Last week, a customer of a client called me and started ranting about how unresponsive we were when they had questions about our soccer tournament SaaS product. The thing is, though, I had responded to his original email with detailed instructi

12 Don't Count The Days, Make The Days Count

Jul 16th, 2020 7m 6s

My new coffee name is Kitchy Chachki. Spell it just like it sounds.Backstory:A dad gets a book "Dad Was Right" as a gift and tortures his two adult kids years later with stories -- in their own voices -- about why he was right... This is a publ

11 When Opportunity Knocks Answer Right Away

Jul 3rd, 2020 4m 30s

She had a Zoom meeting starting in a few minutes, but we managed to squeeze out a podcast for you today. Sometimes, the message is so self-contained that it doesn't really require any additional explanation. This one and the next one are kinda

10 Be Thankful For What You Have

Jun 22nd, 2020 12m 49s

Gratitude... what does it mean? Is it a virtue or something that other weaponize to control expectations, to limit reach, to keep kids in their lanes.... and how does it affect adult kids later in life as they reach beyond what they have to gre

09 Never Get So Busy Making A Living That You Forget To Make A Life

Jun 9th, 2020 7m 45s

The hustle, everyone is told they need to hustle and grind, but to what end? Is making a living now the new making a life? Dad speaks to his elder Millennial son about what it takes these days to "make a life" and what "making a living" means.B

08 Be A Strong Link In The Chain

Jun 5th, 2020 8m 21s

Calling your daughter before she had her morning coffee and asking some life stuff is a grab bag of never knowing what you're gonna get... and this morning did not disappoint. Black coffee, pay your own rent and read the newspaper; three chain

07 Actions Speak Louder Than Words

May 29th, 2020 11m 37s

This ain't gonna lick itself... Quite a life mantra, and yet, we went there ever so briefly. We talked about how success isn't just one thing, one goal but perhaps even the movement toward a goal... nd how true success is about remaining adapta

06 - Keep It Simple

May 27th, 2020 16m 58s

Why is everything so complicated? Does it need to be? Complicated simplicity, how things that are simple are really the result of things that have been well-thought out. We also get into some parenting tips as well as crossing paths with a gagg

05 - What's The Rush?

May 21st, 2020 7m 31s

What's the rush? Why are you in such a hurry to grow up? Stop and appreciate everything around you while you can... time will pass by so quickly and you will eventually be on the north side of 50 and realize you never really did slow down enoug

04 Attitude Is Everything

May 16th, 2020 8m 40s

This was a rare treat for Dad, to have his daughter who gave him the book, sitting directly across from him in the studio to record this episode. It was a little strange to see the immediate feedback, the faces and body language as the conversa

03 One man with courage makes a majority

May 12th, 2020 8m 2s

When is the courage of one man a majority? I dunno and apparently it is a really hard question... Also, I fell for the beeping noises at the end of the podcast. You're just gonna have to listen to the whole thing to get to the end.Backstory:A d

02 Begin Where You Are But Don't Stay There

May 6th, 2020 10m 12s

Today, dad called his daughter who was in the middle of a cross-country move, while caring for two kids under two. For the record, she is not smarter than her brother and they are both way smarter than me. Don't be @-ing me on the twitter over

02 Begin Where You Are But Don't Stay There

May 5th, 2020 10m 12s

01 Be The Best Of Whatever You Are

Apr 29th, 2020 7m 12s

A dad gets a book "Dad Was Right" as a gift and tortures his two adult kids years later with stories -- in their own voices -- about why he was right... Today, dad called his son and asked what "be the best of whatever you are" meant to him and

The Trailer to Dad Was Right

Apr 24th, 2020 1m 7s

The trailer... or at least the warning to my two adult kids that I will be once again meddling in their quiet lives. At least I warned them I was going to do this, right? I need a lie down. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss

Audio pennies

Feb 14th, 2019 1m 6s

From this thing right here.So we finally meet, you the reader, me the writer. It is a common misconception that writers and authors are wiser than the average person. We’re not; we’re just too dumb to admit that to ourselves before we commit wo

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