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July 9, 2025 56 mins
What happens when your entire life is built on a label? “Bad kid.” “Angry Black boy.” “Statistically doomed.” For WWE legend, author, and founder of the Bullard Family Foundation, Thaddeus Bullard, also known as Titus O’Neil, that label almost stuck. He was told he’d be dead by 16. Today, he’s funding scholarships, raising champions, and fathering on purpose. In this episode, he breaks down how the right people, the right faith, and the right platform helped him go from invisible to influential. He opens up about his childhood trauma, growing up as a product of rape, and the spiritual turning points that led him from pain to purpose. Through it all, one truth rings clear: God’s plan is bigger than your past. Together, Melvin and Thaddeus explore: The difference between who you are and what you do Wrestling with fatherhood and healing generational wounds How to overcome labels and reclaim your identity  Building legacy through service, not status Why success is for self, but significance is for others This conversation is about redemption. It’s about exposure. And it’s about the call on every man’s life to live with divine purpose. 🔑 The Blessed Code™ lives here: No matter where you’ve been, you were made for more. KEY POINTS:  - Thaddeus Bullard vs. Titus O’Neil: knowing Titus outside of WWE - Labeled, but not defined: How exposure changed Thaddeus’ trajectory - The power of positive exposure  - Why your current situation doesn’t determine your final destination  - Wrestling with labels: How God's call overrides every label spoken over you - Shifting from success to significance - The birth of the Bullard Family Foundation - Wrestling with Fatherhood: Thaddeus on stepping into and redefining fatherhood  - Faith vs. Belief: The difference between knowing scripture and living it with action. - No such thing as a bad kid: How one belief become a turning point for Thaddeus  - How God’s blueprint for you is bigger than people’s opinion QUOTES:  “There’s no such thing as a bad kid” – Thaddeus Bullard  “I will not quit, therefore I cannot be defeated.” – Thaddeus Bullard  “Faith is action. Belief is your foundation of understanding. Faith says I'm going to move this way. I don't care what anybody says. I'm going to act this way. I'm going to talk this way. I'm going to speak this way -  because eventually I'm going to get there.” – Thaddeus Bullard  📲 Stay connected & follow us: ▶️ The Blessed Code™️ Podcast – @theblessedcode ▶️ Melvin Rodriguez – @themelvinrodriguez▶️ Stay Blessed Studios – @stayblessedstudio🌐 Explore more at Stay Blessed Studio – stayblessedstudio.com 🔥 Don’t forget to LIKE, SHARE & SUBSCRIBE 🔥 If this episode spoke to you, be sure to leave a review, share it with someone who needs to hear it, and subscribe so you never miss an episode. 🔑 The story must be told™️ Stay blessed, stay grounded, and keep unlocking your code. The Blessed Code™️ is produced by EPYC Media Network 
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