Horrocks’ Post

This morning I was stuck in traffic on my way to Denver for a job. I looked around and was amazed at how many other drivers on the road were panicked, in such a rush, and just angry. I took many valuable lessons from what I saw. 1. The obvious, if you have somewhere to be, leave early enough to plan for contingencies and give yourself enough time to be where you are supposed to be when you are supposed to be there. 2. People waste so much time and see things so negative. While I was stuck in traffic I learned something from a business podcast, spoke with my business partner about our daily tasks lists, brainstormed ideas for the business, and most of all was thankful for the opportunity to have more time to get some things done and prioritized before my time is consumed for the day. Be more thankful for opportunities, they are everywhere. Follow Tacon 1. #tactical #business #optimism #consulting #training

Good focus in Arizona on utility damage prevention.

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Good discussion on steel to synthetic conversion, how they are similar and how they are different.

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This post will not make me popular. I know this, but I’m going to post it anyway. At 22 years old, the young man in the shared post has the road freight industry at his feet. He’s excited about his job, and his boss has put a lot of faith in him, which is awesome. He’s clearly worthy of such confidence and faith, which is rare in our industry. In short - he’s a diamond. However, if he doesn’t change his lifestyle, he’s not going to be around to fulfil his ambitions 😢 This is NOT a body shaming post. I’m very concerned for his future but I admit I don’t know what he’s eating; or drinking; or whether he’s exercising or not; or whether he has health conditions that cause him to appear, in the only photo I’ve seen of him, to be very overweight. My only concern is that he appears to be not of great health for a 22 year old. This is an amazing young person who has a wonderful future; the opportunity to have a family and maybe his own transport company. But if he doesn’t look after his health, it will be just a dream. A beautiful, tragic dream that isn’t realised. If we don’t start acting and doing something about the health of drivers in our industry, there won’t be an industry to worry about. I know that Healthy Heads in Trucks & Sheds has done amazing work with bp to offer wonderfully healthy options for drivers; but what happens when they’re not at a bp ? We need to do more. We need to encourage drivers to visit their Doctor every year as an absolute minimum to cover off all the items they should be for a health check. We need drivers to demand healthy options at truck stops, not fried food, regardless of whether it’s a bp or not. We need to promote healthy eating in the same manner as we promote mental health and road safety. Otherwise, people like Nick will become just another statistic of our industry. We need to do better for legends like him 💖

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Working together effectively has been the cornerstone of human success since caveman times. So taking time to think about how you can improve your performance in a team is time well spent.

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