Life Lessons from Travel with Dan Jacocks, Owner of Beach Bikes

Dan grew up in Florida and got the idea to travel…to actually hike across America! He planned it. He did it. And, he learned a lot. That got him excited!

One of the things he would do on his journey across America, is he would go into a library and randomly pick out a book to read. Close his eyes and select a book. On one of his stops he ended up picking up a coffee table picture book on New Zealand. Four years later he was hiking across New Zealand.

Dan shares the lessons he has learned from his travels and the people he has met. 

He currently resides in Florida and for 26 years has owned and run Beach Bicycle & Kayaks, with his brother Dusty, in New Smyrna Beach.

In this session we will discuss: 

·      The inspiration that began the life of travel.

·      Lessons learned from the people and self-reflection of these travel experiences.

·      The most common sentiment he received from people he met (follow your dreams, do it now while you can).

·      The importance of the first step. With the first step the dream doesn’t die within you.

·      How travel gave him time to stop and listen to others, how pushing himself each day gave him a good night’s rest, how to take advice and then still do his own research, how chunking down the whole trip into day by day eliminated the “overwhelm.”

·      What did family and friends think? Most supported his journey. Some asked him why it was necessary.