When I come across good books or websites, I have shared them with you. This week, I wanted to share about the author Tim Dunn and his book Dad on Purpose. I love the title because being a good dad requires intent and action.
Tim is a father of 4 and had good role models for fatherhood yet struggled to be a better dad. During the Covid 19 pandemic, he founded a community for dads and established a website www.dadathlon.com. He also wrote the book Dad on Purpose: The Busy Dad’s Playbook for Loving Better, Doing More and Breathing Easier.
His goal is to help fathers build their strengths in three areas, similar to a triathlon:
Connecting: helping fathers to develop bonds with the people who matter most – their children and their mothers;
Providing: setting and achieving financial goals; and
Living: living a lifestyle that is healthy, happy, and long-lasting.
I interviewed Tim on my podcast Be Convinced! Sharing Lifechanging Stories of Hope. Please listen to it as I know that you will certainly enjoy our talk and be filled with hope!
Tim provides many suggestions and actionable steps in his book and is always open to more recommendations that help fathers. His website is filled with interesting articles and words of encouragement to help build a community of “like-minded, well-balanced dads”.