Life Lessons From the Octagon with Frankie Edgar

The Dad Edge Podcast

Larry Hagner

Health & Fitness, Education, Self-improvement

4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 2 May 2016

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Frankie Edgar comes on the Good Dad Project Podcast and shares amazing insight with our listeners on work ethic, family, and grit. This interview is EPIC on so many levels.

About Frankie Edgar

Frankie Edgar is a professional MMA fighter in the UFC. Frankie started his successful fighting career with a solid foundation of wrestling. Two-time State Place Winner for New Jersey, 2^nd in HS Nationals in 2000, 4x Division 1 National Qualifier for Clarion University and College Freestyle All-American in 2004. He currently fights in the 155LB weight class in the UFC with 18 wins, 4 losses, and 1 Draw. Frankie has 3 kids – 2 boys and 1 girl.

Frankie Edgar's Upbringing

We are responsible for what we do, or for that fact, do not do. Frankie Edgar, UFC Champion fighter knows this very well. Growing up in New Jersey in a working class family, Frankie's father showed his kids a life template for how to get through the good and rough times in life. Through his sacrifices for his family, Frankie learned from his own father that even when life doesn't deal you a fair hand, it is up to the individual to do what is necessary to make the situation right.

Extreme Ownership and Life Lessons of Wrestling

Frankie took this mindset to the mat as a wrestler as well. Frankie says the sport is different from other sports in that when you lose a match, the blame falls solely on your shoulders. There's no one else to point the finger at. You either pinned your opponent or you didn't. And so it goes in life: those who are successful are willing to take the blame for their mistakes and also know how to take a lesson from those mistakes.

Life Lessons Learned from the Cage

In the cage, Frankie says, even when he is faced with mind-wrecking punches, he has to remain "cool, calm and collected and make rational decisions." Demonstrating this in the ring and in his life, he is able to set the example for his children that even in the most trying conditions, a calm mindset will help to fully understand the situation and make the best decision.

Take a Seat and Enjoy

Even when it comes to his own children, and those he coaches, he says he "take a seat and enjoy." He gives the same advice to parents of athletes. Instead of forcing your own desires on your kids, give them a choice so they feel empowered and know that they can make the decisions that impact their lives. (This seems to be a pervasive theme among all elite athletes we've spoken with).

Frankie Edgar on Teaching Grit

Overall, Frankie Edgar wants to make sure his kids learn to have grit, be good people and have a sense of culture. When it comes to his kids, Frankie says, he goes with his gut.

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Thanks for checking out this week's Good Dad Project Podcast Episode featuring Frankie Edgar.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Hey, what's up guys? It's Larry Hagin with the Good Dad Project Podcast, and today we have an epic, epic guest for you guys.
0:07.0	For you guys who are really digging the UFC fighters that we've had on lately, you will be pumped to hear what we have for you today. Today we have on
0:14.4	Frankie the Answer Edgar on today's show and it is an awesome show for so many
0:21.0	reasons but I'm not going to spoil it. But when I first spoke to
0:24.0	Frankie I will tell you guys this about coming on the show he literally jumped at the
0:28.0	chance and was very eager to talk about his views on fatherhood, family, work ethic, and being a professional fighter.
0:35.2	The one thing that amazes me over and over is no matter fame or fortune, the guests that we have
0:39.4	on the show are so eager and so grateful to have the opportunity to talk about fatherhood.
0:44.8	I've definitely learned that men truly have a desire to talk about their strengths,
0:48.7	their views, and their struggles when it comes to their fatherhood journey. This is the exact reason guys, I want to make sure that you're invited to our private invite-only group on Facebook called the Dad Edge.
1:00.0	Real Dads with purpose.
1:02.0	Go to Facebook groups, search Dad Edge and request entry.
1:06.0	Hey, finally, if you are really enjoying the content,
1:08.9	we really appreciate you guys taking a minute
1:10.7	and leaving an iTunes review. We do an iTunes review every
1:14.5	single week on the show and we would love to give you guys a shout out. Also one last
1:18.7	thing we now have t-shirts available dad-edge t-shirts and they're awesome they're actually flying off the
1:24.9	shelves we actually have a link to our t-shirts in the show notes if you go to this particular
1:31.5	show good dad project dot com slash five If you go to this particular show, Good Dad Project.
1:33.0	dot com slash 5-7, you'll actually see a link for it
1:36.9	in the resources.
1:38.3	You can also connect with Frankie the Answer, Edgar.
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