Numbered List
PRINCIPLES
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You create everything.
— Salah Boucadoum (by way of Mike Martin)
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Winning is improving from the experience, not beating anyone else.
— (anonymous)
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Be present.
— Caleb Scott
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Curiosity as a discipline.
— Ken Mossman
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Silence is noble.
— Luke Entrup
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Identify your core values.
— Simon Rinne
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Stay curious, stay human.
— Christopher Veal
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Excellence is failure.
— Shaun Dawson
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Drop your anger.
— Dr. Michelle Watson Canfield
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Remember that the kingdom of God is within you.
— Paul Kix
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Eat last.
— Aaron Blaine
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Presence beats perfection — every time.
— Eli Weinstein
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We do hard things.
— Shaun Dawson
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Be kind.
— Dr. Daniel Singley
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Don't be a dick.
— Sean Harvey
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Excellence is failure.
— Shaun Dawson
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Create a 60-second pause with your son every day.
— Dave Rossi
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Look at the boy in front of you.
— Jennifer L. w. Fink
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Tenderness is the secret of strength.
— Steve Biddulph
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Regulate before you relate.
— Jonny Miller
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Expand your son’s vocabulary so he can express his full range of feelings.
— Dr. Gloria Vanderhorst
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Choose curiosity over judgment.
— Ryan North
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Never punish a current mistake with future fear.
— Devon Kuntzman
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Be more than you appear to be.
— Mark Hertling
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Isolation is the man killer.
— Ryan Walton
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Struggling does not equal weakness.
— Emily Houston
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Lead from the front by living a good, intentional life.
— Eric Davis
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Be detailed, dependable, and disciplined.
— Deland McCullough
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Strength is built through recovery, not through struggle
— Shaun Dawson
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Live what you want your kids to learn.
— Hunter Clarke-Fields
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Strength is the ability to recover and lead through struggle.
— Shaun Dawson
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Humility is leadership.
— Kirk Martin
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Resilience is the ability to rebuild from zero.
— Shaun Dawson
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Model the behavior you want to see in your son.
— Todd Adams
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Consent is the practice of power with, not power over.
— Shaun Dawson
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It's okay to get help.
— Ralph Brewer
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A man's strength comes from his ability to listen.
— Shaun Dawson
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A man's greatest power lies in his capacity to slow down and feel.
— Dan Doty
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Your presence is the most powerful gift you can give your children.
— Shaun Dawson
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Vulnerability bridges the gap between isolation and community.
— Jordan Ritter Conn
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Failure is not a dead end.
— Shaun Dawson
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True validation is internal, not external.
— Lisa Johnson
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Aggression is a cry for connection, not a sign of a bad kid.
— Shaun Dawson
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Move from reactive survival to radical intentionality.
— Jon Hord
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Actions teach louder than words.
— Shaun Dawson
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Aggression is a signal of fear.
— Tosha Schore
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A young man's vision must be inspired from within, not imposed from above.
— Shaun Dawson