The One Lesson Every Father Must Learn Before It’s Too Late - Don Manning

Listen to this episode from The Rise Up Kings Podcast with Skylar Lewis on Spotify. Send us a textIn this Rise Up Kings episode, Skylar Lewis sits down with Don Manning, a seasoned fatherhood mentor and founder behind Crazy Cool Family. Don shares how chasing success nearly cost him what mattered most, why God’s design for family looks “crazy,” and the one shift that turned his marriage and kids’ hearts around. If you want to be a man who leads with strength, humility, and love, this conversation will recalibrate your standards.What you will learn:• How to stop sacrificing your family on the altar of success• Why identity in Christ beats achievement and performance• The “love leads to obedience” model that actually changes behavior• How to build trust with your kids without losing standards• A practical path from control and fear to connection and influence• Why the healthiest gift you can give your family is a healthier you• Real mistakes, real repentance, real results in a 30 year marriage Chapters:00:00 – I Refused to Sacrifice My Life on the Altar of Success01:00 – Achieving for Approval: When Performance Becomes Identity03:41 – The Moment God Redirected My Life07:21 – Meeting My Wife and Redefining Success10:12 – What Makes a Marriage Actually Work11:15 – God Said “Go Get Hurt” — The Lesson That Changed Everything16:54 – God’s Crazy Design for Family19:30 – From Control to Connection in Parenting23:13 – Love Before Obedience: The Model That Transformed Our Home25:41 – The Sentence from My Daughter That Broke Me35:13 – The Parenting Mistake I’ll Never ForgetConnect with Don Manning & Crazy Cool Family:Website: https://crazycoolfamily.com/Podcast: https://crazycoolfamily.com/podcast/Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crazy-cool-family/id1452747296Book: https://www.amazon.com/Crazy-Cool-Family-Rethink-Way/dp/171703554XInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/crazycoolfamily/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/crazycoolfamFor more information on Rise Up Kings, go to https://riseupkings.com/youtube Not ready to do an in-person event? Join our online community here riseupkings.com/4pillarman-yt