Welcome to the Daily Dad podcast, where we provide one lesson every single day to help you with your most important job, being a parent.

I'm Ryan Holiday, and I draw these lessons from ancient philosophy, modern psychology, practical wisdom, and insights from

parents just like you all over the world. Thank you for listening, and we hope this helps.

Remember what success looks like. Success in life is not owning a vacation house. It's not climbing to the top of

your profession. Of course, it can be those things, but they look meaningless in comparison if your home

life is a mess, if your home is unhappy. The Bible puts forth a pretty good definition of an actual successful life.

An elder must be blameless. It says faithful to his wife, a man whose children are trustworthy

and not open to the charge of being wild and disobedient. We can strip the gender out of this

and it's still true. Our job is to live an honorable life, treat our spouse well,

respect our marriage, teach our children to be honest and reliable. Refrain from spoiling them.

If you can be successful or famous or respected at your chosen craft above all that,

fantastic. But just remember that no amount of worldly

gains will matter, especially at the end of your life if you have failed at being a parent.

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