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by Ned Schaut
Fatherhood Field Notes is where we hear real stories from real men living real lives every week. Fatherhood is not only about being a dad, it incorporates providing and serving a home, loving and serving a spouse, engaging and serving in a community, as well as intentionally serving your children. Fatherhood is an adventure, one full of fun, wild, and messy stories. In this podcast, we will hear stories from real men who have found themselves living the Adventure of Fatherhood. The Craft of Fatherhood episodes are 5-10 minute episodes where your guide Ned Schaut shares stories on his own fatherhood journey.
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- Yesterday1h 3m
S2E2: RELAUNCH! Scaling for 7 Generations | WHO To Be For Your Family, Processing Death in the Family, and AI Parenting w/Dan Tocchini
BIG NEWS! Fatherhood Field Notes is relaunching as Scaling for 7 Generations (S7G)!In this re-release of this epic Episode 370 we meet Dan Tocchini, who has dedicated himself to empowering men and enhancing marriages. Ned shares the importance of understanding who we are becoming for our families, not just what we do for them. This conversation with Dan is filled with insights that resonate deeply, inspiring listeners to reflect on their roles as leaders within their families.----------Dan dives deep into the intricate and rewarding journey of fatherhood. Sharing his personal experiences, Dan highlights both the challenges and victories inherent in being a dad, from navigating family tragedies to fostering profound connections with his children and reflecting on his marital journey. His honest discussions shed light on the resilience and growth that come with paternal responsibility. Listeners will be inspired by Dan's perspective on confronting life's obstacles, the significance of remaining a steadfast pillar for one's family, and the art of crafting a legacy rooted in love, understanding, and consistent presence.Bio: Change Agent, Catalyst, Consultant, CoachDan Tocchini has been helping leaders bring some more magic onto their teams for over 35 years. He has worked with executive teams from Interstate Batteries and ESPN, to Smarty Pants Vitamins and Impulse Space, as well as with non-profits like Homeboy Industries and Defy Ventures. Dan gives a no-fluff approach by helping transform leadership teams without any pixie dust - just courageous leadership, creative conflict resolution, and relevant restructuring. No conversation is too difficult, no situation too conflicted because a leader with a vision cannot be held hostage by circumstance or history.Follow Dan here:Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/dan_tocchini/LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dantocchini/takenewground.comwearerevenant.comFree Ebook: The Change Imperative: Innovating with Your TeamThe Naked Leadership PodcastApple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-naked-leadership-podcast/id1495058489Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/73ZuLDaxdfhCNYXlmIQy01----------This episode is sponsored by The Adventure of FatherhoodOrder The Adventure of Fatherhood children's book hereCheck out the TEDx----------Want to learn more about The Adventure of Fatherhood?https://www.adventureoffatherhood.com/https://www.rebelandcreate.com/Each week Ned sits down with a dad and asks him to open up his field notes and share with other men who find themselves on the Adventure of Fatherhood.Follow us:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fatherhoodfieldnotesYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FatherhoodfieldnotesFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/rebelandcreate
- 3 weeks ago49 min
S2E1: RELAUNCH! Scaling for 7 Generations | Michael Davis: Leading With Love, Raising Men, and Multi-Generational Living
BIG NEWS! Fatherhood Field Notes is relaunching as Scaling for 7 Generations (S7G)!In this re-release of this epic Episode 338 with Michael Davis, Ned is announcing that FFN is relaunching with a new focus on building and scaling a family financial legacy with seven generations of thinking.Listen to hear the news!----------Episode 338 - Michael Davis - Re-ReleaseNed introduces his friend and mentor, Michael Davis, for a powerful conversation on the essence of fatherhood. Michael shares his insights on the power, authority, and opportunity that fathers have in shaping their families and communities. He emphasizes the importance of being a spiritual leader, setting boundaries, and raising children to be proven providers. He also discusses the significance of finding balance in multi-generational living and guiding children towards strong and godly partnerships. Michael offers valuable wisdom and guidance for fathers on their journey of embracing the role of fatherhood.----------Order The Adventure of Fatherhood children's book hereCheck out the TEDx----------Want to learn more about The Adventure of Fatherhood?https://www.adventureoffatherhood.com/https://www.rebelandcreate.com/Each week Ned sits down with a dad and asks him to open up his field notes and share with other men who find themselves on the Adventure of Fatherhood.Follow us:Instagram: www.instagram.com/rebelandcreateYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/rebelandcreate/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rebelandcreateMentioned in this episode:Re-Launch of FFN as Scaling for 7 Generations
- Sep 29, 202658 min
E591: Raising Kids Who Grow Into the Friends You'd Want w/Matt Hanson
Matt Hanson is the founder of Aion Path and president of the National Rite of Passage Council, a coalition of Christian leaders working to make intentional rites of passage a normal part of raising children in the church. Aion Path is a three-year journey designed for fathers and their 12–14-year-old sons or daughters to walk together toward physical, emotional, and spiritual adulthood. Other recent interviews with Matt describe the program as intentionally making fathers and children co-learners, rather than requiring Dad to arrive as the expert with all the answers. 1K HousesBut this conversation with Ned Schaut goes well beyond the program Matt created. At 60, married nearly 35 years, with three adult children and grandchildren, Matt talks about what it means to organize your life around the relationships you hope to have decades from now.---------Got a teenage son coming of age? Check out Genesis - a Rite of Passage by Rise Up Kings - the program where Ned coaches dads and teen sons. Go to: riseupkings.com/ffn---------5 Questions This Episode AnswersHow do I create a family vision that actually changes how we live?How can I spiritually lead my kids if I don't feel qualified?How do I stay close to my kids when they become adults?What does practical leadership from a father actually look like?How do I intentionally prepare my teenager for adulthood?---------Check Out the Program Talked About: Genesis by Rise Up KingsThis episode is sponsored by Genesis - a Rite of Passage by Rise Up KingsOrder The Adventure of Fatherhood children's book hereCheck out the TEDx----------Want to learn more about The Adventure of Fatherhood?www.adventureoffatherhood.comwww.rebelandcreate.comEach week Ned sits down with a dad and asks him to open up his field notes and share with other men who find themselves on the Adventure of Fatherhood. Don't forget to subscribe and leave a review!Follow us:Instagram: www.instagram.com/fatherhoodfieldnotesYouTube: www.youtube.com/@FatherhoodfieldnotesFacebook: www.facebook.com/rebelandcreateMentioned in this episode:Rise Up Kings Genesis
- Sep 22, 202657 min
E590: What I'd Tell My 40-Year-Old Self w/Keith Diederich
Got a teenage son coming of age? Check out Genesis - a Rite of Passage by Rise Up Kings - the program where Ned coaches dads and teen sons. Go to: riseupkings.com/ffn---------Keith Dietrich is a husband, father, grandfather, and nonprofit leader whose career has included 20 years with Father Flanagan’s Boys Town and leadership with The Gathering Inn. At 65, Keith brings something particularly valuable to this conversation: hindsight.He and his wife Jennifer have a blended family of six children, now ages 20–33, and grandchildren entering the picture. Looking back at the years when career, marriage, and raising children were all competing for attention, Keith has some very specific things he wishes he had understood earlier.His message to dads in their 40s is simple: slow down. Not everything at work is a crisis. Pay attention to your wife and kids. It goes much faster than you think.5 Questions This Episode AnswersHow can a busy father stay connected to his family while building his career?How do you build a strong family culture?What are better questions to ask your kids than “How was your day?”How should fathers handle conflict between siblings?How can dads correct their children without damaging the relationship?---------Check Out the Program Talked About: Genesis by Rise Up KingsThis episode is sponsored by Genesis - a Rite of Passage by Rise Up KingsOrder The Adventure of Fatherhood children's book hereCheck out the TEDx----------Want to learn more about The Adventure of Fatherhood?www.adventureoffatherhood.comwww.rebelandcreate.comEach week Ned sits down with a dad and asks him to open up his field notes and share with other men who find themselves on the Adventure of Fatherhood. Don't forget to subscribe and leave a review!Follow us:Instagram: www.instagram.com/fatherhoodfieldnotesYouTube: www.youtube.com/@FatherhoodfieldnotesFacebook: www.facebook.com/rebelandcreateMentioned in this episode:Rise Up Kings Genesis
- Aug 18, 20261h 24m
E589: How Good Dads Can Lose Their Way w/Lee Corey
Got a teenage son coming of age? Check out Genesis - a Rite of Passage by Rise Up Kings - the program where Ned coaches dads and teen sons. Go to: riseupkings.com/ffn---------Lee Corey is a former US Air Force pilot, entrepreneur, husband, father of three, and founder of Naptured, an app designed to rebuild the “village” parents desperately need during the early years of raising children.His journey includes military service in special operations, infertility, raising twins, failed business ventures, deep spiritual wrestling, and learning that the greatest impact a man can have is often not through building his own legacy—but by intentionally shaping the next generation.In this conversation, Lee and Ned go far beyond parenting tips. They explore purpose, identity, ambition, fear, pride, Kingdom thinking, and what it truly means to refuse to waste the life God has given us.Many fathers spend decades chasing success for their families while unintentionally sacrificing the very relationships they claim they’re building everything for.Lee Corey understands that tension intimately.After serving in the United States Air Force, pursuing elite military opportunities, walking away from promising careers, enduring entrepreneurial failure, nearly losing his wife during postpartum struggles, and repeatedly rebuilding his life, Lee arrived at a profound realization:Your greatest contribution to the Kingdom may never be what you accomplish—it may be who your children become because of how you loved them.Throughout this deep conversation, Lee and Ned wrestle with questions every thoughtful father eventually faces:5 Questions This Episode AnswersHow can fathers balance ambition with being present for their family?How do I know if my decisions are motivated by purpose—or by fear and pride?What does leaving a lasting legacy actually look like?What should I do when I can’t clearly hear God’s direction?Why do so many fathers feel like they’re never doing enough?---------Check Out the Program Talked About: Genesis by Rise Up KingsThis episode is sponsored by Genesis - a Rite of Passage by Rise Up KingsOrder The Adventure of Fatherhood children's book hereCheck out the TEDx----------Want to learn more about The Adventure of Fatherhood?www.adventureoffatherhood.comwww.rebelandcreate.comEach week Ned sits down with a dad and asks him to open up his field notes and share with other men who find themselves on the Adventure of Fatherhood. Don't forget to subscribe and leave a review!Follow us:Instagram: www.instagram.com/fatherhoodfieldnotesYouTube: www.youtube.com/@FatherhoodfieldnotesFacebook: www.facebook.com/rebelandcreateMentioned in this episode:Rise Up Kings Genesis
- Jul 25, 202610 min
E588: Porch Conversations - God Responds | Craft of Fatherhood
In this Friday Craft of Fatherhood episode, Ned talks about how a simple, intentional pause during a busy day can foster meaningful conversations and deepen your relationship with your kids. This episode emphasizes the importance of presence, authenticity, and listening in parenting.Key TopicsThe significance of quiet moments for connection with childrenHow sharing personal struggles humanizes parents and builds trustUsing storytelling to foster emotional and spiritual growthHandling difficult questions like faith and injustice with opennessThe role of non-judgmental curiosity over immediate solutionsInsights from a father about managing his own faith wrestlingA practical affirmation for dads stepping into leadership rolesThe importance of being emotionally available without trying to fix everything---------Check Out the Program Talked About: Genesis by Rise Up KingsThis episode is sponsored by Genesis - a Rite of Passage by Rise Up KingsOrder The Adventure of Fatherhood children's book hereCheck out the TEDx----------Want to learn more about The Adventure of Fatherhood?www.adventureoffatherhood.comwww.rebelandcreate.comEach week Ned sits down with a dad and asks him to open up his field notes and share with other men who find themselves on the Adventure of Fatherhood. Don't forget to subscribe and leave a review!Follow us:Instagram: www.instagram.com/fatherhoodfieldnotesYouTube: www.youtube.com/@FatherhoodfieldnotesFacebook: www.facebook.com/rebelandcreateMentioned in this episode:Rise Up Kings Genesis
- Jul 21, 20261h 8m
E587: Become a Student of Your Kids to Raise Them in Love w/Zac Ernst
Got a teenage son coming of age? Check out Genesis - a Rite of Passage by Rise Up Kings - the program where Ned coaches dads and teen sons. Go to: riseupkings.com/ffn---------What if becoming a better father has less to do with learning more parenting techniques and more to do with becoming a man who is fully alive?Zac Ernst is a husband of 22 years, father of two teenagers, entrepreneur, co-founder of ActivityPay, and founder of Pursuit, a men’s movement helping men come fully alive through community, fitness, spiritual formation, and adventure. Living in Seal Beach, California, Zac has built his life around one central conviction: the greatest adventure isn’t paddling to Catalina or riding bicycles down the California coast—it’s becoming the husband and father God created you to be.In this conversation, Ned sits down with Zac Ernst to explore what it looks like to intentionally pursue God, your wife, your children, and your own formation as a man. From the opening minutes discussing dreams and how God still speaks today, the conversation quickly moves into entrepreneurship, margin, fatherhood, adventure, raising teenagers, discipling children, and the loneliness epidemic facing modern men.Zac shares how building businesses wasn’t primarily about money—it was about creating enough freedom to be present at every game, school event, and important moment in his children’s lives. He explains the family values acronym “GraceFi,” why adventure slows time down with kids, and why fathers should become students of their children’s hearts instead of trying to make them into younger versions of themselves.One of the most powerful moments comes when Zac explains the transition every Christian parent eventually faces: moving from telling children about Jesus to revealing Jesus through a life of answered prayer, faithful obedience, and authentic dependence on God.The conversation concludes with Zac sharing the heart behind Pursuit—a nationwide movement helping men fight isolation through community, physical challenge, spiritual growth, and honest relationships.This episode is packed with practical wisdom for fathers who want to raise resilient kids, build intentional families, and become the kind of men whose lives point people toward Jesus.5 Questions This Episode AnswersHow do fathers build deeper relationships with teenage children?How do I help my kids develop their own faith instead of simply borrowing mine?What should fathers do when their kids don’t enjoy the same interests they do?How can entrepreneurship create more freedom for family life?How do Christian men build authentic friendships with other men?---------Check out Zac's Christian men's fitness and fellowship program Pursuit:www.joinpursuit.coJoin a nationwide 90-Day Challenge with Pursuit in August 2026 - or anytime!Pursuit 90 Day Challenge---------The Dream Journal App---------Check Out the Program Talked About: Genesis by Rise Up KingsThis episode is sponsored by Genesis - a Rite of Passage by Rise Up KingsOrder The Adventure of Fatherhood children's book hereCheck out the TEDx----------Want to learn more about The Adventure of Fatherhood?www.adventureoffatherhood.comwww.rebelandcreate.comEach week Ned sits down with a dad and asks him to open up his field notes
- Jul 14, 20261h 8m
E586: Drop Me a Pin, No Questions Asked w/Bam Marshall
Bam Marshall is the host of The Wild Chaos Podcast, an entrepreneur, husband, father, a US Marines veteran and leader of the BAM Nation men’s community. He is intense, funny, blunt, protective, and deeply tender toward his wife and daughters. In this conversation, Bam brings a no-BS message to fathers:your kids do not just need to know you love them — they need to trust you.They need to know they can call you, or drop a pin in a text, and trust you'll show up to save them - no questions asked. Or be able to confess what is really going on, and not be met by ego, rage, or a lecture before they are heard.This is a raw, passionate episode that touches on: girl dad fatherhood, trust, faith, homeschooling, playfulness, college alternatives, military skepticism, protecting your family, breaking generational chains, and refusing to become the grumpy old a-hole who nobody wants to visit.Key TakeawaysTrust is the real currency.A child who knows dad loves them may still hide from him. A child who trusts dad will call when it matters.Your wife may see what you refuse to see.Bam’s wife called him out, and instead of dismissing her, he eventually let that confrontation make him better.Listening is not the same as hearing.Bam learned to ask, “Do you want my opinion or do you want my ears?” That changed his relationship with his daughters.Break the chain.Bad fathering, trauma, addiction, rage, and neglect are real. They are not excuses to become the same man.Presence beats presents.Your kids do not need a dad who buys more stuff but is emotionally unavailable. They need your time, attention, and nervous system in the room.Fatherhood does not expire.Turning 18 does not mean your kids stop needing you. The relationship should shift, not disappear.5 Questions This Episode AnswersHow do I become the dad my daughter will call when she is in trouble?How can fathers build trust instead of just demanding obedience?What does it look like to break generational patterns instead of blaming your past?How should dads think about college, trades, entrepreneurship, and alternative paths after high school?How do fathers build self-worth and faith into their kids before the world gets to them?---------Check Out the Program Talked About: Genesis by Rise Up KingsThis episode is sponsored by Genesis - a Rite of Passage by Rise Up KingsOrder The Adventure of Fatherhood children's book hereCheck out the TEDx----------Want to learn more about The Adventure of Fatherhood?www.adventureoffatherhood.comwww.rebelandcreate.comEach week Ned sits down with a dad and asks him to open up his field notes and share with other men who find themselves on the Adventure of Fatherhood. Don't forget to subscribe and leave a review!Follow us:Instagram: www.instagram.com/fatherhoodfieldnotesYouTube: www.youtube.com/@FatherhoodfieldnotesFacebook: www.facebook.com/rebelandcreate
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