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.

Show them how to challenge themselves. Nobody wants to raise kids that struggle. Nobody wants their

kids to run away from difficulty. Nobody wants their kids to stall out and not realize their

full potential. We want kids who rise to the challenges of life. We want kids who

seek out challenges. We want to be a family that does this together, has fun doing challenges

together, whether it's a local 5K or a tough set of Legos. We want a family that comes together

when life visits challenges upon us, whether it's a diagnosis

or a natural disaster.

And so how do we do that?

As always, it's by showing and not telling.

We have to show our kids what it looks like to struggle, to head towards the problem instead of away from it, to always be getting

better. We have to seek out challenges and show our kids how to deal with them, that we deal with

them. And the new year is an annual chance to do that. What bad habits are you going to wrestle with

this year? What goals are you going to wrestle with this year? What goals are you

going to set for yourself? What fun thing could you all do as a family to set the tone for the

years? Is it a cold plunge, an ambitious hike? A who can read the most books this year challenge?

Show them that you're a parent who challenges themselves. Show them that they can handle it and that you

can handle. And look, if you're looking for something, the Daily Stoic New Year, New You Challenge

begins this Saturday, and we'd love to have you. It's a set of 21 actionable challenges presented

one per day built around the most timeless wisdom in Stoic philosophy.

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