This is good stuff! I can relate, comprehend, have experienced and am excited by what I will become with this new knowledge.
Thank you for sharing!
Bill Anderson

So far – really good! Tell me more!

Excellent post. Thank you, Larry.
P.S. Bookstores beat Amazon every day of the week. Glad you discovered this gem.

Ordered the book. Will read ahead and anticipate your perspective.

Amen 🙏

GM!

I have read your daily posts, your book and made significant changes in my business over the last 10 years. I often share your posts with those in my inner circle. I am a dirt biker, snowmobiler and 56 years young. On 12/14/24 our son (fellow dirt biker and snowmobiler) fell 53′ and suffered life threatening injuries, including a spinal cord injury rendering him paralyzed from the sternum down. It was a situation that was new and uncharted for me. The good news is he wiggled his toes Monday night and began to move his legs yesterday!

I was able to completely walk away from the business that our team has built, now 30 employees strong and growing at a rate of 35% year over year since 2020 on 12/14/25 and it keeps running strong, supporting the 30+ families that depend on it, along with all of the suppliers and other folks that support us. I could not have done this if we were not this size. I would have had to choose to work instead of supporting the ones I love. I am so thankful I grew this business and so thankful for the team I have in place.

I started to put the pieces together in 2015 for this growth, the infrastructure (vans/warehouse/office spaces) and of course the training. Your book, your blog posts, you taking the time to share your ups and downs in Baja and business and beyond…they all have impacted me in a positive way.

Circling back…without reading the highest calling I would have more than likely kept doing it all myself. In November of 2024 I passed the last two items on my plate to my business manager (filing monthly taxes in a neighboring state and 401K contributions) and as fate would have it not a month too soon. I can now sit anywhere in the world with internet service and with a few keystrokes look at data points that tell me where to spend my money on advertising, hiring, firing, infrastructure needs (yes we are opening our second location in 2026 now that we have hit $10M in gross sales!) and keep this going. Your recent post about wanting to sell a business after building it helped me quantify to my wife, who now more than ever wished I would sell the business to spend time with our son, why I will never sell it. It made sense to her, I’m not in this for the money, I’m in it because I love it and I love improving our lives, our teams lives and the people we service lives.

Our tiny little HVAC business in Southern NH pays all of our teams health insurance premiums…including their dependents, we allow them to participate in the company 401K just 30 days after they start, with no vesting so what they save is theirs forever, we have the newest (and cleanest) fleet, we have the best tools, we have virtually no turnover, we just hired our first mechanical engineer (cultivated over 6 years as we bring in local high school students each summer for paid internships), we donate 1% of our gross income to non-profit organization, and the list goes on. Yes, I could make a lot more money if I wanted to cut these perks, however that would promote turnover and it is just not me.

The proof of your thoughts and embracing growth is happening to me right now. I am currently practicing for the Iron Dog Race (snowmobile race in Alaska) instead of spending time in the office directing people. I am at the office one day a week when in NH and available remotely to my staff on any weekday. I will finally ride (two wheels) in Baja this year (MS Adventures so not nearly as grueling as your rides!). What you have said works. Simply put hire the best people to offer the best value of what you are selling and bingo the rest takes of itself.

Safety
Delivery
Quality
Price

These are our core values, these are my core values. It amazes me how many people put money over everything else. Money is the least important thing to me and this value has afforded me to be where I am. I teach this principle to all of my team members. We say the pledge of allegiance each day, we celebrate our 5 star Google reviews each Monday, we make mistakes, we fix our mistakes, we keep growing.

Thank You Larry!

I am also grateful for the difficulties, past, present and those to come.

Your story is inspiring and it lets others see what is possible with determination. Your commitment to sharing your experiences daily allows others to learn from someone who has done it, and knows what it takes. Thank you!

As always – thank you for sharing your experiences and the inspiration 💫

My parents were both Marines. They always taught me that what doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger. My parents were tough on me. Tougher than most. I am eternally grateful to them. And thank you for sharing your experiences.

Thank you, Larry, I appreciate you and your transparent honest story that has made you resilient. The challenges presented in our lives build grit and I too wouldn’t trade it for anything! We love you and are grateful to continue to learn from you! Thank you for being you!

Amen Larry, one of your best posts to date, thanks for this.

I love this…

👍. Typical Tech pride. Challenges always made us stronger!
Very proud of you. You are a beacon of light.

The cloud attempting to distort determination is always hovering above my head. I wake up every single day determined to make it a great day. It starts with looking at myself in the mirror and telling myself that I will make the day mine! Thank you for sharing, we’re thankful for you too!

I am grateful for you, too, Larry!

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Late to the party…California time..Tell the west coast also

Also grateful for Rick C.
And please, Tell me. Tell me. Super curious!

I am grateful for Rick Cleri too! Also, please tell me what the shogun had to say.

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