What’s the one thing we could do to improve the future? Raise better young people. Facilitate better parenting. Our country faces an epidemic of “fatherlessness.” Whether due to a father figure not physically being in the picture or mentally being distant - it is a massive obstacle that Justin Batt has been working to overcome with Daddy Saturdays. It’s not just for dad’s and not just on Saturdays, his book and his programs create a paradigm shift about how we look at our free time, how we engage with our children and what being an intentional parent really looks like. As he says, let’s all raise good kids that become great adults! Joe De Sena introduces this episode, and at the end of the interview, he talks about what he learned from Justin with co-host Sefra the Seedhuntress. Our co-host Johnny Waite sat down with Justin at the Spartan World Media Fest event by ATP Science. LESSONS Raise good kids that become great adults Be intentional with your plans Engage with your kids More is caught than taught Model what you want to see in your kids Calendar everything Take the time to really know your kids Learn through observation Be curators and content creators Create a system to file your ideas Don’t be a hero be a guide to your kids LINKS Daddy Saturday This episode is brought to you by SPARTANXLEADERSHIP.COM TIME STAMPS 0:00 Joe + Sefra introduce this weeks guest 1:15 SPARTANXLEADERSHIP.COM intro 1:30 Interview begins with Dr. Johnny + Justin 2:00 working to end the “fatherlessness” epidemic 3:45 Intentionally planning your weekends with your kids 5:00 “Far more is caught than taught” 6:15 Mission , vision, values, goal setting & calendaring 7:30 A movement takes hold 8:45 Being a great father and helping others to do the same 10:00 Taking the time to really get to know your kids 11:45 Th mindset of being an intentional father everyday 12:50 SPARTANXLEADERSHIP.COM break 14:30 Building a community & platform while maintaining balance between work + life 16:15 Shifting to a paradigm of curation & content creation with tech 17:20 It’s a platform for single moms as well 18:30 The Daddy Saturday Foundation 19:50 Community coaches 22:50 “Wine” ideas- letting concepts percolate 24:30 How to get involved 26:00 ‘move toward’ your child 27:35 Don't be a hero to your kids be a guide 28:50 Bring other guides in to support kids passions 29:40 Joe & Sefra discuss Justin’s philosophy 34:30 SPARTANXLEADERSHIP.COM close SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/SpartanUpShow YouTube: http://bit.ly/SpartanUpYT Google Play: http://bit.ly/SpartanUpPlay FOLLOW SPARTAN UP: Spartan Up on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/spartanuppodcast/ Spartan Up on Twitter https://twitter.com/SpartanUpPod CREDITS: Producer – Marion Abrams, Madmotion, llc. Hosts: Joe De Sena, Dr. Johnny Waite & Sefra Alexandra Col. Nye is off on “Grandaddy Saturday” ;) Synopsis – Sefra Alexandra | Seed Huntress Production Assistant - Andrea Hagarty © 2019 Spartan