You can build the house, pay the bills, protect and provide—but if your wife doesn’t feel seen, and your kids don’t feel known, what are you really building?
In this episode, Ryan Deiss opens up about the moment his marriage hit a wall… and the quiet heartbreak of realizing he had drifted from the people he loved most.
It wasn’t burnout. It wasn’t failure.
It was success without alignment—and the cost of being emotionally absent, even while physically present.
You’ll take away:
- What his wife said that shattered the illusion he was “doing it for the family”
- How disconnection with his kids crept in while he was busy being “responsible”
- The family-first calendar ritual that rebuilt trust and rhythm at home
- Why saying “yes” to golf with his son—and missing a deadline—was a turning point
- The question he asked his son before college—and the answer that brought him to tears
- Why presence—not perfection—is what restores closeness in marriage and fatherhood
If you're trying to be more than just the guy who gets stuff done…If you want to be the man your wife trusts and your kids remember—
👉 Listen to the full episode now
You don’t need to do more.
You need to show up better—for her, for them, for you.
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