In this episode, Matt LeBaron wrestles honestly with what it means to live gratefully when life doesn’t feel stable. From a 90–day stretch with no income to the moment his kids watched from the window to see if dad was “grumpy” before running to the door, Matt explains how choosing gratitude—out loud, in prayer, and on paper—began to change his home, his work, and his faith. 

The conversation moves through fatherhood, failure, and formation. Matt shares how he’s trying to teach his kids responsibility, self-control, and compassion—whether that’s his son grinding through the consolation bracket to win districts in wrestling, or Brenton’s daughter missing her black belt test by one point and doubling down on practice until she wins first place. Together they explore how loss, disappointment, and hard parenting moments can become training rather than shame. 

Ultimately, the episode centers on pride, marriage, and a reordered life under God. Matt talks about drifting, coming back to a deeper walk with Christ, and learning to serve his wife instead of winning arguments. Brenton brings in ideas from Dennis Prager, Jordan Peterson, and Jocko Willink as they discuss gratitude in prayer, “Luciferian intellect,” extreme ownership, and why Matt believes his faith is what saved his marriage, his business, and himself. 

Matt LeBaron is a real estate broker, entrepreneur, husband, and father based in Idaho. He began his career in pipeline and industrial work before transitioning into real estate, launching his business just ahead of the 2007–2008 housing market collapse. Navigating economic uncertainty, entrepreneurship, and family life shaped his views on responsibility, discipline, and long-term thinking.

Beyond business, Matt is deeply committed to faith and family formation. He speaks openly about parenting in a rapidly changing world, teaching work ethic and financial responsibility to his children, and ordering life around faith, family, and vocation rather than convenience or cultural pressure.

• Choosing gratitude when you don’t feel grateful

• The 90-day income drought and trusting God in real estate

• Kids watching from the window to see if dad is “grumpy”

• Turning family prayers into daily gratitude practice

• Happiness as a moral obligation (Dennis Prager’s influence)

• Parenting strong-willed kids without crushing their spirit

• Wrestling tournaments, district finals, and a father–son embrace

• A missed black-belt test, two-hour practices, and first-place redemption

• Regret, rebellion, and what Matt would (and wouldn’t) tell his younger self

• Pride, the “Luciferian intellect,” and why relationships fall apart

• Marriage as commitment: banning the word “divorce” and choosing to serve your spouse

• Extreme ownership at home—changing yourself instead of waiting for others to change

• Faith & Formation

• Family, Fatherhood & Legacy

• Responsibility & Becoming

• Suffering & Meaning

• Trust Realty – About Matt

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