Personal Life
Imbalance Is Not A Bad Thing
“Imbalance, when embraced, can lead to growth and new possibilities.” Today I would like to take you back to when we built our house. Talk about a time of imbalance. Jenna always knew that we wanted to build a house. And we also knew that we wanted to build it...
How To Have It All
“How to have it all while being personally and professionally satisfied, if that's even possible for those of us who are driven.” When things are scary, just do it! Before we dive into today's thought, I want to share a little about myself. I'm from Southwest Colorado...
Build Your Habits To Build Your Life
“You will never change your life until you change something you do daily.” I have been reading a new book. Well, new to me. It seemed like everyone around me was raving about it. So, I figured, what the heck? Atomic Habits by James Clear was the hot item at the...
Limiting Beliefs
I’d like to start with a verse Psalms 139:13, 'For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. ' What I feel that this verse really means is that we are ALL part of God’s plan and that we all have been given a purpose. If you know me you...
My DOT Expert Story
It’s the one thing that I get asked almost every day since we started Eclipse DOT, and although I love DOT more than any other human on this Earth and have spent countless hours trying to figure out a quick answer to the question. I didn’t have one. “So…. Why is being...
Having Hater’s Isn’t Necessarily A Bad Thing
Part of our business is providing training for companies. We go into their business and provide them with training on TONS of different topics. Some of the things that we have touched on so far include: Defensive driving, What to do when you are the first at an...
Everything Happens for a Reason
What you are going through right now is giving you the ability to prove to yourself that you DO HAVE THE ABILITY to do this. Recently I have been going through a ton of “harder” times. I will go over just a few of them so you can see what I’m saying. On a recent trip...
From the Heart
I was about 25-27 years old when I got the opportunity to travel to Reno, NV, and do a 5-minute speech for the Nation Grange. It was pretty darn cool to stand on a stage in front of the whole convention and give my speech. A few things that you should know is that I...
Find Your Inspiration OUTSIDE of Your Comfort Zone
For starters, I’d like to pause for a second and say thank you. Thank you for letting me share these with you. Thank you for taking a few moments to read them. Now, on to the fun! Today I am going to share the story about the best (so far) live event I have attended....
What Shapes Your Identity
For today I would like to take you back to a couple of “firsts” in my life because those “firsts” have helped to shape my identity. The first “first” (what a mouth full, lol) is my first car accident. I had just started dating Jenna and was a junior in high school. A...
What I really learned getting my pilots license!
I have been pretty quiet about my experience of becoming a pilot lately. Partially because of the circumstances I have been facing, partially because I have been extremely busy, and partially due to my being embarrassed. As you most likely know back in late April we...
God’s Timing NOT Your Timing
Today we are going to talk about trusting God’s timing, not ours. Boy, do I have stories about how things happen in God’s timing and not mine. But for today I would really like to tell you about my journey to starting a business with God. Even if you are not into...
Start Allowing Those Close To You To Fail
I’ll bet that you read the title and said, “I’m not really sure I want to read this one.” Or maybe, “what is the guy smoking? How does allowing someone to fail help them grow?” Well if you’ll stick with me for a little bit, I promise I will explain myself. And who...
Serving Your Tribe!
Today we are going to go deeper into how to serve your tribe, what a tribe is, and how to keep God in the center of all of it. Let’s start with what a tribe is. A long time ago, in lands across the world……… Just kidding. When I think of tribes I think of the native...
Extreme Ownership
Let’s start off with what extreme ownership is. How would you explain it? My personal definition of extreme ownership is taking ownership of everything in your life, business, family, and especially your mind. Not allowing anyone else to take responsibility for...
When things get tough don’t give up.
It would seem that God allows us to persevere through mistakes and harder times so that we can learn. Or at least that’s what I think it is. Recently Jenna and I had a, well let’s just call it “heated discussion”. It wasn’t fun. We were both hot for a while after...
How I lost weight while eating more!
You might be thinking about what Dan smoking is by saying that he actually lost weight by eating more. This guy must be crazy. What was he eating, celery all the time? The quick answer is I ate pretty much what I wanted, I just started eating more protein. Recently...
Core Values and how to find what yours are.
Recently I had the amazing opportunity to attend a Mastermind group in Cancun, Mexico. When I say it was amazing that’s no lie. We spent about 4-6 hours a day learning from experts in tons of different industries. Then we had the rest of the day to spend exploring...
Getting in the right state to make GREAT decisions.
Recently I had the opportunity to go to a live event where Tony Robbins presented for 5 hours! It was absolutely amazing. While I would love to tell you about everything I learned (literally over 50 pages of notes taken in 4 days) that would take WAY too long. So I...
Goals, Goals and more Goals!
Well, it happened yet again. We have officially started a new year. It doesn’t matter where you are in the world, Nigeria, the UK, the USA, Costa Rica, Australia. No matter where you are, by the time you read this the new year has officially started! Want to know the...
Closed mouths don’t get fed.
That’s what they say, isn’t it? And how true it is. Have you ever gotten something you wanted without asking for it? Maybe. But the chances of it happening again are slim to none. So why don’t we open our mouths? I may be a young guy, but I have lived enough to know...
Enjoy the season that you are in.
How often do you just sit, relax, feel, and enjoy the moment that you’re in? I bet with all the craziness that’s going on right now in the world, we spend most of our time worrying about what the future holds. Quick tip. Worry isn’t going to change anything. So how...
You’re only stuck when you stop moving
You’re only stuck when you stop moving As a kid, my grandpa used to tell me, “you’re only stuck when you stop moving!” He was talking about a tractor in the field going through the wet part of the field. But he was more right than I ever thought. Life is constantly...
You Have To Stand Up To Run
Things around our lives have been changing pretty darn quickly lately. Recently I woke up on a Monday, and by Friday, we were entertaining the idea of acquiring not one but multiple businesses. The thought is both terrifying and also SUPER EXCITING! What’s crazy about...
Learning The Languages Of Love
As you will know by now I am a strong Christian and a father of 4 kids. My wife, Jenna, has put up with me now for over 16 years and I am blessed that she hasn't given up on me. We discovered the book The 5 love languages by Dr. Gary Chapman a few years ago...
Working just work
A lot of times when we are grownups we work just to work. We work on weekends and late nights so we can get the job done. Sometimes I know that this is required. Heck here it is Saturday morning and I was up at 5 am so I could drop a truck off for training 45 min away...
Giving Back
One of my newest favorite quotes is “when life gets better don't raise your standard of living raise your standard of giving.” Too often we think about giving in simple terms of money & finances. The truth is that giving is so much more than just money. It's about...
Anniversary
"Our anniversary is just a momentary celebration, but our marriage is a timeless one.”Unknown Today my wife and I celebrate our 16th “weeding” anniversary. (You'll get the “weeding” if you remember the sign from our wedding. lol) I would love to tell you that the...
Be Thankful
“Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude.”--Ralph Waldo Emerson Being Thankful is NOT...
Why I pray all day, every day
Have you ever felt like you were missing something in your life? All the time right! As you know I grew up in a Christian house, mom went to church every Sunday and Bible Study Fellowship (BSF) during the week. Her bible was always out on the table. Dad could...
You can do Anything
Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye. Helen Keller All too often we look at someone’s appearance and don’t see what God sees. Heck, I do this with myself every single day. When I look in the mirror I might see someone too...
Mentors
"A mentor is someone who sees more talent and ability within you, than you see in yourself, and helps bring it out of you.” — Bob Proctor Recently we heard from Derek S. on what his mentor looks like. (His isn’t too pretty, PS if you didn't get to read it you should...
My Grange Mentor
"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give." — Winston Churchill Each of us has benefitted from having at least one mentor in our lifetime. Mentors come from all walks of life and offer advice, guidance, experience, and wisdom among other...
Put Others First
“It's that wonderful old-fashioned idea that others come first and you come second. This was the whole ethic by which I was brought up. Others matter more than you do, so 'don't fuss, dear; get on with it'.”― Audrey Hepburn Why is it so important that we put others...
Origin Story (Part 3)
"If you do what you've always done, you'll get what you've always gotten." Tony Robbins Part Three A quick recap on part one. I loved trucks ever since I was a kid, so much that I joined the local volunteer fire department just to ride in the trucks. lol I got my...
My Origin Story (Part 2)
“All men like to think that they can do it alone, but a real man knows that there no substitute for support, encouragement, or a pit crew.” - Tim Allen Origin Story Part 2 Part Two A quick recap on part one. I loved trucks ever since I was a kid, so much that I...
My Origin Story (Part One)
"I don't know what my calling is, but I want to be here for a bigger reason. I strive to be like the greatest people who have ever lived." Will Smith Origin Story Part One As a kid, I remember 2 times a year when a cattle truck would come early in the morning and we...
Faith it till you make it
“You must be the person you have never had the courage to be. Gradually, you will discover that you are that person, but until you can see this clearly, you must pretend and invent.”― Paulo Coelho How do you Faith it until you make it? We have all heard about Faking...
Birthday
"Life isn't about your age. Life is about living. So when your birthday comes be thankful for the year that has just past and anticipate with a happy heart what the coming year will bring." Catherine Pulsifer Today I get the amazing opportunity to celebrate my 35th...
Find A Way
When we try we can always Find A Way to make it happen Take a few moments to read these versus, ‘Some men came carrying a paralyzed man on a mat and tried to take him into the house to lay him before Jesus. When they could not find a way to do this because of the...
Accepting Recognition
"People work for money but go the extra mile for recognition, praise and rewards." --Dale Carnegie One of my worst traits is that I’m not good at accepting recognition when I actually deserve it. I know you’re thinking wait, what, how can you not accept the...
Set Your Goals High This Year
“If you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy and inspires your hopes.” —Andrew Carnegie It seems like every year about this time we start setting “New Year's Resolutions”. This year I want to encourage you not to set any...
Merry Christmas
Today I want to take a second to wish everyone reading this a Merry Christmas. Christmas is a special time of year, where I especially take more time to be with family and enjoy a slightly slower season. This the season for giving thanks to our creator for the miracle...
Give Memories, Not Things
When my wife and I had our first son Christmas started getting more extravagant. At first, it was a ton of movies that our family would enjoy. Then it turned into a TON of toys that our kids would enjoy. A couple of years ago we looked around our house and realized...
Family, Spending time where it matters
If you have been following my social media you have probably seen that I have been spending more time with my family and we have been doing quite a bit of traveling. We have been driving, mainly because it costs a ton to fly 6 people, but also because we love...
I wish someone would have told me this before I started a business
Just over a year ago, I quit my full-time job with great pay and amazing benefits to start a business helping companies with their DOT and safety needs. When we stepped out on our own we had ONE customer and the hope of a few more. What were we thinking?? Well,...
Leading with perseverance
Webster's Dictionary defines perseverance as, “persistence in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success.” That sounds like a typical day in business for me. Nothing ever seems to go right everything is delayed and well guess what we just keep...
Keeping God First
Keeping God first is easy. I know from experience, much like the rest the world does I know that I'm a sinner, I know that I have issues, I know that I struggle every day. The great thing is that I also know that I do my best to keep God first in every aspect. I...
Be a Positive Leader
Negativity casts a shadow on everything and everyone around you. Think back when the last time that you were around somebody that was super negative didn't have anything nice to say all I can do is talk bad about the people around them or about the situation they...
Making Time for Family
The busier you get the harder it is to “make” time for what's important My son started a project truck 1937 international. I am proud of him for doing what he has accomplished so far. He has a ton of work to do but it has been great for us to bond and works...
Trusting God
Trusting God isn’t always easy. Is it? I fail at that every day. In fact, I fail multiple times every day if we want to be honest. One thing that I have learned is that no matter what God has our best interests at heart. He truly wants to see us succeed! Never...
Is Coaching right for you?
I’m sure that if you have listened to podcasts from almost any entrepreneur they make you feel that paying for coaching is the only way to succeed. Or at least succeed faster I thought the same thing. So I hired my first coach and didn’t hold anything back. Here’s...
Why you should never separate God and business/work
Alright, y'all know I'm a strong Christian We also know that I haven't always been a strong Christian. There was a time in my life where I wouldn't talk about God, anywhere. Except in my own house or a church. I was what we call a Sunday Christian. You see God...
Be Uniquely You, No matter what!
It dosn't matter what situation you are in, always be you. There’s something to be said about people that stick to their true morals no matter what the situation holds. That’s not always the easiest thing to do. Yes I am speaking from past experiences. Personally in...
Why staying in your comfort zone is not good for you.
I spent the first 10 years of my career in my comfort zone. Refusing to start my business all because I was afraid, I didn’t have enough knowledge. I was also scared that I wouldn’t be able to support my family. These were present thoughts in my mind and still come up...
Wake up Early
Wake up Early Waking up earlier to add time to your day I can’t tell you how many books that I’ve read that have told me to wake up earlier to add extra time to my day. When I first started reading these books, I thought man these authors are crazy. What are they...
Balancing work, family and fun
Everyone is diffrent this is how we did it for over 5 years! There are millions of blogs, articles, podcasts, and books on learning how to balance work, home, and pleasure. We have a different approach to learning how to balancing all aspects of life. We say that...
Family road trips are the BEST!
Your kids are only young once don’t squander your time with them. When we first started our business, we weren’t making the progress as quickly as we wanted. We couldn’t figure out why either. We kept moving forward but it was at the speed of a snail. It didn’t feel...
Goals, how to set and achieve any goal!
Today we are going to talk about how to set attainable goals and achieve those goals in a realistic time-frame. Goals are major part of business and life. My goals are what push me to be an over achiever. Ever since I was a young boy growing up in the country, I set...
Living in Fear is no way to live at all
The world today is CRAZY. Why do we as people hoard material items? I have been guilty of it, maybe on a smaller scale. Like waiting until the kids go to bed to eat ice cream so, I don’t have to share as much. Or, hiding a special item so others don’t get to use...
Making Those Tough Decisions
Most decisions should be made in less than 5 seconds or less. For all the other decisions this is how I do it. How many decisions do you make every day? I would say on average we make over 500 decisions, before we ever get to the office in the morning maybe even...
Take care of yourself!
Have you ever noticed that you struggle to tie your shoes? As if it’s hard to breathe when you bend over. I’ve been there several times in my life. You know what I did. Absolutely nothing. I didn’t realize that my health was affecting my entire life. Others might have...
Working through the work
The best way to explain DOT regulations is, they’re like an iceberg! As a young entrepreneur, I tend to work a lot. I mean a lot. I have been working through this and have a few tips that might help you not work soo much. Hustle is one of the most common words used in...
How To Say “NO!”
How To Say "NO!"Do you have the fear of missing out on something so you say yes to everything?Do you know what you are really doing to your life? You are spending it doing things for people you don’t want to be around doing things you don’t want to do. What are we...
Break out of the office and get some ACTUAL work done
You can work from anywhere, the trick is getting the boss to let you! Earlier today, I was in the office pounding away on the keyboard, knocking some good ole work out. Not really but it felt like I was really accomplishing things. I bolted out of the office early to...
Suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope
Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who...
Picking the RIGHT leaders, just got a little easier!
Finding the RIGHT leaders for your company or organizations can be tough, real tough. This should help make that decision a little easier. The world is full of people who think that they are great leaders. The truth is that there are not that many GREAT leaders. In...
Take Time to be with Your Family
There are only 86,400 seconds in every day. Make sure that you are spending them on quality items. One of the hardest things about being an adult is slowing down enough to actually take time to be with your family. We have this “want” to be busy. It so bad that we...
Everything In life happens FOR us not TO us.
Everything happens for a reason, we may not know the reason, but it happens for a reason. For the longest time I have believed beyond a doubt that everything in life happens for a reason. We don’t always understand the reason why it happens right away, heck we may...
Ditch those RESOLUTIONS and set some REAL GOALS!
Why you shouldn’t make New Year’s resolutions, instead you should set audacious goals In the past, I have always set a few New Year’s resolutions for myself. Maybe it was to lose a couple of pounds, or to start running again, or even just be a better person. It...
How to fight distracted driving, and WIN
Distraction are everywhere, we think we can multitask, the truth is we can’t. We weren’t designed to multitask. It’s like having too many windows open on your computer. Your reaction time slows down. From the inside you don’t realize it, but it’s definitely...
Age is all in how you look at it
It doesn't matter or 9 or 99 someone see's you as either too old or too young. Don't let their interpretation of age be what limits you! Thinking back to when I was young, maybe 5. I thought that my brother was old even though he was only 4 years older than I was. My...
Humble Negotiation is the KEY to Success
We all know the negation is part of everyday life. We get to negotiate when we ask for a raise. We get the opportunity when we are being hired. How about every day negotiating where to get gas, or coffee or even lunch. I even negotiate with my wife. Well honey if I...
Putting in the Work
Make sure that you are not the one who is riding the coattails of someone else’s hard work. Be sure that you put in the time and energy to be proud of what you do. EVERY DAY! There have been times in all of our careers where we rode the wave of someone else’s success....
How To Stay Strong Through Hard Times
Staying POSITIVE is the key to making it through the tougher times. We all have experienced many hard times in our lives. The difference in the outcome is our perspective on the situation. Let’s take my daughter for example, hard time for might be when gymnastics is...
Listening to Listen
All too often, we don’t listen to actually hear what the other person is saying. Instead, we listen to answer. NOT Listening to listen is a huge mistake but is something that all fall victim to. Think about the last time you had a conversation with a leader who was...
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