Question: Hagars father is, " self-made man" . What does this mean? Is it possible today to be a self-made man or woman? Do you know anyone who fits this description? Hagars Father is a great example of a , "self made man." This means that he has created a successful life for him self due to his own efforts. It is possible to be a self-made person, as long as that person has initiative, dedication and flexability. Jason Currie, Hagars father, a man who posseses many qualities in the book The Stoned Angle. One quality which he posess is nessasary to be a self made man. That quality is initiative. In life, to be sucsessful at anything, people have to have initiative. When a perso