Les Cowan, owner of Happy Roots, shares his journey of scaling a lawn care business and finding success by providing high-quality service. He also discusses his accomplishments as an athlete in obstacle course racing and the importance of health and family. Les opens up about his biggest fears as a father and the impact of addiction on his life. He emphasizes the importance of finding freedom and offers support to those struggling with addiction. In this part of the conversation, Les Cowan and Daniel Hickman discuss the dangers of alcohol and addiction, the role of sports in childhood, finding motivation and overcoming challenges, the importance of commitment and love, and overcoming adversity and starting over.
They emphasize the need for commitment in all aspects of life and the power of love and faith in driving personal growth and success. In this episode, Daniel Hickman interviews Les Cowan, a father and athlete, about finding fulfillment beyond personal bests and taking the first step to overcome fear. They discuss the power of energy and attitude in achieving success and the advice Les would give to dads who have lost connection with themselves. Les emphasizes the importance of prioritizing health for a better life and shares his perspective that it's never too late to start. He also mentions his upcoming races and goals. The conversation concludes with mutual respect and appreciation.
Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Personal Updates
01:35 Introduction to Les Cowan and Happy Roots
06:52 Scaling a Lawn Care Business
09:33 Providing High-Quality Service
11:45 Expanding into Snow Removal
15:18 Accomplishments as an Athlete
19:39 The Importance of Health and Family
22:05 Overcoming Challenges and Pushing Through
25:36 Balancing Racing and Family Life
30:41 Biggest Fears as a Father
35:33 Overcoming Addiction and Finding Freedom
37:52 The Dangers of Alcohol and Addiction
40:25 The Role of Sports in Childhood
44:21 Finding Motivation and Overcoming Challenges
52:09 The Importance of Commitment and Love
58:57 Overcoming Adversity and Starting Over
01:10:41 The Power of Commitment
01:15:36 Finding Fulfillment Beyond Personal Bests
01:16:24 Taking the First Step to Overcome Fear
01:17:47 The Power of Energy and Attitude
01:18:41 Advice for Dads Who Have Lost Connection with Themselves
01:19:45 Prioritizing Health for a Better Life
01:21:30 It's Never Too Late to Start
01:22:20 Upcoming Races and Goals
01:24:11 Closing Remarks and Mutual Respect