Hosted by Steve Cardwell · 🇺🇸 US · EN-GB · 16 episodes
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This isn’t another parenting podcast. Each week, you’ll get practical tools, honest reflections, and sharp conversations to help you stop spending time by default and start living deliberately across work, family and self.If you're a high-agency dad who wants to hit who knows there’s more in them and want to build a life that proves it, this is for you.Solo riffs. High-signal guests. Zero fluff.Because default is easy. Deliberate is better.
Steve Cardwell hosts Deliberate Dad, a education show with 16 episodes published.
Most dads won't say this stuff out loud. John does. The guilt. The mental load. The tension between presence and pressure. The joy and the rage sometimes in the same bloody moment. If you've ever thought "I love my kids.
Most bad habits aren’t about discipline. They’re about design. You don’t scroll because you're weak you scroll because the system makes it easy. This episode flips that. You'll learn how to build friction into the stuff
You’re not broken. Your default mode is.High agency isn’t a slogan. It’s the switch from autopilot to ownership. If you want alignment at home and at work, this is where it starts. Be deliberate.What You’ll Learn-How to
Ever sat in your car after work, shut the laptop, and thought: I can’t do this anymore? That was Paul, Finance Director. New promotion. Drowning fast. This is the real shift from firefighting to deliberate leadership. Wh
You’re not failing, you’re just chasing an impossible goal. The ground keeps shifting. Kids off school. Clients kicking off. Sick parents. Then you blame yourself. Here’s the fix: stop chasing balance. Work in seasons. W
This episode cuts through the noise. It’s not about doing more it’s about doing what matters, deliberately. You’re not stuck. You’re just operating on default. What you’ll learn:-Why waiting for “more time” keeps you in
Sam Built a Business That Actually Works for His Life Sam didn’t want to scale chaos. He wanted a business and a life that actually worked. This episode is a blueprint for building with intention. No more reacting. No mo
You’re not lazy. You’re overloaded.You’re not broken. You’re just stuck in default mode.This episode cuts through the noise and gets honest about what deliberate fatherhood really looks like. What you’ll learn: Presence
Craig Carey joins me for a raw chat on choosing health, setting boundaries, and why being deliberately selfish isn’t selfish at all. It’s necessary. Craig Carey is an ex personal trainer turned life coach who aids both i
Today we’re having a brilliant conversation with Chris Britton: People Experience Director, National Football League Referee, volunteer for Sussex police department and best selling author. Here’s what you’ll learn: - Wh
You don’t need another productivity hack. You need permission to choose yourself. In this episode, I break down the uncomfortable truth: being deliberately selfish is the most generous thing you can do as a dad, founder,
You’re not lazy. You’re not unmotivated. You’re just stuck in survival mode defaulting to comfort and delaying the hard things until “later.", until things 'calm down'. But as you know, it's not going to be easier later
I didn’t realise I was living by default until my 32nd birthday, when I found myself sobbing into a scotch egg. No, seriously. In this episode, I tell the full story: the years of drifting, the businesses I started witho
Not another parenting podcast, this one’s about you Dads! Welcome to the Deliberate Dad: a podcast for ambitious dads who want to lead at home, in business, and in themselves without sacrificing what matters most. I’m St
In this episode, I sit down with Declan in real life to share his incredible journey of personal and professional growth over the past two years! From a chance meeting on a BA flight to launching a successful collaborati
Ever catch yourself thinking, “Am I even doing enough?” If you’re a dad running a business or just trying to keep all the balls in the air, you’re definitely not alone. In this one, I’m breaking down why you’ve got to fi
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Deliberate Dad is hosted by Steve Cardwell. The show is categorised under education (self improvement) and has published 16 episodes.
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