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.

They can make it beautiful. We talked before about the noble lie we tell our children.

We round off some of the edges of life. We protect them from things.

Then in the space between the reality of the world and the picture we've painted,

we encourage our kids, we fill them with hope. Why do we do this? Why do we try to sell them the world,

as Maggie Smith writes? Because she says, we are like real estate agents. We are trying to

emphasize the good bones, this place we live in, this current state of things. But this is not

just raw deception for the purpose of personal gain, like it can

sometimes be in real estate. It's much more than that. It's deception for the purpose of

empowerment. It is a way to remind our kids that they have agency, that their beliefs about themselves,

about the world, about their ability to create change, this can be a self-fulfilling prophecy.

This place could be beautiful, right? Smith writes, convincing herself and her children. You could make

this place beautiful. And it's true. Your children can. They will. And that's what we're trying to help them

with. That's what our multi-generational impact will be.

We're selling our kids the world as it could be,

and doing our best to give them the tools, the confidence,

and the sense of responsibility to make it so.

Hey, you're listening to the Daily Dad podcast, one meditation a day inspired to help you do your most important job, which is be a great father.

These are meditations inspired by ancient wisdom, psychological research, and just great strategies from normal dads

just like you. Thanks for listening.

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