The D.A.D. Factor highlights how the level of direction, advice, and defense during the formative years impacts the mindset into adulthood. The author provides a glimpse into his own life, highlighting pivotal experiences that shaped the trajectory of his life. Out of necessity, the author navigated the landscape of adversity from child to life as a successful adult largely through his own devices. This book brings to the forefront the challenges a lack of direction, advice, and defense presents, then provides the reader with insight into how the author was able to put mechanisms in place to facilitate a return to the trajectory of his life that he envisioned as a child. These mechanisms are presented in an actionable way that makes them tangible to the lives of others.