I Became My Own Dad | ReWire 1694

The Hardcore Closer Podcast

Ryan Stewman

Selling, Closingsales, Salestraining, Entrepreneurship, Business

4.8 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 29 May 2025

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

One of the best things that ever happened to me was being given up by my real dad.

The next best thing was being abused by my step-dad.

I know, it sounds dark, but here's what happened as a result:

When my kids arrived on this planet, it pushed me to not quit on myself.

When another child was introduced into my life (Amy's son Asher), I took on the role of including him and even successfully adopting him. (I know what it's like when people quit on me; I wasn't going to do that to him)

As a result of having these children in my life, I had a chance to be the father I didn't have.

I'm not completely shitting on my 2 dads............I did learn some good things from each one of them, but the biggest gift they gave me was the clarity needed to become the Dad I needed.

I became that Dad.

If you told me tomorrow was my last day on this planet, and asked me one of my greatest accomplishments, it would be being a father to my children and excelling in this area.

My kids are good kids. They have manners and use them. They know how to operate heavy equipment and are responsible with it. They're good to other kids and teach them things I've taught them.

Their main objective is to outlive me and out perform me during their lifetimes.

They're already ahead of the game.

Here's my message to Dads who may feel they're coming up short in their kids' lives........

It's not too late.

Be the Dad you needed.

Be present.

Be helpful.

Be a good teacher.

That's all you have to do.

It's really that simple.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the rewire podcast.
0:02.0	I'm your host, Ryan Stumann,
0:04.0	and I'm here to rewire your mind for success.
0:07.0	You were put on this planet for success.
0:09.0	You were created to succeed,
0:11.0	but the force of average is after you every single day,
0:14.0	my brothers and sisters,
0:16.0	and this podcast is the one thing that's designed
0:19.0	to help you fight the force of average and excel in
0:21.8	every area of your life. We're glad that you're here. Man, I came to work today with my white
0:27.3	new balance is on because I am not fucking around. I am here to tell you that it's not even a
0:32.7	close competition, fellas. I am the greatest dad that these four kids could have ever got on this planet.
0:38.8	And I can say that with 100 million percent full confidence and I will compete against
0:43.5	anybody who thinks they got it better than me. I'm the best dad my four kids could ever have.
0:49.3	That doesn't mean I'm the best dad for your kids or the best dad for all kids, but I am the best
0:53.7	dad for my four kids,
0:54.9	and that's been an intention of mine since their birth. You see, I didn't have a good dad.
1:00.3	God bless me with two opportunities to have a good father, and both of them were failed
1:05.1	opportunities in my life. My first dad, such a pussy, first sign of adversity in his life, he disappears and gives me up for adoption.
1:13.7	Second dad didn't understand how I move and his answer for everything was violence.
1:19.1	I don't talk to either one of them.
1:21.0	But I'm grateful for both of them, the lessons they taught me, both good and bad.
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