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Sunday, January 01, 2006Dan's Bio
(Note: This bio will be updated periodically. Feel free to check back often to see new updates)
About the Author: Dan Stockdale is the author of the upcoming book, “Taming Tigers” (projected release date 01/17/07). He is an author, business advisor, spokesman and exotic animal trainer. He has served as an expert guest on:
- Fox News, Hannity & Colmes
- Fox News, The Big Story with John Gibson
- Fox News Live
- Entrepreneur Magazine Radio
- …and others
He has also served as an expert source for:
- New York Times
- VOW Magazine
- AOL (
His articles have been published by scores of organizations including:
- Microsoft
- American Management Association
- Golf Business
- Lowes Home Improvement
- Monster.com
He has also served as a consultant to numerous national corporations and government entities.
Dan also serves as President of Adventures in Leadership, Inc., a consulting and educational firm that specializes in applying his Taming Tigers Techniques to improve organizational effectiveness, enhance sales performance and increase revenue. Dan’s principles allow his clients to achieve extraordinary results while maintaining a positive, energetic environment. Dan also accepts keynotes where he demonstrates his philosophy of management using live animals. You can find out more about Dan Stockdale by calling 877.3.JUNGLEor by visiting his website at: http://www.AdventuresInLeadership.com.
Dan is a member of the following organizations:
- National Speakers Association
- National Speakers Association – TN Chapter
- The International Federation of Professional Speakers
- Elephant Managers Association
- Animal Behavior Management
- American Zoo and Aquarium Association
- International Marine Animal Trainers Association
- International Association of Avian Trainers and Educators
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Thursday, December 01, 2005Welcome to Dan's Adventure Journal!
12.01.2005
Hello! ...and thanks for visiting. I hope you find the info on the website and the thoughts I will be posting here on the blog to be useful. What is "Dan's Adventure Journal"? It is my way of communicating to you my ideas on a variety of business topics.
My thoughts will be along the lines of combining my two passions, business and animals. I believe that there are a multitude of lessons we can learn from animals that can be applied to our everyday lives; both personal and in business.
In addition, I believe it is essential for us to approach our world from the foundation that 'conservation is vital to our existence'. Conservation within our natural world, our environment, is our individual and collective obligation. We are losing vast expanses of land to deforestation. Without the land, our animals have no place to live. We are losing prey daily due to poaching and the aforementioned lose of habitat. And, we are losing some of the most beautiful, beloved species on the planet; all because we as a society often fail to protect our environment.
Conservation too is important in our businesses. According to the Small Business Administration, 50% of businesses fail within the first year of operation. And, even more staggering, within 5 years, 95% of all businesses fail (see link below). Why do they fail? Here’s the list:
1. Lack of experience
2. Insufficient capital (money)
3. Poor location
4. Poor inventory management
5. Over-investment in fixed assets
6. Poor credit arrangements
7. Personal use of business funds
8. Unexpected growth
9. Competition
10. Low sales
So, conservation of our businesses, large and small, needs to be at the forefront of our mind as we chart our course to success. (http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/smallbusiness/a/whybusfail.htm).
Finally, conservation within our personal relationships needs our ongoing attention as well. Although my focus will be on the conservation of businesses and business relationships, it is no secret that we as a society often fail in our personal relationships.
So, that's what you can expect to see here.
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