Wow 2012 has flown by and we are ready for a great 2013. I hope you are planning and setting goals for next year. My wife Lisa and I have discussed many times the goals we plan on accomplishing in 2013.
One of my goals is to continue to improve my writing and sharing through this blog. I believe in the principle Orrin Woodward teaches: “Ideas have consequences.” The LIFE business and its founders have committed their lives to bringing better ideas to the world to make a difference.
While setting goals for my blog someone made me aware of some recognition this blog received that lines up 
perfectly with my goals! Evan Carmichael from The Entrepreneur Blog has picked Dan Hawkins Leadership as one of the Top 50 Leadership Blogs to watch in 2013! I would like to extend a warm thank you to Evan for picking this blog, and will continue to work at making this blog a great leadership resource. It is an honor for someone like Evan to take the time to point out my blog.
The goal of the LIFE business and the founders is to bring world class information to the masses, not only through competitive pricing, but a compensated community business model that allows everyone to share in the profits.
Here is what my business partner Orrin Woodward had to say about the first year of the LIFE business.
Amid much fanfare, several best-selling authors and top leaders partnered together in the community building business with a goal to end the decline of North American morale and productivity. When opportunity and preparedness meet, success must happen. The LIFE founders were prepared and, thanks to God’s grace, the opportunity presented itself to do something in the leadership field that had never been done before. With the LIFE founders, the LIFE business exceeded even my highest expectations for the first year.
I hope you have high hopes for 2013 and make it your best year yet! You can bet the founders at LIFE have big things planned and are looking forward to you joining us.
God bless
A big congratulations Dan! You deserve this recognition with more to come I’m sure!
Thank you Dave for the kind words. Keep moving forward, you are making a difference!
We have also been impressed with your writing and the great content you post on your blog. Its no wonder you are getting more recognition from others in the field! Thanks for the helpful information and we are looking forward to many amazing things in 2013.
Thank you Adam, 2013 will be a big year for the Rossman family!
Thanks! We are looking forward to it!!
Awesome Dan, well deserved, looking forward to 2013!
Thank you Stuart, I am looking forward to a big year!
Congrats Dan!! 2013 is going to be an even bigger year for you and the LIFE Team! As much as I love reading new posts by you, I find so much when searching through previous blog articles. I’ve been able to leverage so much wisdom during this first part of the school year, and I think the best part is I can share all of that with my co-workers, parents, and students.
Thanks so much!
Its amazing on how many lives the LIFE Business has reached and how many we will reach. I hear every day from people on what this amazing opportunity has done in their lives. World class information from people who actually have success in the areas they teach wow!! Thanks for making a huge life changing difference Dan!! God Bless!!
Congratulations Dan, Well Deserved recognition for sure! Can’t wait to see what this coming year will bring, I know your blog posts are always anticipated by aloof us who proudly follow you. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Congratulations!!! I love that we have such fantastic leaders as the Policy Council and Round Tables. I appreciate your articles and love your writing. I’ve seen so much change in you since we started this journey and it is truly inspiring.
Merry Christmas!
Congratulations! That’s awesome!
My oh My!! From shy auto-mechanic to top community builder, master of people skills, top notch speaker, and now… TOP 50 Leadership blog to watch in 2013. If this story were published in mainstream media, most wouldn’t believe it! I am honored to have a front row seat watching you master your craft and not only have personal success, but reach back and help others reach new heights in their lives. You are a modern day hero and someday will join the ranks of the great leaders of history Godspeed toward your goals for 2013! Very proud of you Dan Hawkins. matt
Mechanic to mentor, Congratulations Dan! Your site is listed amongst some very good blogs and are mostly written by men that are decades older than you. To me this is great evidence that learning and applying the information and we have our hands on with LIFE and Team accelerates personal growth by years. How valuable is that? What better investment can a person make?
Typo…”all of us” not “aloof us”
WOW!! GRAND SLAM !!!
A huge deserving congratulations Dan!! Your insights and articles are absolutely creating a ripple effect by influencing the day to day lives of so many!! Seeing your name among Sharma’s, Maxwell’s and Covey’s on this list speaks so clearly about your effectiveness in developing other leaders!!
This is proof of what happens when someone gets truth from credible sources of information, proper mentorship,; and the hunger of pursuing excellence vs average….. and then applies it to their lives. The LIFE/Team community is in very solid hands with you and the rest of the PC steering the ship!!
I am privileged to be part of this business opportunity and part of your team. Congratulations on being in the top fifty blog’s.
I concur with all of the above comments! I hope you plan to write an autobiography at some point. Your story and example has has blessed and inspired me more than I can presently convey. Congrats! 2013 is going to be fantastic for TEAM LIFE and Stealth.
Congratulations Dan! you and your family have a BLESSED CHRISTMAS! and Happy New Year!
What a powerful story!!! A man who started with very typical results in life started to follow a system, lead by people who had better results in life. Following that system and taking the advice of those with proven results led you to the same type of results those leaders had. Now after a little more than a handful of years plugging productive information into your life you are not only experiencing similar results as the individuals that you have been learning from, but you are also getting similar recognition!
So, it seems that I (or anyone else) could follow your example and the example of the leaders you have been learning from and the same thing would happen! FIRED UP!!
This is awesome recognition! Congratulations and looking forward to a great 2013!
This is very exciting! Thanks for sharing your and LIsa’s leadership with us all so willingly and growing your skill set to raise your leadership and end up on this llist – it once again proves what is possible for may others who are out there dreaming of doing the same.
Richard and Jammie
Dan, Congratulations on this great accomplishment! I am proud to call you a friend and a business partner. God bless, George
Thank you George, your influence in my life has been inmensurable.
Merriest of Christmases to you, Lisa, & the girls, Dan!
This is a much earned nod and affirmation. Kudos!! Having heard so many audios of yours from the very first one I heard ( from L-Ville Major ) to the present day ( inc. your trip to Mansfield earlier this year ), there’s no question that you are growing your leadership abilities and the proof of this is clear. Keep posting often, the waves of growth will wash over many more of us in ’13 thanks to you & the other courageous men & women who steer the 8 F’s captains’ wheel
Congratulations Dan! This is a well deserved honor. The world is starting to catch on to how impressive of a leader you are and how dedicated you are to helping others succeed.
Fantastic, Congratulations Dan!! It won’t be long until we are seeing your name on the top 30 leadership guru list. Thanks for all you do and the example you set for all of us. Merry Christmas to you and Lisa and the girls.
Congrats!! I for one enjoy your blog too!!
Dan, congratulations! As Orrin has said, ” if you’re out there leading, you can’t hide”. You’ve really become an excellent communicator. Thanks for showing the world what’s possible!