Aug 17, 2026 · 44 min · 17 segments
You can be successful, accomplished, and still feel completely powerless at home. In this episode of The Dad Nation Podcast, Mitchell Osmond reveals why high-performing men often fall into **The…
Mitchell OsmondHost
[laughs] Listen, I'm glad you're here today, because we are gonna be talking about a challenge that I've probably seen show up in about 90% of the men that I've ever coached.
And there's a contradiction, a- and it's really heavily related to our need for control as men.
When we cannot control a situation, we often lose control of ourselves, and when we can actually control our response, like our habits, our standards, our next decision, we often act as though we have no control.
And I understand why so many men do it, especially ambitious men, business owners, executives, leaders, guys who are used to carrying responsibility.
Why? Because most of our professional lives have trained us to believe that when something isn't working, we fix it.
We learn pretty quickly that effort matters, discipline matters, strategy matters, pressure sometimes matters, control matters, and often more input creates a different output.
[laughs] And when you come home, you unconsciously bring the same formula with you.
And she's still hurt about something you apologized for three days ago, and now you're frustrated because, "I said I was sorry.
[laughs] Listen, I'm glad you're here today, because we are gonna be talking about a challenge that I've probably seen show up in about 90% of the men that I've ever coached.
And there's a contradiction, a- and it's really heavily related to our need for control as men.
When we cannot control a situation, we often lose control of ourselves, and when we can actually control our response, like our habits, our standards, our next decision, we often act as though we have no control.
And I understand why so many men do it, especially ambitious men, business owners, executives, leaders, guys who are used to carrying responsibility.
Why? Because most of our professional lives have trained us to believe that when something isn't working, we fix it.
We learn pretty quickly that effort matters, discipline matters, strategy matters, pressure sometimes matters, control matters, and often more input creates a different output.
[laughs] And when you come home, you unconsciously bring the same formula with you.
And she's still hurt about something you apologized for three days ago, and now you're frustrated because, "I said I was sorry.
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