What Your Child Needs To Hear | Michael Seifert 476
Dad Tired
Jerrad Lopes
5 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 7 July 2025
⏱️ 63 minutes
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Summary
Watch this conversation on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ihMjsKPxdA8
What if your greatest strength… is also the thing that wears you out the most?
In this honest and inspiring conversation, Jerrad sits down with Michael Seifert—founder of PublicSq. and EveryLife—to talk about identity, pressure, purpose, and the hidden cost of success. Though Michael leads some of the most mission-driven companies in America, he opens up about the soul battles behind his ambition—and why Sabbath rest might be his greatest act of obedience.
They talk about legacy, fatherhood, and how a rebellious teenager found Jesus at a ranch in Northern California. Michael shares how a single week transformed his relationship with his dad, the real reason behind his inner drive, and the moment he realized that working for the praises of man would eventually break him.
This episode is a reminder that God doesn’t just care about what you build—but who you're becoming while you build it.
What You’ll Learn:
- Why your identity can’t come from what you accomplish
- The four roles a dad plays (caretaker, cop, coach, consultant)
- How pressure to succeed impacts father-son relationships
- What Michael learned about humility from his dad
- The beauty of building with God—and learning to rest
- How to lead your family while healing from your own wounds
- Why starting a values-driven business invites both criticism and purpose
Mentioned in This Episode:
- J.H. Ranch: https://jhranch.com
- PublicSq: https://publicsq.com
- EveryLife Diapers: https://everylife.com
- Michael's South Korea launch at Yoido Full Gospel Church
- Jerrad’s mantra: “Strong families begin with healed men”
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- Watch and subscribe on YouTube
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | In my opinion, today's episode would be much more enjoyable if you watched it. |
| 0:04.3 | If you're listening to it and you hear some awkward pauses, it's probably because something's |
| 0:08.7 | happening that you can't see. |
| 0:10.2 | It might be I'm getting emotional or my guest is getting emotional or there's just a kid |
| 0:15.9 | that ran in the background, which would be really entertaining and does happen. |
| 0:19.7 | It's just a much better experience. |
| 0:21.7 | I highly recommend that you click the link here in the show notes and click the YouTube video, |
| 0:26.9 | and you can watch it over there. Make sure to subscribe while you're there. Before we jump into |
| 0:32.0 | today's episode, I want to give you a couple quick announcements. First, our dad tired retreat is |
| 0:35.7 | coming up. We are barely over two months |
| 0:37.8 | away and spots are filling up really quickly for this. This is not just a time to like break |
| 0:42.1 | away from the family, get a break, check out. This is a time for you as an exhausted dad to have |
| 0:47.6 | your soul filled. It is by far the coolest thing that we do all year and one of the most |
| 0:53.1 | refreshing things that you can do for yourself |
| 0:54.9 | as a man. If you're a wife listening, sign your husband up. If you're a husband, just ask your wife, |
| 0:59.5 | hey, I'm not trying to break away or sneak away from the family. I know it's hard when I leave, |
| 1:02.9 | but I'm just asking you if you would give me some space to go be with the Lord, I promise I will come back a better husband and father. And I promise you |
| 1:12.2 | that you will. You will come back a better husband, father, and disciple if you come join us at this |
| 1:17.3 | retreat. It's so impactful. Guys love it. I love it. And I really want you there. But we are |
| 1:23.1 | less than 60 days before we close registration. And I want you to sign up for that so you don't |
| 1:28.6 | miss it. You can go to daddattire.com and click the conferences tab, I'm sorry, the annual retreat |
| 1:33.8 | tab, and sign up for it there. Also, I want to thank my friends over at the Dwell Bible |
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