Double Standards

Don’t you just hate it when you feel a double standard coming your way? Well here is a story with a twist.
One Saturday morning, while my wife worked on the edits for her recently released book, I decided to load up the three little kids and go to the coffee shop. Now this is not [...]

Tchotckies

I could never understand the benefit of tchotckies at business meetings and events.  I can’t argue that putting your corporate logo on thousands of pens and cool tech gizmos will reinforce your brand but it just seemed to be a waste of money.
Until I had kids.  The tchotckies aren’t for the business men and women.  They are for [...]

Corporate Version of Thomas the Tank Engine

Thomas the Tank Engine is loved by young kids and parents. All the cartoon episodes cover life lessons in a fun and engaging way. I am fascinated that trains keep the attention of kids considering trains are not the most recent human transportation invention.
However, I digress from the point of this post. [...]

Airplanes, Kids and Yes…the Grumpy Business Person

Every business man or woman has the story. 
“I was on flight from X to Z when this 2 year old kid screamed and kicked behind me (or beside me) the entire flight.” 
Yep, we have all had them.  And yes, it is no fun.  In fact, it is even less fun for the parent(s) because they [...]

The Door To Your Business?

Today, while traveling home from two days at my parents with my wife and kids, we rolled into a gas station to fill up.  I was struck by just how much the door to one’s business says so much about who runs the place and what they stand for.  Lets see, where do I start…
1) “Ryan…if you enter [...]

9 Months Behind

Paul Banas runs the blog GreatDad
His recent post on the ten most surprising questions for a new father is right on.  His second question “Why don’t I feel the same way about the baby as my wife” is felt by many dads but they don’t tend to talk about it.  I have a theory (completely unscientific [...]

Guys – You Really Need to Understand Postpartum Depression

My wife suffered from it. Not just once, but twice.  Once after pregnancy and another time during pregnancy.
Pregnancy related depression, pregnancy related mood disorder, postpartum depression, prenatal depression…call it what you like. It’s horrible for your wife, your family and you.
So get educated.  Know the difference between the “baby blues” and post partum depression.  I was [...]

Gift of Morning Routines

Morning routines are one of the best ways I found to get me into the right mood for the day and give my kids something they can look forward to each morning with dad. Since our kids seem to roll out of bed at equal intervals between 6:00am and 7:00am this works especially well [...]

Values Matter

Fatherhood can be a real roller coaster at times. I can be focused on executing marketing plans for work one minute and the next minute rolling around on the carpet with my three little ones. This rapid change of pace and mental states is what makes fatherhood such an exciting challenge.
Often, we don’t [...]