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5 Things I'm Doing In 2023 To Crush Dadding

January 03, 2023

Good morning, this is Dynasty Dad, your weekly dad newsletter that makes the stress of being a dad last as long as those New Year's resolutions.     

🗽Happy New Year!  This week's blog is on Self Care: 5 Things I'm Doing In 2023 To Crush Dadding 🗽

Dad Joke(s) and Meme Of The Week

Dad Meme:

Credit: My New Year's Day text message from B. Vitale

Dad Jokes:

In the spirit of a new year.   

Why was the calendar popular?

Because it had a lot of dates.

5 Things I'm Doing In 2023 To Crush Dadding

A new year is like a new pair of underwear.  It doesn’t feel right until you’ve worn them in, if you know what I’m saying. 

Here are 5 things I plan on doing to make 2023 feel just right (ahhhhh):

Note: For how I'm doing each of these, go here.

1/ No Judgment January 

Like 'Dry January' but with the alcohol.  Well, not exactly. 

The goal is to be a calmer dad. 

I'm committing to going hard for the next 30 days by not judging, blaming, or criticizing my kids when they do something I disagree with. 

2/ Learn something new 

It doesn’t matter what, but I feel like I’m growing when I'm learning.  I found a local Airbnb experience that I'm signing up for to learn something new.  It has to do with being a fun-ghi.   

3/ An expanded source of info 

I’m a podcast/YouTube junkie.  

I get a dopamine hit from learning something new, but I listen to the same four or five.  

I need to expand my horizon, so I’m searching for a new podcast (in the post, I share the two I'm considering).  

Any podcasts I should consider?

4/ No more play-by-play

Recently, I had one of those light bulb moments when my wife gives me the play-by-play of how one of our kids is ruining the day…it sets me off.   

So I decided not to focus on the play-by-play but on the feeling I was feeling and tagging my wife in if my emotions are running high. 

Again the goal is to be Yoda (calm and consistent guide) for my kids.  And I can achieve that only if I’m not fired up.  

5/ One-on-one time 

Make one-on-one time a priority with each of my kids every week.  

A trip to the grocery store, a puzzle together, or maybe a snowy walk. 

A little individual time for us to connect. 

What are you doing to make 2023 the best year yet?

5 Things I’m Doing In 2023 To Crush Dadding — Tools For Busy Dads To Raise Great Kids. Starting With A Better You.

A new year is like a new pair of underwear.  It doesn’t feel right until you’ve worn them in, if you know what I’m saying.  Here are 5 things I plan on making 2023 fit a little more comfortably as a dad: 1/ No Judgment January No Judgment January is like dry January but with t

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This Week's Interesting Read:

Wake Up! 

New Year’s resolutions are “piecemeal” fixes to the bigger problem.  Regularly we enlist piecemeal fixes like diet, exercise, or dry January to make changes in our lives.   

But if we look at the world around us, we need more than these annual piecemeal changes. 

We need wholesale change.  We need out of the routine that got us here in the first place.

Dr. Deepak Chopra suggests that we need to 'wake up.'  We need to be aware that there is something more for us. 

Once we wake up and choose the best life, we will no longer need this annual change.  

The ideal life is where our lifestyle is our best life.   

What is your ideal day? 

It probably wouldn't be sitting at a desk for 8 hours.  

It would likely include more time to connect with your family. 

It might be building or creating something.  

Or going on an adventure to learn or discover something new. 

I’m not sure exactly what ‘waking up’ means, but it got me thinking. 

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