Father First: A 10-Minute Reflection on Intentional Fatherhood

A 10-Minute Guide to Showing Up
By Wayne Hayes

Fatherhood isn’t just about being in the room, it’s about how you show up when you’re there.

In Father First, Wayne Hayes strips away the noise and gets to the heart of what it means to be a present, powerful, and peaceful father in a world that often confuses toughness with love. This isn’t a parenting manual, it’s a wake-up call.

In just 10 minutes, you’ll get real, raw reflections on presence, emotional availability, breaking generational cycles, and leading your children with love, not control. Through five focused chapters and powerful reflection prompts, Hayes invites men to reimagine fatherhood, not as performance, but as healing, connection, and legacy-building.