In 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 Success
01:00 – Achieving for Approval: When Performance Becomes Identity
03:41 – The Moment God Redirected My Life
07:21 – Meeting My Wife and Redefining Success
10:12 – What Makes a Marriage Actually Work
11:15 – God Said “Go Get Hurt” — The Lesson That Changed Everything
16:54 – God’s Crazy Design for Family
19:30 – From Control to Connection in Parenting
23:13 – Love Before Obedience: The Model That Transformed Our Home
25:41 – The Sentence from My Daughter That Broke Me
35:13 – The Parenting Mistake I’ll Never Forget
Connect 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/id1452747296
Book: https://www.amazon.com/Crazy-Cool-Family-Rethink-Way/dp/171703554X
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crazycoolfamily/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/crazycoolfam
For more information on Rise Up Kings, go to https://riseupkings.com/youtube
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