Never Give Up No Matter What with Mason Hagner
The Dad Edge Podcast
Larry Hagner
4.8 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 10 December 2018
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
How do we teach our kids to be resilient? How can we be encouraging and supportive while still building mental toughness? Wouldn't it be great to have a kid's perspective on how to do the right thing as a dad?
Today we have the most amazing guest ever on The Dad Edge, my ten-year-old son, Mason Hagner. He is releasing his book called Never Give Up No Matter What, an illustrated story about a situation where he wanted to give up, how he pushed past his desire to quit, and what he achieved by persevering even though it seemed that all hope was lost.
Mason's book is a wise lesson for both parents and kids. Listen to why he wrote his inspiring book and what advice he has for parents when their kids feel like giving up.
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| 0:00.0 | We are men. We are warriors. We are dads with a purpose. Dad's with an edge. We sharpen our skills so we can show up best for others. |
| 0:14.0 | We have one shot in life to be a dad. |
| 0:20.0 | Why not make it epic? |
| 0:28.0 | Hey, what's up guys? Hey what's up guys? |
| 0:30.0 | Welcome to the Dad Edge Podcast. |
| 0:31.0 | I'm Larry Hagner. |
| 0:32.0 | I'm your host and founder of the Dad Edge Podcast. I'm Larry Hagner. I'm your host and founder of the Dad Edge Podcast, |
| 0:35.0 | formerly the Good Dad Project Podcast. My question for you guys is, how do we teach our kids to be resilient? |
| 0:44.6 | Mentally tough, resilient, the no-quit, |
| 0:47.1 | attitude, perseverance in the face of adversity, |
| 0:51.8 | all those things. |
| 0:53.0 | I know as a father I've struggled with, |
| 0:54.6 | how do I teach that lesson, |
| 0:56.5 | how do I balance that being supportive |
| 0:59.2 | and then also teaching mental toughness |
| 1:01.6 | and resilience at the same time. |
| 1:03.5 | Luckily though, I am interviewing a guest who knows firsthand how you basically |
| 1:12.3 | look adversity in the eye and you just keep going. And that is my |
| 1:17.4 | 10 year old son, Mason. I am super excited to have him on today because this is a really big week in his life. |
| 1:26.0 | Again, he's only 10 years old and tomorrow, December 11th, marks the launch of his very first children's book, |
| 1:34.1 | never give up no matter what. |
| 1:36.8 | And this is a book that literally took him a year to write, |
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