Game Within the Game with Andrew East | Life of Dad #19

This week on Life of Dad, Tom, Lee, and Mike are joined by entrepreneur, creator, and FamilyMade co-founder Andrew East. Andrew talks about raising three kids with his wife, Shawn Johnson East, what he’s learned from being a girl dad and a boy dad, and why his kids seem determined to find increasingly dangerous hobbies. The guys also get into getting cut from sports, learning how to handle failure, and Andrew’s ability to stay positive and find something useful even when things don’t go according to plan.

Andrew also shares some of the ideas behind his and Shawn’s book, Courage to Commit, including what his NFL career taught him about perseverance, why waiting for the “perfect” opportunity can keep you from moving forward, and the value of choosing something worthwhile and continuing to show up for it. They talk about commitment in marriage, knowing when it actually is time to move on, teaching kids to work through frustration and failure, and how the highs and lows can both shape you for the better.

Episode #19 is a reminder that sometimes getting cut, failing, or ending up somewhere you didn’t plan can turn out to be exactly what you needed. And through all of it, the million little moments with your kids are usually the ones that stick.