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Embracing Life Shifts
I’ve received some interesting feedback from fans of 4XPEDITION after my announcement that I would be launching a new company–ROVE Ultra Expeditions–with my friend Dan Cronin of Northwest Overland Society. Responses were mixed when I posted an update video on my YouTube channel and wrote about it on various social media. Many people found the news to be very exciting. Others were let down that I wouldn’t be as focused on producing content for the 4XPEDITION YouTube channel.
Take Action – To Manifest
Over the last several months of 2022, I published a series of videos on my YouTube channel illustrating a process for which I establish and then execute on the goals I set for myself. I often receive comments from those around me–and those who watch the channel–how I’ve inspired them by observing how I actually do what I say I am going to do. I set out to experience life in a way that fulfills my desires and I generally realize my vision…
Monarchs in Peril – A Miracle Fluttering Away
The increadible beauty and miracles of our planet are slipping through our fingers. It’s time to act. In 2011, I published a book called Rediscovering Your Divine Music (RYDM). The book centered on reconnecting more humans to nature to come to understand our urgent need to find balance for our sustainability on the planet. RYDM led readers through a process to overcome past life trauma and introduced the tools of forgiveness, release, and love to…
Corporate Burnout and Honoring Your True Self
I’ve spent the greater part of the past 30 years of my life working in the corporate world. I’ve worked in high intensity, fast-paced start-up environments, shared great responsibility as a leader on executive teams, and ran my own agency where more often than not, I wore countless hats. I managed to juggle all aspects of operations from sales and marketing to production, accounting, team leadership, client relations, and more.
Why I Will Never Have a Mid-Life Crisis
There is still a lot of chatter on the web about this whole mid-life crisis nonsense. Even with the advent of the pandemic which has since forced corporations to allow employees the opportunity to work remotely, it is still clear that humanity is in a work format rut that even a lifted four-wheeler with 40-inch mud-terrains and a winch can’t seem to dredge through.
Where We Go From Here?
As many of you may recall, my father passed at age 56 back in 1998. This was just one year prior to the birth of my son, Collin. These kinds of life experiences can really have an impact on each of us. Sometimes that impact causes a glitch in the system. People become victims and, unfortunate as it is, can become paralyzed. On the other hand, such experiences can result in a new direction that one….
Home is a State of Mind
There’s nothing quite like a massive natural disaster threatening your livelihood to help you prioritize your life and reassess your meaning of home. For 14 days, my fiancé, Heather, and I were evacuated from our property in Black Lake, New Mexico. Our evacuation interrupted 10 straight months of rebuilding and remodeling our little cabin to make it a place we could affectionately call home. Over the course…
Summer Adventure Ideas
If you are like me, spring marks the time of year that summer plans are made for outdoor adventure travel. The sooner plans are scheduled the better the chance you will have availability if you are seeking accommodations, flights, visas, and more. I generally try to plan at least three significant adventures over the summer months which often require advanced planning.
The Ebb & Flow of the Seasons and Cycles of Life
It’s quiet in the cabin this morning. Out the window the sky is gray. Mother Nature can’t seem to decide if it should rain or snow. As the morning passes on, the weather shifts with occasional sun rays peeking through the pines. The frozen soil in the driveway softens as the outdoor thermometer needle climbs…
The Birth of a Concept
I have always been a conceptual visionary. I have, for some reason, always been able to visualize a potential concept for a product, brand, or design in my head long before anything ever materializes. This has always been one of the key attributes my superiors within companies I’ve worked for have recognized and appreciated in me.
Founding Member Commitment
As a Founding Member, we need your commitment to participate. Now that we have completed our first full year of TEAM 4X (for many of the original Founding Member sign-ups), I thought it would be an ideal time to talk about the importance of member involvement. Last week, we revised the TEAM 4X Membership structure and also introduced a new membership program called….
Remodel Your Brain Reinvent Your Life
Sometimes life throws a wrench in your plans. Rather than allow it to wreak havoc, grab a hold of it and adjust some bolts. I spent the majority of my young adult life co-dependent. It wasn’t until I reached the still-young age of 50 that I started to truly recognize this truth. Looking back, I believe I was a good husband, a good son, and a good friend…
Anthem of the Adventurer
Last year I was invited to have a conversation with Dan Zehner, host of the online Podcast, Anthem of the Adventurer. It was an enjoyable experience conversing with him about adventure and adventuring. Initially, of course, he wanted to know more about my Subaru Outback; however, once that was out of the way, we got into a deeper conversation…
The Genius of Self-Reliance
I have found there to be such a deeply rooted relationship between our internal evolution of Self with our association as living, breathing human beings within our natural surroundings. I have been pondering this concept of self-reliance and the attraction to societal conveniences lately, all while meeting and interacting with a number of…
The Transformative Power of Nature’s Music
I’ve discovered one of the most healing remedies our world has to offer. Nature offers some of the most submersive, transformative, and healing experiences a human can gift themselves. In 2011, I released a book centered on the “Divine Music” of Nature. The 432hZ frequency that Nature vibrates at and how and why it is so important to ‘harmonize’ with it.
Truly Living Your Dream Life
I don’t think I need to express to any of you reading this that I have had a dream that I have been working toward for quite a number of years. My pursuit of cabin living has been a romantic daydream for so long that I can hardly recall when it first began. So many obstacles seemed to be in my way preventing me from taking any meaningful action. Raising my son, running a business, entertaining…
Pros and Cos of Choosing An Adventure Rig
I’ve spent a great deal of time researching and ultimately testing several adventure vehicle setups over the past 10 years. If you’ve followed my story you already know that I have traveled extensively in, primarily, five different adventure rig scenarios: A lifted Jeep Rubicon with an off-road camper trailer in tow, An all-wheel-drive wagon sporting a rooftop tent…
The Crossroads of A Dream
I don’t think I need to express to any of you reading this that I have had a dream that I have been working toward for quite a number of years. My pursuit of cabin living has been a romantic daydream for so long that I can hardly recall when it first began. So many obstacles seemed to be in my way preventing me from taking any meaningful action. Raising my son, running a business, entertaining…
My Greatest Adventure
I’m going to go out on a limb and show some vulnerability. I spent the first 40 years of my life co-dependent. Though I am still a very considerate person and live my life as a conscientious citizen of the planet, and I still often put other’s needs first, I am satisfied sharing that I no longer feed the needs of others at my own expense…
Overload of Digital Social Interaction
I wrote this several years ago. Though my life has changed quite significantly, I still feel the message is relevant. So, take a read and let me know what you think. It’s 6:45 am. The room is silent. A dim auburn glow illuminates the sheer window covers as the Sun graces our day with his mighty presence…
Creative Intent In The Workplace Can Change The World
As many of you may have learned during the course of your lives, my compulsion to create 4XPEDITION is due in part to a personal desire to utilize my creativity to produce something with deeper meaning. I desired to live more deliberately and to inspire others to do so as well. Aside from operating this marvelous organization, I also continue to utilize my…
Channel Trends
March 2021
I have been actively building the 4XPEDITION YouTube channel now since January 2020. I launched the channel back in 2013 but really hadn’t invested my heart and soul the way I do now until the beginning of last year. So, what does a real focus produce? Let’s take a look at the YouTube analytics reports and see how the channel has grown, what needed improvement…
In the Desert, Rainfall
Cleanses the Soul
I live in the desert. The Sonoran Desert to be precise. Where I live we receive only about 7 inches of rain each year so it goes without saying that rainfall has a more profound effect on one’s psyche than it may in other parts of the vast world. I’ve been here for over 30 years now, and I still am drawn to venture out of my warm home and into the cool raindrops for a solo…
Overlanding and Car Camping, What’s The Difference?
I’ve been an avid camping enthusiast for more than 30 years. I have found myself camping out the back of many different vehicles, pitching tents next to my bicycle on 800-mile bicycle trips, trekking on foot with a pack on my back, and sleeping in pitched rooftop tents above several different vehicles. To me, it is all camping…
Time to Get Involved with TEAM 4X
Use the Forum The forum is in the early stages of activity. Many members have logged on and introduced themselves and have created posts and continued conversation while other members have not taken the time yet to log in at all. The most important component of the forum is interaction: create topics, like other people’s topics, and comment whenever you can…
Take the Pledge to Protect Nature
4XPEDITION is proud to have built and launched the CampSteward.com website. The purpose of the website is to inspire individuals to take an oath or pledge to protect the forest by instituting a protocol for proper usage of the forest when camping and recreating on Public Lands. We invite members of Team 4X to take the pledge. It’s free…
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