Welcome to the Daily Dad podcast where we provide one lesson every day to help you with your

most important job being a dad. These are lessons inspired by ancient philosophy, by practical

wisdom, and insights from dads all over the world.

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This should be what you teach them.

If you haven't watched the TV series Friday Night Lights, since you've become a father. You should watch it again. There's a reason that Coach Taylor is so compelling on the screen. It's because he's the way almost all of us wish our own fathers had been. He's tough but fair. He loves his wife and his daughter and his job. He demands excellence,

but forgives mistakes. He puts family above everything. He puts people first. He sees what kids need.

He knows how to reach kids, especially kids who are struggling. He teaches them how to become

the best versions of themselves. He's the perfect

coach, the kind that David Epstein talked to us about a while ago, the kind of parental figure

that James Frey spoke of, the one that can teach each kid differently and reach them where they need

to be reached. There's one expression from the show, quite famous now, but worth remembering as a father,

clear eyes, full hearts can't lose.

Coach Taylor shouts it with the team before each game, and it's great advice for a dad,

and it's clearly the abiding parental philosophy of the character in the show.

He sees everything.

He loves everyone.

He always finds a way to win in the end, even if it's not in the way that we expect.

And it's also not a bad attitude to instill in your kids.

If you can keep your eyes open, don't be naive and your heart

open care about others. Don't close yourself off. You can't lose in life. Clear eyes, full hearts,

can't lose. Hey, thanks for listening to the Daily Dad podcast. You can get this via email every day

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