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Incredible Leadership: Change Is Inevitable

theincredidad May 22, 2018 0 Comments
Part 6 of my week-long Incredible Leadership series.  Click the links to read parts 1,2,3,4, and 5. In the beginning, we all wanted to save the world. That's what superheroes do. But times change and so do the people around us. Attitudes evolve. Change is inevitable. Leaders must change to forge a better future. The world is a completely different place form when I was a kid, and even more…
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Incredible Leadership: Integrity

theincredidad May 21, 2018 0 Comments
Part 5 of my Incredible Leadership Series. Click the links to read parts 1,2,3, and 4. A hero is only as good as his . . . integrity? You better believe it. A good leader and an Incredible Father does the right thing, even when he thinks no one is looking. Not doing so has led to the downfall of many a hero. What you do is not half as important as how you do it. Emphasis always seems to get…
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Incredible Leadership – Three Ways I Handle Conflict

theincredidad May 19, 2018 0 Comments
Part 3 of my week-long Incredible Leadership Series. As IncrediDad, it's my job to lead Boy Wonder as he trains for life's greatest adventures. But what if our family couldn't conquer a baby meltdown or the morning routine because daddy had a bad attitude? That brings me to today's Incredible Leadership Lesson - Three Ways I Handle Conflict, Bad Attitudes, and difficult people. You can read the…
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Incredible Leadership: R-E-S-P-E-C-T

theincredidad May 18, 2018 5 Comments
Day 2 of my series on Incredible Leadership You can check out Day 1 here!Like Aretha told us, it all starts with a little respect. It's the golden rule that your mom talked about all those years ago, "Treat others like you want to be treated". Whether I'm talking to my six month old son or an Executive twice my age, those words are my personal motto. Respect and leadership work together like…
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Incredible Leadership: When Batman Met Robin

theincredidad May 17, 2018 5 Comments
Day 1 of my week long series on Incredible Leadership.  No matter how many times I save the world, prevent a spill, or soothe a crying kid, another problem will arise to take it's place. Some days, it feels like a never ending cycle of change the diaper, stop a bad guy from robbing the bank, take out the trash, and before you know it, it's bedtime. I ask myself if I'm actually parenting because…
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Fascination With Facetime

theincredidad May 15, 2018 0 Comments
Boy Wonder will definitely grow up being better equipped to handle long distance relationships than I ever could. Why? FaceTime. Take it from someone who's lived on the other side of the country, away from his family for a long time, FaceTime rules. I'll bet that most of you grew up in the Stone Age. I'm talking about those Flintstone days, where we actually had to pick up the phone and dial up…
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Mother’s Day – A Woman So Important, They Gave Her An Entire Day

theincredidad May 13, 2018 2 Comments
I am undeniably lucky to have married a woman like Bex. She is energetic, hard-working, and takes incredible care of Luke and I. That's because she's an amazing wife, mother, and person. You better believe I'm sucking up here. Why? Because I love her. Without her, I'd be doing all the chores, laundry, changing diapers, and fixing bottles, all by myself. We've always said that we are a team and…
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This Is Why Superman Works Alone

theincredidad May 12, 2018 0 Comments
Just after our wedding, minutes after Bex and I said I do, Uncle Mike came up to me shaking his head, looking so disappointed. "You had once chance to work 'obey' into the vows." If only I had listened to him. Life would have been a lot easier if I had. Bex and I used to look lovingly into each other's eyes and ask, "How could it be this easy?". Then the honeymoon ended. People always tell us…
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Stressed Out

theincredidad May 11, 2018 0 Comments
Stress isn't fun to talk about. Usually, I sweep mine under the rug and dance around like it's not there. Why? Because we all have it. The only thing that makes my stress more important than yours is that it's mine. So, I won't sit here and bore you with my problems because you've got plenty of your own. Instead, I'd like to talk about another gizmo on the trusty IncrediDad utility belt -…
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Boy Wonder Discovers His Own Superpower

theincredidad May 8, 2018 0 Comments
Parenting requires a ridiculous amount of attention, patience and energy. IncrediParenting takes even more. So, it's understandable that we would want a few moments of peace every day. That's what I use the Fortress of Solitude for. But my days of hiding in the bathroom are almost over. Boy Wonder has discovered a new super power. He's learned how to entertain himself! As he becomes more mobile,…
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