by Mike Ruman | Nov 22, 2019 | Family, Fun
There are times in life when, instead of complaining, you do something about your complaints. Complaining, when done properly, can be beneficial to your mental and physical health. See here, here, and here. But, when done wrong it can make matters worse. It can make a...
by Mike Ruman | Nov 22, 2019 | Family, Fun
What’s great about complaining is that most of us do it, which means it’s a problem worth solving. We are a society of chronic complainers. Misery loves company, eh? Startups, tech companies are spending millions of dollars trying to help all of us break bad habits...
by Mike Ruman | Nov 12, 2019 | Family, Podcast
Dads are busy. I’m busy. You are busy. We need every hack, every tool, every method to make the most of our days. I’m a planner junkie. I’ve gone through thousands of dollars finding and curating the best of the best when it comes to day planners. I’ve looked at the...
by Mike Ruman | May 10, 2018 | Family, Podcast
I love my kids but sometimes they can be a bit, well, a little bit lazy. I know, I can too. How do we teach our kids to be resilient? I also like the word grit. How do we instill grit in our kids? So let’s start off with a definition. It’s the capacity to...
by Mike Ruman | Sep 8, 2017 | Family, Fitness, Podcast
Recently I had my first fight. Like a real fight. Like two guys in the ring duking it out. Yeah, it was as crazy as that sounded. I’m 39, run my own freelancer business, I’m a part-time stay-at-home dad (with four kids), enrolled in seminary for my master’s degree,...
by Mike Ruman | Dec 4, 2016 | Family
If you listen to the Healthy Dads Podcast you’ll hear me introduced as: Mike ‘I once wrestled an alligator to prove a point to my kid’ Ruman That is 100% true. Here’s the video, and the why is below. Why would I wrestle an alligator? I have a...
