You really just need to stand up straight

Make some decisions

And follow through

Why you still feel like a kid in an adult body (and how to grow)👇 1. You give emotions the steering wheel

Constructive criticism from your wife. A bad performance review at work. The guy that cut you off earlier

Things happen

Don’t let them derail your entire life

Respond calmly in the moment, don’t react emotionally

16 ways to stay married forever

What I’ve learned from a decade of happy marriage

1. Be a whole person You have to be centered. The baggage from your past needs to be released.If you don't do this inner work, you WILL unload it on your wife.

Start journaling, meditating, go to therapy.

Whatever you need to do, be on solid ground.

20 ways to be an incredible father

// Thread // 1. Be interesting

Your family wants to know *you*. Do not use fatherhood alone as your identity. Excel in career, have fun hobbies, enjoy brotherhood.

Do this so your family knows they can be themselves too.

How to be a magnificent wife

19 rules for a lasting marriage

// Thread // 1. Ask him what he thinks it means

He has an idea about what the role of wife means

If you're married, you may already know his definition

But as time goes on, our values can shift

Revisit this question often.

How to be a remarkable husband

21 rules for married men

// Thread // 1. Ask her what a good husband does

Your wife has a idea of what it means to be a great husband

Find out what it is

This will give you an idea of your strengths and areas to improve.

You really just need to stand up straight

Make some decisions

And follow through

Why you still feel like a kid in an adult body👇 1. You haven’t proven that you can make good decisions

First , you need to prove this to yourself

In the past, I didn’t believe I was capable of making good decisions

The smallest seed of doubt would throw me off

Start by making small decisions.

Prove it to yourself

20 ways to be an amazing father 1. Love their mother

Parents who stick together give their children a distinct advantage. Give them this gift.

They will know what a healthy relationship looks like.

16 ways to stay married forever

// Thread // 1. Be Solid

You have to be centered. The baggage from your past needs to be released.If you don't do this inner work, you WILL unload it on your wife.

Start journaling, meditating, go to therapy.

Whatever you need to do, be on solid ground.

7 behaviors that held me back for far too long

They're slowly killing you, too

Hint: they’re all in your head

Leave them behind and step into your own utopia 👇🏻 1. People pleasing

I just wanted to be accepted.

I needed the validation that comes from people saying 'thank you'

There was a big problem:

I did things nobody asked for

I started to try to predict everyone's needs

And forgot my own in the process

I pushed it too hard

How 'powering through' can break you

And how to fix it

↓ Read along ↓ The past four months have been packed

- Sold a house
- Bought a house
- Pained new house
- Carpeted new house
- Wife started new job
- Moved into new house
- Started school for both kids

All with minimal time off work

I kept telling myself,

"Just push a little more"

20 ways to be an exceptional wife, according to husbands

// Thread // Some men reacted negatively to my "exceptional husband" thread:

“The wife just gets a free ride, then?”

It was a call to ownership

And you used it to whine about fairness like my 4 year old when he can't have a fifth ice cream cone

https://twitter.com/limit___less/status/1512394947541970944

20 ways to be an exceptional husband

// Thread // 1. Ask her what she thinks it means

Your wife has a definition of what it means to be a great husband

Find out what it is

This will give you an idea of your strengths and areas for improvement.

Are we there yet?

How to survive 38 hours in a car with 2 kids and 2 dogs

And your wife

// Thread // I recently took my family to Florida

- Kids are 4 and 6
- Never been on a long road trip
- Destination was 13 hours away
- Total trip was 38 hours (including breaks)

What I learned is worth more than the trip itself

So I’m sharing it with you now

20 ways to be a great dad

// Thread // 1. Love their mother

Parents who stick together give their children a distinct advantage. Give them this gift.

They will know what a healthy relationship looks like.

Porn is killing your relationship
Porn is killing your motivation
Porn is killing your energy
Porn is killing YOU

4 ways to quit porn today

// Thread // One day, my dad sat me down and said:

“I’m sure you’ve realized how great it feels to play with yourself”

I hadn’t.

But from that point on,

it was my mission to find out what he was talking about.

It was great.

Once I found porn it was even better.

It’s 10 pm. Your kids are wide awake.

You expect them to be asleep.

“Go to sleep RIGHT NOW!” you yell.

Oops.

🔽 How expectations lead to anger and what to do about it 🔽 Improperly directed anger is terrible for a family culture.

It's healthy to feel angry.

But when you unload that anger onto those that you cherish the most, it becomes a problem.

Men,

We're in trouble.

A story about how men are failing to step up in an unexpected way.

Read on ⬇️ A few weeks ago, I volunteered to coach my son's soccer team.

This is somewhat out of my comfort zone.

I'm just now growing into the leader at home.

It's time to grow these skills into the community.

But I noticed a few things throughout the process:

7 qualities of effective fathers

Use these as a North Star to level up and bring your family the value they deserve.

⏬ Follow along ⏬ 1. Industrious

A father must take action. Know what needs to be done and make it happen, no excuses.

Parenting is this awesome challenge.

You truly have to detach yourself from any outcome or expectation.

Otherwise you’ll end up grey haired and bitter. Tonight, I’ve tried to put my son in his crib four times and each time he’s reached up for me.

I could be angry that I’m not getting any sleep

Or I could be fearful that I’ll never get him to sleep normally.