In keeping with the theme of the last post on dad inspiration, here are some excerpts from Pat Williams' The Warrior Within : Becoming Complete in the Four Crucial Dimensions of Manhood from leadershipnow.com. He gives lots of examples about his interaction with sports stars to drive home his points.
About half way down is the header "How to be a Perfect Dad"...something we can all identify with:Don’t you want to be a perfect dad? Sure you do! To help you reach that goal, I’ve assembled a simple guide to flawless fatherhood. Follow these easy steps and you, too, can achieve perfection as a father.
Step 1: Forget About Being Perfect
Got that? If you did something hurtful to your kids, such as yelling at them when you shouldn’t have or missing one of their important events, then admit it and apologize sincerely. According to Pat, acknowledging mistakes actually magnifies you in your kid's eyes.
Excerpt from The Warrior Within : Becoming Complete in the Four Crucial Dimensions of Manhood - Leadershop @ LeadershipNow.com
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Sounds like a good book.
I've often said that a perfect marriage is not a marriage without problems, it's a marriage that knows how to work through its problems.
This reminded me of that: A perfect father is not a father that never makes mistakes, it is one who works through those mistakes. It is one who is not an impenetrable man of steel, but one who is soft, moldable, and approachable by his children.
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