Navigating Life's Toughest Battles with Lt. Colonel Dave Grossman
The Dad Edge Podcast
Larry Hagner
4.8 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 19 February 2024
⏱️ 73 minutes
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Summary
Lt. Colonel Dave Grossman is an internationally recognized scholar, author, soldier, and speaker who is one of the world's foremost experts in the field of human aggression and the roots of violence and violent crime.
Lt. Grossman talked about the importance of fatherhood, spiritual warfare, and the impact of video games on the younger generation. He emphasizes the biblical perspective on the responsibility of fathers to their children and the significance of turning hearts towards family members.
Larry and Lt. Colonel Grossman also discusses the concept of spiritual combat and warfare, highlighting the importance of prayer and faith in navigating life's challenges. Drawing parallels between historical events and modern-day issues, they shed light on the dangers of unregulated access to violent video games and the impact it can have on youth.
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| 0:00.0 | Many times I get asked why I started the dad edge and quite frankly I started the dad edge back in 2011 because I was overwhelmed. I was burnt out and I didn't have a playbook for marriage, for kids, for my own mentality and I was literally |
| 0:19.1 | burning the candle at both ends. |
| 0:21.2 | It wasn't until I started learning, going through personal development, that I really |
| 0:25.4 | understood what to do, how to do it, and if I really look at the main problem, it was burnout. I was really, really burnt out. I was burnt out at work. I was |
| 0:37.4 | burnt out with family. I was burnt out emotionally. I was burnt out mentally. I was just literally fried and I had no place to go. |
| 0:45.0 | Studies have actually shown that work-related stress and burnout |
| 0:50.0 | actually affects 44% of men on a daily basis and parental |
| 0:54.3 | burn out actually impacts 70 percent of us as fathers. It leads us to emotional |
| 1:00.2 | exhaustion, detachment from our kids, and even detachment just from our own |
| 1:04.6 | fulfillment and joy as it means to be a man, husband, and father, but the thing is |
| 1:10.4 | is that there's hope, and that's why I'm excited to share with you guys what we're doing in the month of March and the Dad Edge Alliance mastermind community. |
| 1:17.0 | We are tackling burnout head on with our March agenda and it's designed specifically for men who are ready to reclaim their lives. |
| 1:25.2 | And in just four weeks in the month of March, we're going to equip you with the tools and the strategies to identify and understand and overcome burnout, whether it's work-related burnout, parental |
| 1:34.9 | burnout, marital burnout, our program in March is going to cover all of it. From |
| 1:40.8 | recognizing the signs of burnout to prioritizing self-care and |
| 1:44.0 | redefining your priorities, we're going to guide you every single step of the |
| 1:48.1 | way. So don't let burnout dictate your life any longer. Join us over at |
| 1:52.4 | the Dad Edge mastermind |
| 1:54.0 | and we'll help you take the first step |
| 1:55.7 | towards a happier, healthier, and more fulfilling life. |
| 1:58.8 | Head on over to the Dad Edge. |
| 1:59.8 | com forward slash mastermind, |
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