Driving Loaded

Are you living your dash? What will people say after you're gone? This week Felipe's daughter lost her Grandfather (step grandfather) whom she was very close with. He would pick her up from school and bring her to her sports practices almost daily. To see your daughter devastated and confused over the loss of someone so dear to her breaks your heart. You can't bring him back and you don't know how to make it better. What's important is that he spent quality time with her and he was living his dash. This episode is dedicated her grandfather Raider Graessler may his memory live forever.  

Hear a story that truly changed our lives.  Levi is humbly transparent as he shares some of his darkest days to include the day he was involved in a robbery gone bad that left a bullet hole in his leg. From being heavily addicted to drugs and selling them to where he is at now is nothing short of a miracle.  Levi is a great example to anyone that has gone through anything traumatic and how you can overcome and live a full life of joy and peace.   

Driving Loaded is a Loadtraxx sponsored podcast. 

When kids grow up into the family business they can be taught valuable life lessons. Where money comes from, how do I pay for stuff, how do I do my taxes, why do I work? 

Family owned businesses are the foundation and backbone of this nation.

Working closely with your family can be a tough thing, you see them day in and day out. Having your spouse as a business partner or employee of the business can really test a marriage. Sit down with us and listen to this episode where Jordan and I get to interview his dad and one of his younger brothers.

A Loadtraxx sponsored Podcast

Pain is only in your mind.  It doesn't mean it is not real but listen in to hear how we can be better pain managers and help prevent long term injuries.  We had a great time and learned a ton talking with Pan Zhang, PT, DPT, OCS, TPS and FAAOMPT an active physical therpaist clinician  and Telehealth Physical Therapist business owner.  

Driving Loaded is a Loadtraxx sponsored Podcast

Owing our actions and being accountable for the consequences is something we believe to be a basic functionality of being a "good person".  We dive into the whys behind accountability, the grayness in life and tools to help us become more accountable on a daily basis.   We truly believe we can make 2020 the best year to come, but it has to built upon sustainable practices.  

A Loadtraxx sponsored Podcast. 

In most cases, situational awareness involves assessing the level of danger around us. It seeks an escape plan, looks for obstacles to that plan and determines what support is available if we need it.

But what if we focused more on understanding the situations the people around us are struggling with and what we can do to support them? Are you aware of the life situation of those you work with every day? We all struggle with family issues, and words of support can help others through hard times. Applying simple tools like situational awareness to really understand our environments helps us understand who we are within each given environment; building a true self awareness.  We are excited to start 2020 strong!

Sustainable energy is something a lot of people around the globe are working on and Dan is one of those people.  While attending Appalachian State Dan started a solar powered car racing team; which would go on to compete in national and world wide competitions. From leading men on the battlefield to leading our generation into the future of sustainable technology Dan is a true leader and agent of change. We discuss some of the friction points in our nations quest to become more green. Why can't we sit down with people that different opinions than us and discuss the future of sustainable energy without throwing politics into the mix? Why would we leave our children to figure all of this out when we have the opportunity to make a change?  A Loadtraxx sponsored Podcast.

People say America owes our veterans a great deal of gratitude but do veterans owe something in return? I believe we do and Jason is helping veterans give back to America by teaching them and giving them the skills they need to be entrepreneurs and successful leaders in our community. When veterans succeed our nation succeeds. We get to know a little bit about Jason, why he joined the military and why he started a non-profit to help veterans achieve their dream of being a business owner and not just a business owner but a successful one. All too often a veteran finds themselves lost when it comes to starting a business. How do I start one? Who do I even ask for help or mentoring? How am I going to pay for it? What is a business plan? Honestly I only know the answer to one of those questions, who do I ask for help. It’s Jason Van Camp and in this episode you will get to hear why he and his team have been so successful in what they are doing. Below you will find links to his non-profit, another company Jason is involved with and the book that he wrote that is on Amazon for pre-order. 

Warrior Rising

https://www.warriorrising.org/

Mission6zero

https://missionsixzero.com/

 
Book: Deliberate Discomfort

https://www.amazon.com/Deliberate-Discomfort-Operations-Comfortable-Uncomfortable/dp/1733428011/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?keywords=deliberate+mindset+jason+van+camp&qid=1576816290&sr=8-1-fkmr0

The “suck”, however you define it, tests your intestinal fortitude on how you deal with the “suck”, turn a blind eye to it or allow it to defeat you. Do you ever see the finish line in something you’ve been working diligently on and no matter how hard you reach, you cannot seem to finish the deal? Us to. What is it that sets people apart from the deal closers to the quitter’s? Heart. Are you simply born with that determination and intrepidness? Can you learn it? It is no secret that the majority of us will take the easy option to quit because well, it is easy. But those with heart, refuse to be defeated, regardless of how many times they are struck down. Because eventually, one unsuspecting day, they will reach and close the deal. 

By no means are we life coaches, doctors or experts but we do have experience. Watering your lawn and fertilizing it will make it greener so why not do it? Life, life gets in the way of this and Jordan and Pete talk about how life caused them not water or fertilize their lawn they way the should be doing. We all want our kids to grow up and be the best human possible and contribute to society in a meaningful way. Why are we not applying that in our own lives daily? This is a great episode that gets a little deep with some Ranger humor in there. Enjoy.