Family & Lifestyle

  • Built Not Born: The Case for Creating Adversity to Build Resilience

    If there’s one skill that separates those who thrive from those who merely survive, it’s resilience. The ability to get back up—again and again—when life, business, or circumstances knock you down. But here’s the truth most people don’t want to admit: Resilience isn’t something you’re born with. It’s something you build. And the only way…

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  • 16 Years, 2 Kids, and a Million Butt Slaps Later

    A Marriage Story with Just the Right Amount of Inappropriateness On May 30th, 2009, I somehow convinced Kati to marry me. Maybe it was my charm, maybe it was my hairline back then, maybe it was my super human strength—who’s to say? What I do know is this: 16 years, two amazing kids, a few…

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  • Raising Kids Who Don’t Whine, Quit, or Eat Like Trash Goblins

    A Dad’s Guide to Building Strong, Healthy, Independent, and (Mostly) Awesome Humans Let’s get real—parenting is basically trying to raise small people who don’t end up needing therapy because of us. It’s a tightrope walk between letting them fall and catching them just before they faceplant into lifelong bad habits. In our house, we’re not…

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