Ep. 317 | Leading With Intention At Work & At Home | John Gafford and Bryan Ward

🎙️ Welcome to a new episode of the Dad Up Podcast!🟫 Leading with Intention at Work and at Home | John Gafford & Bryan Ward | Ep. 317👉 In this inspiring episode of the Dad Up Podcast, host Bryan Ward sits down with John Gafford is a husband, father, speaker, entrepreneur, and author who’s on a mission help people build more income, more impact, and more intention into their lives.👉 From John’s early days on The Apprentice to building Simply Vegas into a powerhouse brokerage, he has always believed in betting on yourself.👉 He’s been featured on the TODAY Show, leads one of the top per-agent production teams in Nevada, and is known for high-signal, high-value conversations.👉 Today, John runs multiple businesses across real estate, title, and mortgage, mentor ambitious agents, and speaks on stages to help people break free from average.
👉 He created Escaping the Drift to challenge people stuck in mediocrity, not because they’re not capable, but because they’re not honest with themselves.👉 John’s core message in Escaping the Drift is about getting off autopilot and aligning your time with your values, which is how he parents as well!👉 He teaches that as a leader at work and as a dad at home. Here’s a how those get used at home:* No drifting at home. A simple weekly family huddle and a daily 10-minute check-in that lowers anxiety and keeps you connected to your kids.* Make time real. Put kids on the calendar like a board meeting. Two protected hours a week per child plus one small daily ritual so they feel seen.* Accountability without nagging. A kid-friendly spin on his “$50 Fit Club” idea. Tiny stakes and daily proof that build consistency for chores, reading, ect * Model mental health. Name feelings out loud, use a 90-second reset, and practice “own it, fix it, learn it” after mistakes so kids copy healthy behavior.* Ownership for teens. A one-page plan for any goal with one weekly metric. Teaches agency, follow-through, and confidence.👉 Like this episode? Be sure to subscribe, leave a 5-star review, and share it with your friends and families you know that may be trying to successfully coparent.👉 Links are in my bio or in the show notes!Dad Up!Where Fathers Break Cycles & Build Legacies.📞 Contact with Bryan Ward: ✅ Dad Up Instagram:https://instagram.com/daduppodcast✅ Dad Up YouTube:https://youtube.com/c/DadUpPodcast✅ Dad Up Apple Podcast:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dad-up-podcast/id1486764562✅ Dad Up LinkTree:https://linktr.ee/Daduptribe📞 Contact with John Gafford: ✅ John Gafford Book:AmazonNew • $28.99✅ John Gafford LinkTree:https://linktr.ee/thejohngafford✅ John Gafford Podcast:https://tr.ee/PTt9rcSFs1✅ John Gafford Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/thejohngafford