The Well Ordered Family with Conor Gallagher
The Dad Edge Podcast
Larry Hagner
4.8 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 2 September 2024
⏱️ 67 minutes
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Summary
Conor Gallagher is an accomplished CEO, author, public speaker, and board member with extensive experience in both for-profit and non-profit sectors. He is the founder of Well-Ordered Family and CEO of multiple businesses including Good Will Publishers and TAN Books. Conor serves as the executive director of the Benedict Leadership Institute at Belmont Abbey College and sits on the Board of Trustees. His published works include "If Aristotle's Kid Had an iPod," "Still Amidst the Storm," and "Well-Ordered Family," among others, focusing on parenting, personal growth, and family life.
Today, Conor Gallagher shares his family’s unique journey, including the creation of their family master plan, which includes vision statements, strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats—akin to a family's constitution. The conversation also touches on the importance of involving kids in financial discussions, tracking family goals, and the power of unconditional love and sacrifice.
He then highlights the virtues of unconditional love, sacrifice, and selflessness in maintaining robust marriages and families. He underscores the need for continual self-sacrifice to become the best versions of ourselves, drawing from historical examples.
This episode is a treasure trove of wisdom for parents. By incorporating Conor’s actionable insights into your family dynamics, you can not only navigate the challenges of today but also set up a legacy of love, unity, and success for the future.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Dad Edge Podcast. The Dad Edge Movement creates leaders of men, |
| 0:07.3 | leaders of families, and leaders of communities. We will not only impact this |
| 0:12.2 | generation of fathers, but the next generation as well. |
| 0:16.1 | The kids we are raising will have better chances and odds stacked in their favor because of the |
| 0:20.3 | amazing example that their fathers emulated for them. |
| 0:23.4 | We are here to change the world. |
| 0:26.6 | We are here to change relationships. |
| 0:28.9 | We are here to positively disrupt this generation of fathers |
| 0:32.3 | so no man goes to their grave with |
| 0:34.0 | regret. We disrupt the drift of busyness and replace it with razor-focused intention |
| 0:39.8 | passion, purpose, and direction. |
| 0:43.0 | We are the Dad Edge, and we're here to change the game. When juggling multiple family activities, do you guys often feel like you're just |
| 1:06.8 | reacting to situations rather than proactively managing them? And if so, what impact does that have on your stress and your ability to be |
| 1:16.9 | present with your family? Also, how do you handle a constant stream of chores and household tasks? I know for me like this is |
| 1:28.0 | not my strong suit from time to time and I often feel like I have to carry this load alone. I have to struggle to get everybody |
| 1:36.7 | involved. Like it's a lot. It's a lot of heavy lifting. Gentlemen, what's going on? My name is Larry |
| 1:42.4 | Hagener. I am the host and founder of this |
| 1:44.4 | podcast this show and movement and welcome to the Dad Edge podcast I'm so glad you're |
| 1:49.0 | here so honored you're going to spend the next hour with me and my amazing guest today. This is a real issue and not |
| 1:57.1 | only is it a real issue for us as men, husbands and fathers this is an issue for our |
| 2:02.2 | wives this is also an issue for our families |
| 2:04.7 | if you think about how we operate like in the workplace right we have vision |
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