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Before we implemented performance psychology (aka mental mgmt) into the brutally challenging Navy SEAL sniper program, we had a 30% failure rate.
(Photo: The Webb kids getting their SCUBA certification during COVID)
(Photo: Tyler and I having lunch in Soho, NYC.)
The single most reliable predictor of who your child becomes is not their report card, or their curfew. It is the people they spend the most time with.
(Photo: My youngest son and I at dinner in Lisbon, Portugal.
(Photo: Right before departing Lithuania)
In August 2024, U.S.
On why the experiences you choose now are the dividends your kids collect for the rest of their lives and yours.
Gretchen wrote the foreword to my parenting book.
(Photo: Flying in NYC is something I miss most and will always cherish.
(Photo: My daughter on our annual pilgrimage to Lake Tahoe)
I have been shot at in two countries (one I can’t talk about).
How to Use Your Hardest Times to Become a Better Parent and a Better Human.
On why quality time is not a parenting concept. It is the whole game.
A dad and former Navy SEAL has a unique perspective on helping kids reach great heights
Bestselling author Brandon Webb on the perils of overprotectiveness, why some parents need a splash of water in the face and whether he’d
We had just come off the mountain after a long day of skiing. Legs smoked. Everyone ready to get home. And my youngest, Tyler, spotted it in the parking lot. A half-frozen puddle of mud and slush so gnarly it looked like it had its own ecosystem. His face lit up. He started running straight for it with the delight of a dog chasing a tennis ball. My default parent mode kicked in immediately. I…
What it means to build a forever family
Trades are paying six figures. AI is eliminating white collar jobs. The $400,000 degree that was supposed to guarantee a better life is starting to look like a cockroach in the bathroom.
(Photo: My daughter graduating from Goldsmiths with her friend last year.)
