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Achieve

Mike CrowdenMarch 23, 2021
1,237

What Is Mike Reading This Spring?

If you’re like me, your reading list seems insurmountable. Our home bookcases contain books covering all topics: gardening, cookbooks, biographies, autobiographies, history, sports, business and marketing, spiritual, entrepreneurship, parenting, how-to’s, sci-fi, reference books, and on and on and on. So, below are 6 books I’m focusing on this Spring. My goal is pretty simple: read for 30 minutes each day. Sometimes, a book is so engrossing that I’ll read for a couple hours on a…
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Achieve

Mike CrowdenFebruary 15, 2021
1,428

Take one step on your staircase

And here we are. Day 1 of our Achieve Anything in One Year series based on Jason Harvey’s book, Achieve Anything in 1 Year. Achieving any goal is much like climbing a staircase. You must take that first step. If you are simply willing to make one small change at a time, you will begin to see huge results. You don’t have to see that whole staircase, just take that first step toward change. Today’s…
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Declare

Mike CrowdenMay 13, 2020
1,931

You, and only you, get to determine your self-worth.

Here is today’s Game and what’s going on. This is what I learned from Dave Hollis‘ book, Get Out of Your Own Way. Today’s highlights and declaration come from the chapter titled “The Lie: If She Doesn’t Love Me, I’m Not Lovable.” Let’s jump in: We have an experience, and then we let that experience anchor us to the belief that we’re likely to repeat that experience. The affirmation I was looking for couldn’t actually come…
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Declare

Mike CrowdenMay 12, 2020
1,679

Push yourself to consistently be your very best.

Here is today’s Game and what’s going on. This is what I learned from Dave Hollis‘ book, Get Out of Your Own Way. Today’s highlights and declaration come from the chapter titled “The Lie: I Can Phone It In And Be Just Fine.” Let’s jump in: Not using your full potential, putting in complete effort, working hard to see the fruit of your labor? That’s a recipe for unfulfillment of the highest order. That’s treading water…
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Achieve

Mike CrowdenNovember 18, 2019
4,255

Improve Your Talent

At I Am Dadly, we’re focused on improving ourselves in a multitude of ways, both big and small. Our Dadly Daily Declaration series focuses on a daily core concept of self improvement from Garrett J. White: Discover and Declare. Now, we’re introducing a new series: Improve Your Talent. This new series will detail ways in which you can enhance your skills and improve your talent. This will not be a daily post; the aim is to have…
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Declare

Mike CrowdenMay 9, 2019
3,398

Don’t be constrained by the story you tell yourself about yourself

We continue our Dadly Daily Declaration series with readings from The Passion Paradox by authors Brad Stulberg and Steve Magness. Stulberg and Madness aim to demystify passion and show readers how they can find and cultivate their passion, sustainably harness its power, and avoid its dangers. Here are a few gems from today’s reading: When you come across an activity or idea that subtly pulls you toward it, you are faced with a choice: Do you…
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Get Outside

Mike CrowdenApril 3, 2019
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How to Choose A Kid’s Bike

So, you’re getting ready to dive into the rabbit hole of buying your kid their first bike? As an avid cyclist myself, I have to admit I knew nothing about kids bikes. Nothing. My daughter keeps pushing for a new bike, one that is lighter and more her size. To help you and me, I Am Dadly has put together our Dadly Guide to Choosing Your Kid’s Bike. And, we have a cool graphic from…
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Declare

Mike CrowdenApril 9, 2019
2,342

Dadly Daily Declaration

We’re approaching the end of Robin Sharma‘s newest book, The 5 AM Club: Own Your Morning, Elevate Your Life. We should end our Dadly Daily Declaration series of insights from this book within the next two weeks. In the meantime, we continue our Dadly Daily Declaration series with insights drawn from this must-read. Our declarations for this week center on The Twin Cycles of Elite Performance. Below is a graphic explaining this twin cycle and its focus…
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Be Dadly

Mike CrowdenDecember 10, 2018
2,195

Dadly’s Newest Feature

At I Am Dadly, we’re focused on improving ourselves in a multitude of ways, both big and small. One way to see improvement is to focus on daily core items, what Garrett J. White terms “Core 4” from his Warrior Book and Warrior movement. The Core 4, according to White, are Body, Being, Business and Balance; these four core items require daily focus and maintenance. As we move forward with I Am Dadly, we’ll begin…
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Be Dadly

Mike CrowdenJune 17, 2019
2,062

Dadly Talk with John Bogacki

For this month’s Dadly Talk, we interview Yolklore chef and co-owner, John Bogacki. John began his diverse career dish-washing at the age of 14 and moving his way up to Sous Chef at Andre’s Banquet Hall. He began his education at STLCC Forest Park where he earned his associates in Hotel Restaurant Management. While at Forest Park, John was able to study abroad in Canterbury, England. He went on to earn his Bachelor’s degree at St.…
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Declare

Mike CrowdenMay 13, 2020
1,931

You, and only you, get to determine your self-worth.

Here is today’s Game and what’s going on. This is what I learned from Dave Hollis‘ book, Get Out of Your Own Way. Today’s highlights and declaration come from the chapter titled “The Lie: If She Doesn’t Love Me, I’m Not Lovable.” Let’s jump in: We have an experience, and then we let that experience anchor us to the belief that we’re likely to repeat that experience. The affirmation I was looking for couldn’t actually come…
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Declare

Mike CrowdenJanuary 7, 2020
1,797

Now is the time for strength

Here is today’s Game and what’s going on. Here is what I discovered today in our Dadly Daily Declaration reading from Discipline Equals Freedom by Jocko Willink. The title of today’s reading is “No More.” Let’s jump in: No more. No more excuses. No more: “I’ll start tomorrow.” No more: “Just this once.” No more accepting the shortfalls of my own will. No more taking the easy road. No more bowing down to whatever unhealthy…
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