Have you ever felt like you were living the wrong plan?

Today I am talking with Heidi Dusek who felt that same way in her early 20s and decided to do something about it.

She flipped the script on her life, starting living according to a new plan of her own design.  Adventure was a keyword she decided to weave into her life as she rebuilt her life from the ground up.

Heidi is here to tell us about living as a family through adventure.  As Military Dads we are trained to create an adventure, but often don’t have the ideas to transition that skill into fatherhood. 

Well, today we take care of that with a guide beyond normal.

Book: Beyond Normal on Amazon

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Topics Covered:

• Living someone else  plan
• Perceptions of Success
• Ping Pong Effect of life
• Where do you find the money for adventure
• How to make decisions when you have a lot of options

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• Facebook
• Instagram
• Website

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Do you have daughters?

 When my first daughter was two years old, remember learning about the role I played in her life and it woke me up to the important responsibility that I have been her dad.  And now the dad of two daughters and 10 years into this journey, I am still learning and making mistakes.  But this is how we learn, we grow and improve. 

The measure of the men she goes into the world to find will be compared to the kind of man I was to them. 

Michelle Watson Canfield, PhD, LPC, is a national speaker, author, licensed professional counselor of 27 years, and founder of The Abba Project, a nine-month group forum for dads whose daughters are in their teens and 20’s.

She writes guest articles regularly for journals and magazines (online and print), as well as her own bi-monthly Dad-Daughter Friday Blog, and has been interviewed on numerous radio and television programs. Her best-selling book, Dad, Here’s What I Really Need From You: A Guide for Connecting With Your Daughter’s Heart, is followed by her most recent field guide for men, Let’s Talk: Conversation Starters for Dads and Daughters (both available on Audible).

She has also written contributing chapters in Fathers Say and How to Disciple Men. Dr. Michelle is the radio/podcast host of The Dad Whisperer and The Dad Whisperer Podcast, which is available on her website and Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, and Google Podcasts. She also co-chairs the Father-Daughter Initiative at the National Center or Fathering with her husband, Dr. Ken Canfield. They reside in Fayetteville, Arkansas near their tribe of 24, which includes five children, three son-in-law’s, one daughter-in-law, and 14 grandkids.

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• Instagram
• Twitter
• Website

Thank you for Listening to the Episode!

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To decide means one choice has to die.

I recently learned that we avoid making decisions because to decide means one choice has to die.  That the word decide has the word -ide in it and similar words like genocide and suicide where it means death.

Today I am talking with John Spencer who is now retired from the Army after 25 years.  John and his wife met in combat in Iraq in 2009 and were a dual military family for almost 8 years.  His story and recent book “Connected Soldiers” are filled with depth of stories of struggle, triumph, and getting through it.

Connected Soldiers Book – Amazon

Topics Covered:

• Joining looking for something else
• Growing up through your military service
• Searching for meaning in life
• When your retirement feels more like a funeral
• Lead by example
• Having cancer hit the family and getting through
• As a Team, we can handle everything

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• LinkedIn
• Facebook
• Instagram
• Twitter

Thank you for Listening to the Episode!

Be sure to subscribe on Apple, Google, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. And feel free to drop us a line at ben@militaryveterandad.com 

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For help, resources, and community support, please join the Military Veteran Dad Facebook Group.

Be sure to check out all the free courses available to help come home to a better tomorrow.

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What are you holding back?

Today I am talking with Chris Hamm and we dive into a deep conversation about family, archery, healing, community, and growth.

What we are holding back can often be the one thing that needs to be released in order for us to come home to our families.  Doesn’t matter if its war, service, or a really bad thought.

Chris is not a Veteran but archery has been a part of his life since he was a boy and now as a business owner he runs a non-profit helping Veterans find a tool to heal through what life has given them.

He has some amazing stories so far with the work they have been doing and the Veterans who are already becoming change makers passing it on because of what Chris and his events helped them learn.

Topics Covered:

• The magic of firing an arrow down range
• Benefits of Archery
• Why is it important to always be learning a new skill
• The Archery community
• Healing through Archery
• What the misconceptions around Archery
• Finding people like passions
• Creating anchor memories with kids
• Leaving the tools with your kids on how to overcome trauma

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• Facebook
• Instagram
• Business Website
• Non-profit Website

Thank you for Listening to the Episode!

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Be sure to check out all the free courses available to help come home to a better tomorrow.

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At age 13, Tyson became an entrepreneur for the first time: he opened a snowball stand in his small hometown. This was his first taste of Financial Independence, and he was hooked.

By 20, Tyson was a helicopter pilot in the Army. Although making more than he ever had, he was also the most in-debt. Thanks to Desert Storm and the inability to spend money on ANYTHING, he paid down that debt – another financial lesson learned.

After leaving the military and with GI Bill funds in-hand, Tyson earned a Bachelors degree in English and a Masters degree in Philosophy. Faced with few job prospects, however, Tysonturned to I.T. He spent 25 years in software development, working for several large corporations, then founded OnTrajectory.com – a personal finance tool for both consumers and professionals. Tyson’s new life goal is to bring easy and accurate financial modeling to everyone.

Topics Covered:

• Becoming a helicopter pilot
• Everything is doable mindset
• Missing the belief that you could do anything
• Vulnerability in the Military
• Not being a quitter
• Why is it important to see the world
• Changing Perspective
• Staying on track with your dreams
• Getting assumptions out of the way
• Rejecting others opinions
• Setting boundaries with kids

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• LinkedIn
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Website

Thank you for Listening to the Episode!

Be sure to subscribe on Apple, Google, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. And feel free to drop us a line at ben@militaryveterandad.com 

Follow Ben on Social Media to stay up to date on – Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | LinkedIn

For help, resources, and community support, please join the Military Veteran Dad Facebook Group.

Be sure to check out all the free courses available to help come home to a better tomorrow.

Heads Up: My posts may contain affiliate links!  If you buy something through one of those links, you won’t pay a penny more, but we’ll get a small commissionds, which helps keep the lights on. Thanks!