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.

Thank you for listening, and we hope this helps.

You can find the time.

We think we're too busy.

We think it's impossible.

We're parents now. There's no way we can start that company. There's no way we can finish that project. We have to be realistic.

Got to put that aside for now. There just isn't enough time. As a young struggling novelist,

the writer Susan Strait would walk her daughter in the Riverside, California heat, until the girl fell

asleep for naps at night. It was the only way Susan could get her down. And the second her daughter

drifted off, straight would stop whatever she was doing, sit on the curb next to the stroller,

and write in her notebook. She finished an entire novel that way, even as passerbyes would offer her money

thinking she was homeless. She kept at it. Little did they, or she know that the novel would go on to win

major literary prizes and launch a wonderful career. We've talked before about how parents have to look

for the double opportunities, the ways to spend time with your kid and do what you need to do.

Part of that is also looking for the moments inside the moments when we can find the time,

squeeze it like an orange for all its worth, and get our work in too. We can do this. We have to do

this. It's not impossible. It's done by people who had it harder than us. Tony Morrison did it. Susan

Strait did it. You can do it too. Whether it's writing or going back to law school or training

for a marathon, you can find the time. You don't have to give up. Don't be realistic.

Be creative. Make it happen. Thanks for listening to The Daily Dad Podcast.

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