Fire Forged Leader

187: Your Daughter's Self Worth Starts with You!

Steve Baumgartner @FireForgedLeader

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Fire Forged Leader Podcast | Hosted by Steve Baumgartner

What’s shaping your daughter’s value, confidence, and future relationships? In this raw, unfiltered episode, Steve shares a powerful moment at a county fair that hit him like a ton of bricks—and how it revealed the truth about fatherhood, leadership at home, and the silent battles our daughters face every day.

From research-backed statistics to practical, actionable steps, this episode equips you to lead with the same intentionality at home that you bring to work—because your daughter’s future depends on it.

💥 Inside This Episode:
✅ The county fair moment that sparked a fatherhood wake-up call
✅ Why father absence (physical or emotional) leaves a dangerous gap
✅ Research on how fathers shape daughters’ self-esteem & boundaries
✅ The 5 Ways to Show Up for Your Daughter (and why they work)
✅ How your marriage sets the blueprint for her future relationships
✅ Why protection is about preparation—not control
✅ The leadership crossover: balancing work-life, setting boundaries, leading in uncertainty

⏱ Chapter Markers

00:00 – The county fair moment that stopped me in my tracks
 01:20 – Leaders aren’t born—they’re forged
 01:54 – Three ways to walk this leadership journey together
 04:19 – The deeper meaning behind what I saw that night
 06:46 – Research on fatherhood and self-esteem
 09:10 – The three most powerful forms of fatherhood involvement
 11:33 – Sponsor: How I save $2,000/month with Nelo Life
 13:55 – 5 Ways to Show Up for Your Daughter (Step-by-Step)
 16:22 – Why your words are deposits (or withdrawals) in her confidence account
 18:42 – Protection as stewardship, not control
 21:01 – Your greatest leadership role may be waiting at home
 21:45 – Final challenge: Be the man she can look up to

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