What It Means to Be a Disciplined Dad with John Hozik | The JD Denham Podcast 85
The JD Denham PodcastShow Notes
In this episode of The Iron Perspective, JD Denham sits down with John Hozik, founder of Disciplined Dads, for a conversation about what it actually takes to show up as the man your family needs. John built a career as a finance executive that took him around the world, including two years in London, and came home with titles and a paycheck but without the husband, father, and man he was supposed to be. Sitting in his driveway one day, he made a decision to change everything.
John breaks down the four pillars of a disciplined dad: physical health, faith, financial stewardship, and family presence, and why none of them matter if you're not leading yourself first. JD and John dig into why men hide behind a paycheck and call it being a good father, why the divorce rate and the fatherlessness epidemic are connected to a generation of men who were never shown what a man actually looks like, and why getting in shape is still the starting point for almost every other area of a man's life.
They also get into what happens when you stop telling your wife to do better and just start doing better yourself, why faith is the opposite of fear and how fear keeps men small, and why building community and brotherhood around men who are actually trying is the only way any of this sticks long term.
Two men. Same mission. Different paths there.
Chapters: 00:00 – Intro & Podcast Name Change Announcement 01:13 – Introducing John Hozik & Disciplined Dads 05:23 – The Driveway Moment That Changed Everything 09:59 – Defining a "Disciplined Dad": Faith, Fitness, Finance & Family 14:39 – Why Discipline Starts With Waking Up Early 19:20 – Getting in Shape Demands Respect 21:10 – How Disciplined Dads Went Viral 26:42 – Leading as a Man Brings Security to Your Marriage 30:50 – The Void Behind Addiction & Learning Self-Love 34:08 – Fitness as the Spark for Confidence & Marriage 38:12 – Kids Become the Product of the Product 43:20 – Owning Your Mistakes: The Grocery Store Story 46:53 – Presence Over Big Trips 52:15 – Struggling to Set Boundaries With Work 54:37 – Raising Daughters: Being Their First Hero 1:00:15 – It's Never Too Late to Change 1:01:52 – Listening Over Defending: What Wives Really Want 1:04:24 – Closing Thoughts & Where to Find John
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Intro Music: Pennywise – Let Us Hear Your Voice
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