EP004 – The Weight of Purpose, On Purpose

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What if purpose isn’t something you find, but something you carry?

In this deeply reflective episode, we discuss the weight that comes with living a purposeful life. The silent pressure. The hidden burden. The daily decision to show up — not perfectly, but intentionally.

Host Anthony Yawn opens up about the evolution of purpose in his life: from boyhood dreams and treasure maps to fatherhood, faith, and the brick-by-brick process of becoming the man his family needs. It’s about more than holding it all together — it’s about letting your kids watch you build.

We explore:

• Why purpose is often buried beneath pain, doubt, and pressure

• What it means to struggle with meaning

• The sacred repetition in the everyday moments: bedtime questions, broken toys, and rigged board games

• How trauma leaks into parenting — and how we fight to break generational cycles

• Why our kids don’t need us to be perfect — just present

• How a family creed can keep your legacy on track when life gets loud

This episode is for every dad fighting to stay focused when the world gets blurry. For the man asking, “How did I get here?” and for the one who still believes there’s more.

Because purpose isn’t a place you arrive. It’s a choice you make every day.

Even when it hurts.

Even when it’s quiet.

Even when no one’s watching.

You fall. You love. You lead — even when you limp.

Because you’re not just here to get through.

You’re just here to be Dad.

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EP 003 – THE GREAT PREPARATION

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What if the greatest gift a father could give… was a map?

In Episode 003, The Great Preparation, we dive deep into what it means to be a dad in a world that’s constantly changing. Preparation isn’t paranoia. It’s not just planning for the worst — it’s building a legacy of wisdom, resilience, and hope. This episode wrestles with the tension between protection and exposure, grace and grit, failure and forward motion.

From the poetic wisdom of DA Truth’s lyric — “Experience is the teacher of fools” — to personal stories of transparent failure, this is a vulnerable, powerful journey through the mental and spiritual maps we build for our children. Maps filled with detours, alternate routes, and roads we’ve already traveled… so they don’t have to.

We explore how dads can prepare their children’s minds for what’s now, and what’s next. How our own battles, doubts, and victories shape the way our children will face theirs. And how failure, rather than being feared, might just be the preparation they need most.

This is an episode for the dad who’s ever asked:

“Am I doing enough?”

“Will they know what to do when I’m not there?”

“How do I leave a legacy that lasts beyond my voice?”

Because maybe preparation isn’t about control—it’s about love.

And maybe the most important moment isn’t the one we win…

But the one we prepare them to win without us.

Featuring honest reflections, vulnerable storytelling, and powerful questions for every dad navigating the journey of fatherhood.

Because this is more than parenting advice—

This is preparation.

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EP 002 – PATIENCE
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The Host:Anthony Yawn

What is patience, if not pressure-tested?

In this soul-searching episode, we peel back the layers of what it means to be a father when the ideal meets the real—the mess, the noise, the broken rules, and the broken dishes. Patience isn’t just a virtue; it’s the quiet strength that shows up when your plans unravel and your volume rises before your wisdom can.

The Host:Anthony Yawn and dad-in-the-trenches reflects on the sacred tension between discipline and grace, offering raw reflections, honest confessions, and heartfelt lessons learned through scraped knees, hard talks, and late-night apologies. He unpacks the difference between reacting and growing, and reminds us that patience isn’t passive—it’s active trust. It’s teaching instead of just correcting. It’s showing up, again and again, even when you don’t see results—yet.

This isn’t a manual. It’s a mirror.

Because patience isn’t just what we give our kids—it’s what grows in us, for them.

And every moment we choose presence over perfection,

We’re building something that will outlast us.

Tune in and breathe deep.

This one’s for the dads who are still learning, still trying, and still showing up.

Especially when tested.

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