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Have you ever been skiing and had your skis start to drift apart?
 

Season two kicks off in the spring of 2005 when Brian and Dale are met with two diverging paths. They were beginning to feel like they were on skis, and their legs gradually drifted apart. Ironically, they had been riding that split for two solid years.

What they thought they created to give credibility to their business in Albuquerque had become a huge business venture they never planned on chasing. They were beginning to see major potential in pursuing ForeverLawn Inc. – the national network– long term.

How do you respond when a new opportunity catches your attention?

Maybe as you have started to chase something, something else has popped up in your periphery. You don't want to jump and chase that new thing, but you also don't want to ignore it.

It's great to chase your goals and dreams and have a clear vision, but it's also important to have peripheral vision.

Don’t go chasing after the shiny thing, but be aware of the other opportunities that could be surrounding you.

Episode Highlights: 

• Intro to Season 2
• The diverging paths
• Staying focused without missing opportunities
• Going all in on an opportunity

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• www.foreverlawn.com
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Special guest Jeffrey Earnhardt is back for another episode of Impact Without Limits. Jeffrey is back in the Black and Green Machine to kick off the NASCAR season, revving up with a new team, exciting announcements, and high hopes for the year. 

Tune in as Dale and Brian chat with Jeffrey and get his full insights and perspectives on last year's racing recap and the brand-new season ahead. 

Episode Highlights: 

• Recapping the 2022 season
• Fighting through adversity
• The incredible race: Talladega
• Jesus Revolution 
• GIVEAWAY! (For details, go to our Instagram)

Find More on Jeffrey Earnhardt:

• Support the NASCAR Jesus Revolution
• Follow Jeffrey on Instagram
• Follow Team ForeverLawn Racing on Instagram

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• www.foreverlawn.com
• Instagram: @foreverlawninc
• Get Grass Without Limits Here
• Visit our show notes page HERE
• Subscribe to Our Newsletter HERE

Go check out our Instagram page for an opportunity to win a merch pack that includes the following:

•  A 1/24 Die-cast signed by Jeffrey, two ForeverLawn Earnhardt Racing t-shirts, and two ball caps

 OR 

• Two pit passes to an Xfinity race of your choice (pending availability) and a meet and greet with Jeffrey! 

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Do you listen or only think about what you'll say next while someone is still talking?

This week, Brian and Dale venture to embrace a new market within the artificial turf industry to meet the requests of pet owners and the pet industry. 

Listening to the growing market needs, they heavily pursue creating a turf product suitable for pet usage. Through trial and error and months of exchanges with the manufacturer, the first K9Grass prototype was created. 

Had they ignored the market needs and failed to address consumer needs with the manufacturing plant, they would have completely missed their opportunity to transform the industry by introducing the first-ever pet-specific turf, K9Grass.

If you ever get so tunnel focused that you fail to listen to the needs and desires of others, you may throw away incredible opportunities. 

Keep the vision, but be willing to transition enough to know what opportunities are worth chasing.

Episode Highlights: 

• Embracing a new market
• Multiple trips to Dalton
• "Can't you just sell what we make?"
• The first K9Grass prototype
• Trial and error
• First commercial (and new product) K9Grass Install in Florida

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• www.foreverlawn.com
• Instagram: @foreverlawninc
• Get Grass Without Limits Here
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What's the value of a relationship?

Brian and Dale have just cut ties with their manufacturer and are in the transitional period of finding a new one. They make the decision to pursue a relationship with the Peeples family and seek them out as their new manufacturer. 

What Brian and Dale would come to find out later is that the leap of faith they took to pursue this relationship would change the trajectory of their lives. They stepped out in faith and belief in the good character they saw in the Peeples, which has turned into their strongest, most incredible business relationship to this day.

Learn through this story how the value of relationships is so much more than just beneficial transactions in business. While businesses rarely spend time fostering personal relationships, those who do, see the major long-term benefits.

Next time you are in the midst of a big decision involving a relationship, make sure you are taking time to see more than just the transactional benefits of that relationship, but the truly transformational power too.

Episode Highlights: 

• The value of a relationship
• The value of trust
• 17-year relationship and you've never had a contract
• Begin to get involved in the production process here
• Krystal and a line of credit
• Story of the gardener
• Transactional vs. Transformational relationships
• “It’s not personal, it’s just business.”

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• www.foreverlawn.com
• Instagram: @foreverlawninc
• Get Grass Without Limits Here
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For this month’s special feature, Dale and Brian share their first live recording outside the podcast recording studio. 

This episode was recorded at the 2023 ForeverLawn Dealer Conference in Oklahoma City. It will give you an inside look at both the podcast and the conference if you’ve never attended.

This episode is fun, engaging, and packed with practical insight that can apply to anyone.

At the conference every year Dale and Brian select a lineup of incredible speakers to feed into their team. This week you’ll get a recap of their favorite takeaways from this year’s speakers: pastor, speaker, and author, Craig Groeschel and former Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Steve Largent.

Additionally, you’ll hear from three ForeverLawn dealers as they share where they are in their business and what tips they’ll use to propel their businesses forward in 2023.

Last but not least, Dale and Brian share a talk on accountability and goals that can apply to people from any walk of life. 

Episode Highlights: 

• Dale and Brian recap some of their favorite takeaways from the conference
• Four fundamental changes to make if you want to grow
• Craig Groeschel recap
• Steve Largent recap
• Dealer highlights: Jana Weaver from ForeverLawn Rock Hill, Kent and Kristi Weber from ForeverLawn Black Hills, and Steve and Stacie from ForeverLawn Puget Sound
• A short talk on accountability and goals

Links Mentioned in Episode/Find More on ForeverLawn:

• www.foreverlawn.com
• Instagram: @foreverlawninc
• Get Grass Without Limits Here
• Visit our show notes page HERE
• Subscribe to Our Newsletter HERE
• Interested in Becoming a Dealer? Contact Us HERE

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What do you do when you bite off more than you can chew?

Knowing there is a brand new team of dealers eager to learn more about the industry, Brian and Dale feel the need for the first company conference. The only dilemma is that they are still seeking to learn about the artificial turf industry and battle feeling somewhat inadequate to lead a conference.

However, when they put themselves in a position where they need to perform and lead, they are forced to level up and share the knowledge they have gained to serve their people.  

So, when you feel that you have bitten off more than you can chew, it’s time to rise to the occasion and focus on your strengths. 

What do you have to share that can benefit those around you? 

There is always something; you just have to dig deep and level up.

Episode Highlights: 

• Sunday night syndrome
• The fiirst Dealer Conference
• The pizza incident
• Rising to the occasion
• The ForeverLawn Secret Sauce

Links Mentioned in Episode/Find More on ForeverLawn:

• www.foreverlawn.com
• Instagram: @foreverlawninc
• Get Grass Without Limits Here
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Do you view increased responsibility as a blessing or a burden?

The theme of manufacturing issues continues into this episode. Hopeful and anxious to eliminate product issues once and for all, Brain and Dale take a trip to the plant in Dalton, Georgia to see their products being made. After continuous back and forth, they eventually make the decision to cut ties with their supplier. 

The hopeful search begins once again to find a reliable manufacturer to produce high quality products. This time, however, the responsibility to find a quality product in a timely manner didn’t just impact them, it impacted the network of ForeverLawn dealers they had been building up. 

These high stakes could be looked at as a huge burden to the two, or a huge blessing. Brian and Dale chose the latter knowing what an incredible opportunity they have been granted with their growing business. 

This episode emphasizes the common theme along their journey that difficult times often create opportunity. Sometimes the worst thing that can happen to you is actually the best thing that can happen to you. It’s all about perspective. Every obstacle and difficulty you walk through leaves you the choice to view it as a blessing or a burden and that has everything to do with your success in those moments. 

Episode Highlights: 

• Increased responsibilities and higher stakes
• Breaking with the supplier
• Meeting with Tom Peeples
• Some guy names Stan - The Story

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• www.foreverlawn.com
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Are you reading and understanding the road signs in front of you?

As interest and awareness of ForeverLawn grow, Brian and Dale’s knowledge of the market also continues to grow. They receive inquiry after inquiry from potential clients wanting artificial grass and expressing unique market needs. 

Instead of dismissing the unique requests because they had no idea how to make products to fulfill the growing industry needs, they recognize the road signs as an opportunity to grow. 

They begin to respond to the growing market needs with innovation, a business pillar that would make them stand out in the industry. 

If you see road signs pointing you in a particular direction, it’s time to evaluate them honestly. Don’t dismiss the signs and refuse to take action based on a lack of knowledge. Instead of focusing on why you can’t, take action and think of solutions you will offer.

Episode Highlights: 

• Dog owners looking for a solution
• Responding to market needs through innovation
• The start of vertical product lines
• What is your market telling you?

Links Mentioned in Episode/Find More on ForeverLawn:

• www.foreverlawn.com
• Instagram: @foreverlawninc
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What happens when your one big thing turns out to be a dud?

This story picks up in the fall of 2004. Brian and Dale are still working to build ForeverLawn into a national company and are starting to feel the fire catching with more and more people interested in expanding into new territories. 

While still balancing the operations in Albuquerque and expanding the network, Brian and Dale are approached with what they think could be their “big break,” a national television opportunity in New York. With very little coming through their bank accounts they make the trip and seize the opportunity. 

The big break turns out to be a big dud. 

Instead of seeing this event only as a waste of time and a financial woe, they take the opportunity as an incredible learning experience that would help them down road and move toward the next big thing. 

Every experience is a learning experience. It may not turn out how you plan, but there is something to take away from every moment. Keep seizing the opportunity in front of you, and don’t put all your eggs in one basket. 

Episode Highlights: 

• A growing ForeverLawn network
• Two stops, two dealers and cookies from Seth and Candy
• BIG break or big DUD?
• A seized opportunity 

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• www.foreverlawn.com
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For our final special feature of the year the Karmie brothers host Josh Morris, Executive Director of Strategy and Advancement at Harvest Ministries in Riverside, California. This ordinary,  unlikely connection has created extraordinary outcomes over the past year. 

In 2021 Dale had the idea to bring a message for Christ to the NASCAR platform and reached out to Harvest. It started as a simple bumper message of “Find Hope,” but it turned into something so much more.  Their relationship has created numerous opportunities to spread the hopeful message of Jesus Christ to thousands of people.

Learn about Harvest Ministries, Josh’s story, and the ForeverLawn x Harvest partnership throughout this episode. 

Tune in for this relationship that has brought Impact Without Limits! 

Episode Highlights: 

• The beginning of a fruitful relationship  
• Find hope
• Greg Laurie - Connection, story and big movie release
• Hard work trumps credentials

Links Mentioned in Episode/Find More on ForeverLawn:

• www.foreverlawn.com
• Instagram: @foreverlawninc
• Get Grass Without Limits Here
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