We've heard from plenty of fathers at this point but what about fatherhood from a different perspective? This is one we can all relate to. On this episode of the 4 Fit Fatherhood Podcast Michael Cooper reminds us what life was like before we reached fatherhood. He shares his childhood and young life journey. Another pillar I feel maybe we don't touch enough is wealth so we dive into Life insurance and how you can use it to build wealth and leave a legacy.
We've heard from plenty of fathers at this point but what about fatherhood from a different perspective? This is one we can all relate to. On this episode of the 4 Fit Fatherhood Podcast Michael Cooper reminds us what life was like before we reached fatherhood. He shares his childhood and young life journey. Another pillar I feel maybe we don't touch enough is wealth so we dive into Life insurance and how you can use it to build wealth and leave a legacy.
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Nigerian & American
Sports fanatic turned health & finance fanatic
-Won 3 football championships in a row in high school
Raised by a single Mom for the past 33 years of life
-Had Daddy issues into my mid 20s
Pops had an absent father; has major Daddy issues as well
I got kicked out of my Mom's when I was 19 & been on my own ever since. That was the greatest time of my life because that's when I learned how to be a man: survive without basic necessities, pay my cell phone bill on time, created a "street business" to support myself, & I broke my own heart by not being a solid man for the girl I wanted to marry (my then girlfriend, separated for 4 years & rekindled the flame & made her my wife). Lost all faith in God; didn't have any focus on anything besides money & survival. I was unemployed from 2008-2013
I was being a F-boy as they call it with multiple women I had feelings for; I was looking out for myself only except for 1 of those women who I still talk to this day, Elaina (disclaimer she & my wife are friends; another hilarious & ironic story on how they met). Elaina was the first woman to put me in check like my Mother would do & I appreciate her for all of that. That was a turning point in me leveling up to be a man & realizing I can't just run a street business anymore. I realized I wanted safety & security for the women in my life & running the streets put them in jeopardy.
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