Ambitious Dads

In this episode, Joshua Gillow opens up about his journey from working in his family's garden center to building successful landscaping businesses. He candidly shares his struggles with aligning professional goals with core family values, emphasizing the importance of introspection and emotional presence.

Key highlights include:
  • The transformative realization that led Joshua to align his ambitions with his true values.
  • Embracing emotional intelligence to connect deeply with family and raise empathetically grounded young men.
  • Touching stories of fostering responsibility and independence in his children through real-life lessons.
  • The significance of leading by example and practicing self-forgiveness in parenting.
Join us as Joshua shares valuable insights and personal anecdotes that underscore the importance of being present and allowing children to navigate life's challenges. Remember, every tomorrow offers a fresh start.

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What is Ambitious Dads?

Fatherhood cracked me open in ways I never expected — and showed me how unprepared most of us are for the emotional work it demands. After learning I couldn’t be a biological father, I wrestled early with the fear that I might screw up my kids before they even existed — a feeling every dad, in one way or another, eventually comes to know. The Ambitious Dads Podcast is where we stop winging it and start talking — about balancing endless competing priorities like work, kids, partners (sex — yeah, right!), self-care, and finances; about the emotions that hit daily — guilt, stress, fear, fatigue, love — and about the quiet doubts that keep us up at night. We’ll get vulnerable. We’ll get honest. And yes, we’ll end every episode with a ridiculous poop story, because if fatherhood teaches you anything, it’s how to laugh while cleaning up disasters.

Hosted by Jeff Hittner. Email Jeff with ideas for future episodes: jwhittner@gmail.com