Failure is Your Greatest Teacher

Steve Jobs quote about death, failure, and success

No one likes to lose but the irony is that losing is often better for us. I love Bruce Springsteen’s music (hate his politics) and I think he covered this idea so well in “Glory Days” where he sings about the high school baseball star who reflects on those days in high school where he probably “peaked,” along with the cute cheerleader who is now divorced and taking care of her kids, alone.

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Cars, Addiction, Divorce, and Money

Thursday, October 24, 2013

Featured guests:

Jim Scheinberg (North Pier Fiduciary Management) for Money TALKS

Janet Rowse and Ron Cuff from SafeLaunch

Pastor Drew Sams for “Spiritual Talk.”

Dr. Jennifer Weberman (The Parenting Playground) for “Therapy Talk.”

Today’s radio show is inspired by this week’s “A Dad’s Point-of-View” column, Men vs. Women: Cars, but we’ll be talking about lotsa other stuff, too, including cars, addiction, divorce, and money!

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Game Day Bites #DadChat

CouponGame Day Bites – what are YOUR favs? Is Game Day THE thing in your home? Do you LOVE tailgate parties? Are you kids die-hard sports fans? Who can’t resist great snacks when watching The Game, whether tailgating it in the parking lot, watching in the stands, or just having a television party at home. Let’s talk SPORTS and FOOD this Thursday, October 24 from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. PT/9:00 – 10:00 p.m. ET at #DadChat! Sponsored by Mars Bites, they are generously giving away THREE $100 Walmart gift cards, too!

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Men vs. Women: Cars

Hot Babe in Hot Car

I can’t believe I haven’t taken on cars in this series on Men vs. Women! There are such gigantic differences in how we look at, buy, appreciate, and deal with the horseless carriage. In many ways, I think our respective attitude about cars is emblematic of our attitudes about most everything. Again, this is not a right or wrong, just a big difference.

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Hasbro’s Playskool Rescue Bots Take Over #DadChat

Hasbro Transformers Rescue Bots Game System

             Click on the image to go to the Beam Box website        

Warning: The Bots are coming to #DadChat. Hasbro’s Playskool Rescue Bots are coming! Be prepared since they may take over and if you’re very lucky, you may win a prize package including a game console and a Rescue Bot of your choice…or, gulp, you may be transported back to your childhood! BEWARE!

We will have our usual free-for-all chat/discussion but Hasbro is also generously giving away FIVE prizes – Transformers Rescue Bots Beam Box Game System and one additional Rescue Bot Game Pack figure (a $57.98 value!). As always at #DadChat, you will have to earn the prizes! One winner per family.

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