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The Martell Method w/ Dan Martell

Can Rich People Raise Kids Who Aren't SPOILED?

The Martell Method w/ Dan Martell

Dan Martell

Entrepreneurship, Business

4.9628 Ratings

🗓️ 21 September 2023

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

Wealthy parents = spoiled kids, right? I don’t buy it.

 

Here's what I do to make sure my kids stay grounded and ready for life.

 

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Transcript

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0:00.0

What do you think were a couple of things that your dad did to make sure that you guys have a great relationship now? Was that more him? Was that more you? And then what are some things that you're trying to do with your kids to make sure that that kind of ends up? It's a beautiful question, Travis. Thank you. Here's the truth. I think my dad and my mom did the best with what they had. My mom's adopted to alcoholic parents.

0:22.3

The fact that she's a functioning adult is beautiful.

0:25.9

My dad, same thing, you know, not adopted, but parents are alcoholics.

0:30.1

The fact that he's an incredible parent to me and grandfather to my kids is awesome.

0:37.1

My dad's never read a book on personal development.

0:39.7

Yeah. You know what I mean? Yeah. So I just got to a point where I realized like I can either

0:45.3

wait until he figures it out or I'll go work on me to get to a place where I don't need him to.

0:53.4

Yeah, right. See what I'm saying? I eventually got to a place where I don't need him to. Yeah, right. See what I'm saying? I eventually got to a place where I didn't need to change him. Zero. I didn't need my mom to be. I like tell mom, like I remember the first time of my kid, I called her up. It was like we had, you know, Max for like three months, right? And I'm driving and he's crying.

1:11.6

He's not falling to sleep.

1:30.5

And he finally goes to sleep and I call my mom. And the first thing I say to her is, I'm sorry. And she goes, why? And I go, I'm sitting here with Max. You had four. Yeah. Oh my God. I am so sorry. Right? So I just got to a place where I didn't,'t i just i didn't need her or him to become anything and then i just i just kept shining my light and what i mean by that is like my

1:36.7

dad for a long time and i don't know why i never asked him this you know he'd always punt

1:41.6

every time i'd ask him to do like you know know, hey, I'd love for you to come on

1:44.9

my boat, just you and I. And he's like, oh, yeah, I'll see if, if Diane is his wife, you know, I'll see if Diane's available. And I'm like, no, just you, dad. And he's like, yeah, I'm busy around the thing or whatever. And I didn't know why. And I remember calling my brother Pierre, I'd be like, dude, does dad ever like,

1:59.5

do you ever hang out with dad just you and him?

2:01.1

He's like, no, man.

2:02.1

And I was like, why?

2:02.7

He goes, I don't know.

2:03.9

I don't know if it's, I remember calling my brother Pierre and I'd be like, dude, does dad ever like, do you ever hang out with dad just you and him?

2:01.1

He's like, no, man.

2:02.1

And I was like, why?

2:02.7

He goes, I don't know.

2:03.9

I don't know if it's something like with die that he has like separation anxiety.

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