Brian Kurian: How "What Would You Have Wanted as a Kid?" Changed Everything About My Fatherhood

Ever wonder how to build the kind of relationship with your kids where they genuinely get excited to see you every single day? In this powerful episode, I sit down with Brian Kurian, a ghostwriter and business owner who transformed his deepest fears about fatherhood into his greatest strength.

Brian shares his incredible journey from never wanting kids to becoming the dad his five-year-old runs to with pure joy, including:

• Why his wife's simple question "What would you have wanted as a kid?" changed everything
• The surprising connection between his difficult relationship with his own father and his parenting success
• How working from home created the perfect setup for being truly present with his children
• The unexpected lesson he learned about trust and responsibility from a car repair disaster

Plus, Brian reveals his foolproof approach to showing up for your kids, even when you're building multiple businesses and juggling endless responsibilities.

Key takeaways:
• The mindset shift that can transform your biggest parenting fears into your greatest strengths
• Why "my son is not me and I am not my dad" became his guiding principle
• How to balance ambitious business goals with being genuinely present for your children
• The power of understanding that your kids just want your time, attention, and encouragement

Brian Kurian is the owner of Brian Kurian's Business Services, providing premium ghostwriting to entrepreneurs and industry experts. As a father of two boys (five years old and two and a half months), he's learned to balance running multiple businesses while being the present, engaged dad he always wished he'd had.

Whether you're struggling with your own fatherhood fears or looking to strengthen your connection with your kids, this episode will challenge you to see that being present doesn't require perfection—it just requires showing up consistently with love and patience.

Ready to become the dad your kids genuinely get excited to see? Let's explore how your own childhood experiences can become the blueprint for extraordinary fatherhood!

Connect with Brian Kurian
https://www.briankuriansbusinessservices.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-kurian-84485384
https://www.instagram.com/brian_kurian
https://www.facebook.com/brian.kurian.3
https://www.tiktok.com/@briankurian

Time Stamps:
• 00:00:00 - Brian's heartwarming daily routine: "Dad, are you done working?"
• 00:05:47 - From business owner to present father: Finding the balance
• 00:12:17 - Overcoming the fear of becoming your own father
• 00:24:34 - The power of working from home as a dad
• 00:36:51 - Building trust and teaching responsibility through mistakes
• 00:45:18 - Brian's essential advice for dads who doubt themselves

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