**Ryan Stewman has had to start over more than once.**
He left home young, sold drugs, survived an overdose, went to prison, became a millionaire, went back to prison, went through divorce, lost the career he thought he'd have for the rest of his life—and rebuilt again.
Today Ryan is an entrepreneur, author, husband and father of four. But this conversation isn't about the money or the success.
It's about what kept him moving when the life he'd built disappeared.
In this episode of the Battle Harder Podcast, Ryan and Rob Wheeler talk about responsibility, rebuilding after failure, creating values that guide your life, why most people don't have a personal operating system, fatherhood, marriage, persistence, and what happens when you refuse to let your past dictate your future.
Ryan also explains the RISE values and G Code system he uses to keep himself accountable—and why after 17 years online and thousands of videos, quitting was never an option.
**Starting over doesn't erase what happened.**
**It proves what happened doesn't have to control what happens next.**
**Turning Pain Into Progress.**
Ryan's account of rebuilding after his second prison term is especially important: he describes coming out with very little money, living in a halfway house, moving back with family, rebuilding his income, and then losing his mortgage career because of federal licensing restrictions. Pasted text
**CONNECT WITH RYAN STEWMAN**
Join Ryan and the Apex community through the link discussed in the episode.
Read *The G Code*, available through Amazon.
Ryan also references **Daily G Code**, including a free app/resource for tracking his system.
Rob WheelerHost
