Two coffees deep, no script, no guest, no editing. That’s Guys Being Dads. And fifteen episodes in, Adam and Ben are proving the thing that keeps coming up on this podcast over and over: you don’t need a perfect plan, you just need to keep showing up.
If you’ve been hunting for podcasts for dads that actually sound like two guys talking instead of a parenting seminar, this is the one to start with.
What This Episode’s About
Adam and Ben catch up on the Land Cruiser YouTube video blowing up, the upcoming Austin “Built for More” trip (October 13–15), and a Derek Grant podcast clip that’s had Adam fired up on his morning runs. From there the conversation turns into the real meat of the episode: why motivation is overrated, why consistency wins, and why “just send it” beats waiting for the perfect plan every time.
The Big Takeaways
Motivation is a starting point, not a strategy. Ben’s take: some guys need a hype speech to get moving, others need an enemy. “I can get motivated different than Adam… For me, I need a little bit of an enemy.” Know which one you are and stop waiting on the wrong fuel.
Consistency beats a six-month shortcut every time. Ben on all the “get rich/get ripped/get famous in six months” promises flooding everyone’s feed: “Consistency will outperform a six month kind of quick turnaround that doesn’t have a solid foundation.”
Blank pages don’t get feedback. Drafts do. Ben’s line on why they never overthink an episode: “I’d rather have something written on the paper than a blank sheet of paper.” Send the rough version. You can’t improve on nothing.
Smash the ceiling, then find the next one. Ben pointed out that a year ago, Dad Day was just a newsletter. Now it’s a newsletter, a YouTube channel, a podcast, and live events. The lesson: “You continue to smash ceilings to go to the next level.”
Reach out to someone this week. Adam’s closing thought, sparked by a Dad Day reader’s unprompted check-in text to a friend: “There’s growth in that. Reach out to someone, say hi to someone new this week.”
Best Quotes of the Episode
“Courage will be needed if you’re going to expand past what you have known… So the reward will always come after the courageous act.” — Derek Grant, played as a clip during the episode
“How do you want your obit to be? I want it to be something like Ben always tried to be an amazing father and always showed up to support his family. That other stuff, like founder of Dad Day, will most likely be there, but not as prevalent as who you are as a person.” — Ben
Listen to Episode 15
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- Built for More: Our Austin Experience Is Here
Join the Conversation
Got a take on “choosing your enemies” as motivation, or a story about reaching out to someone at the right time? Drop it in the Dad Day Slack or shoot us a voicemail at 833-DAD-SHOW. We might play it on the next episode.
