He first gained recognition in the...

Statistically, it’s terrifying. All the things that can go wrong. But you need to remember that statistics are about averages. 👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join  The Daily Dad Society  here:  https://dailydad.com/society Protect your family with life insurance from Ethos. Get your free quote at Ethos.com/STOIC ✉️ Sign up for t...

It's tough to be a person in this busy, noisy world. You have work. You have obligations as a citizen, as a spouse, as a friend, as a son or daughter. You’ve got goals you’re trying to hit. And of course, having kids puts extra pressure and tension on all this. 👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join  The Daily Dad Society  here:  https:...

One of the hardest parts of being a parent is, if you want to be a good one, you have no choice but to become the kind of person you hope your kids will one day be.  Make 2026 the year where you finally bring yourself closer to living your best life. No more waiting. Demand the best for yourself.  The Daily Stoic New Year New You  challenge begins January 1, 2026. Learn more and sig...

We want our kids close. We want to see them. We want to spend time with them. And yet, what do we do? 👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join  The Daily Dad Society  here:  https://dailydad.com/society HIYA | Go to hiyahealth.com/DAILYDAD to receive 50% off your first order! ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email:  DailyDad.com  ...

We are critical. We punish. We assert rules. We raise our voice. Why? 👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join  The Daily Dad Society  here:  https://dailydad.com/society HIYA | Go to hiyahealth.com/DAILYDAD to receive 50% off your first order! ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email:  DailyDad.com   📱 Follow Daily Dad:  Twitte...

Every parent thinks they have more time than they actually do. In today’s episode, Ryan and Sam talk about how fast childhood slips by, how messy seasons you think you want to rush through end way sooner than you expect, and what it feels like to suddenly realize you’re already halfway through your kids living under your roof. 🏛 All time can be quality time. Get your own Tempus Fugit Medallion to...

Why do you work so hard, why do you fight for the causes you fight for, why do you put up with all the crap you have to put up with in this life? 👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join  The Daily Dad Society  here:  https://dailydad.com/society 🖼️ For a limited time, visit AuraFrames.com and get $45 off Aura’s best-selling Carver Mat fr...

Well, of course those parents can be at every field trip and attend every performance. Of course they can do pickup and dropoff. One of them is a full-time parent. Or they both work from home. Or make their own schedule. That’s what you tell yourself. 👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join  The Daily Dad Society  here:  https://dailydad...

As much as our kids are the center of our universe, they aren’t the center of everyone else’s.  👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join  The Daily Dad Society  here:  https://dailydad.com/society MasterClass | Get up to 50% off at MasterClass.com/RyanHoliday ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email:  DailyDad.com   📱 Follow Dai...

Let go of trying to have everything clean and perfect. Let all the things do their job and be functional for your family.  👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join  The Daily Dad Society  here:  https://dailydad.com/society 📖 Check out Storyworth and save $10 on your first purchase here: storyworth.com/dailydad ✉️ Sign up for the Da...

What if instead of just talking about this stuff to our kids, we showed them what doing good looked like? Feeding America | We donated the first $30,000 and would love your help in getting to our goal of $300,000 —which would provide over 3 million meals for families across the country! Just head over to dailystoic.com/feeding —every dollar provides 10 meals, even a small donation makes a big diff...

There’s nothing quite like seeing your kids light up over something you’ve always loved. In today's episode, Ryan sits down with Nick Thompson, CEO of The Atlantic and author of The Running Ground , to talk about how running has created a special bridge between him, his father, and his sons.  Nick Thompson is the CEO of The Atlantic , an American magazine founded in 1857, which earned the top...

It’s a world with too many problems. It’s a world with too much suffering. We can’t fix all of this as people, nor as parents. But we can try to help a little. Feeding America | We donated the first $30,000 and would love your help in getting to our goal of $300,000 —which would provide over 3 million meals for families across the country! Just head over to dailystoic.com/feeding —every dollar pro...

You don’t get a table full of smiling faces for every holiday, every milestone event, just because you’re related. A crowded table is a lagging indicator of the job you’ve done as a parent. If today’s episode resonates with you and you’re interested in a structured path to becoming the parent you aspire to be, check out our brand-new Daily Dad Five Year Reflection Journal , now available for preor...

There are a lot of reasons why someone’s output might change. When people ask why, you have the best excuse in the world. 👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join  The Daily Dad Society  here:  https://dailydad.com/society 🖼️ For a limited time, visit AuraFrames.com and get 45 DOLLARS off Aura’s best-selling Carver Mat frames—named #1 by...

It can be very easy to get tunnel vision. It can be easy, in the overwhelm of day-to-day parenting, to forget that this is an endeavor in which success—and responsibility—is measured in the course of years. 👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join  The Daily Dad Society  here:  https://dailydad.com/society Tinker, create and innovate with...

Think about your own life. Are there not things that your parents said that still weigh on you? 👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join  The Daily Dad Society  here:  https://dailydad.com/society Tinker, create and innovate with KiwiCo! Get 50% off at KiwiCo.com with code DAILYDAD ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email:  DailyDad.com &n...

Is it the most wonderful time of year or just the busiest? In today's episode, Ryan and Sam talk about bracing themselves for the holidays, the challenges of managing a small business during the busy season, and their unique perspectives on gift-giving.  👉 Resources Mentioned: Feeding America | We donated the first $30,000 and would love your help in getting to  our goal of $300,000 —wh...

As parents, we have to understand that we have an advantage now that we didn't have before.  👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join  The Daily Dad Society  here:  https://dailydad.com/society Head to ZBiotics.com/DAILYDAD and use the code DAILYDAD at checkout for 15% off! ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email:  DailyDad.com &nbsp...