January 2017

Seven Secrets of Success

We were interrupted last week by learning about the joy of the journey for both fathers and grandfathers. We learnt the joy of birthdays, birth moments, and ‘having fun with your family’. Surely this was a good interruption, but I would now like to share my Seven Secrets for Success. These seven secrets line up with the goal setting assignment that we discussed for the New Year. Remember, if you aim ...

By |2017-01-27T09:42:26+10:00January 27th, 2017|Dads, MANHOOD, Other Topics|0 Comments

The Joy of The Journey

Recently we attended the birthday of our nine year old twin granddaughters. Family members gathered from east and west. The party atmosphere, with the presence of other young children, was very much a controlled but happy riot. The new trampoline in the back yard added to the festivities.  Interestingly my son and his twin girls can be seen at the 36 second mark in the recent 60 second Dads4kids TV Ad. ...

By |2017-01-27T00:45:22+10:00January 27th, 2017|Dads, FAITH, FAMILIES|0 Comments

Foundation for Success

It seems that we’ve arrived suddenly in 2017! You might well ask where 2016 went? – a very good question. Some probably don’t want to think about 2016 – it’s simply too painful. For others, the treadmill was going so fast you felt as if your feet got burned trying to keep up. Maybe you felt you achieved a lot in 2016, but it wasn’t really what you wanted to achieve. ...

By |2017-01-27T00:13:23+10:00January 27th, 2017|Dads, MANHOOD, Other Topics|0 Comments

Taking a Break

I hate to admit it, but I am probably what Dr John Tickell calls a ‘Type A personality’. One sign of Type A behaviour is the fact that this newsletter has gone out to men all over Australia every week, without fail, for 15 years(thank you Ron). The upside of this is that many, many men are alive today because of this newsletter and the work of Dads4Kids. Many men are ...

By |2017-01-04T03:21:06+10:00January 4th, 2017|Dads, FAMILIES, Other Topics|0 Comments
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