Samuel J. Villa speaks about personal intentionality How can we be the Dad? Our legacy as a Dad and a leader is very important, but how is it built? Great parental experiences shared by our fathers and others can be helpful, but it takes personal intentionality and focus to build a legacy. Fighting against our […]
This is part 5 of the ‘Offender Series’. Welcome to the Be The Dad Podcast. We’re going to listen and learn from incarcerated men, many who have felt the effects of having an absentee father. These men have been taught about the importance of the role of a father, through reading the book From Faith to […]
What is missing? Visiting with mostly young men in correctional units across Texas, there are a few common themes that I’ve observed from their past. [ut_icon icon=”fa-arrow-right” size=”fa-2x” border=”circle” align=”alignnone” color=”#1e73be”]No discipline or harsh discipline. [ut_icon icon=”fa-arrow-right” size=”fa-2x” border=”circle” align=”alignnone” color=”#1e73be”]No modeling or improper modeling. [ut_icon icon=”fa-arrow-right” size=”fa-2x” border=”circle” align=”alignnone” color=”#1e73be”]No love or no father […]
Taking out the trash You continually toss out the trash. You are keeping things clean and even working on your personal life. As a father, you are making better decisions and being mindful of the time you spend with your children. It’s quality time. The dude abides! Then from out of nowhere the garbage man […]
Failures Jeff, Frank, and I took a charter flight to Tennessee. We presented our beautiful marketing plan to the distributor, helping secure over $1 million dollars in inventory financing for our vodka company. Next, we entertained a local mortgage company to land $750K in equity financing. Our only problem, we thought; we were low on […]
Failure After spending the summer preparing for college football with my cousin, it was time to put years of training to the test. As a freshman in a new city on a new team with new coaches and players, it was a bit nerve-racking. I worked hard and earned playing time as a freshman linebacker. […]