At the risk of sounding a little syrupy, I have to say one of the great rewards of being the father of daughters is hearing them giggle together late into the night.
Remember: The financial wizards who devise online retirement calculators do so because they want to scare you into investing with them.
“I told my buddy, John, about my vasectomy reversal: ‘It was microsurgery. They wore high-powered microscope glasses.’ His smart-ass response: ‘Of course he did...for you!’ But John had no smart-ass response to offer once my third child—my post-vasectomy-reversal child—was born.”
There's a peak-performer mindset for every activity you engage in, from sports to work performance and even to sexual performance. You just have to find it.