Life in the Fastlane

Nick Carlson, CEO and Founder of Dawson Manufacturing, shares experiences from his racecar career to owning a multi-million-dollar landscaping company out of Maryland. CTO Kyle Parks, owner of Scarlet Oak Landscaping offers insight with his company as well as asks the peoples questions for Nick to answer. The two also talk about life amongst themselves and with guests on the show. Welcome to ”The Life in the Fast Lane Podcast”.
Episodes
Episodes



Monday Apr 08, 2024
071. STOP DOOM SCROLLING. Beat laziness to WIN!
Monday Apr 08, 2024
Monday Apr 08, 2024
Nick and Kyle discuss a quote by "The Notorious" Conner Mcgregor. Laziness leads to mediocrity. When you start reflecting on your life and recognize you have ben lazy you become unhappy with yourself. We are in a current society that is strictly based on scrolling on the phone for a dopamine rush and it does us no good but make us feel happy for a second in the present. If you put yourself to work, you find to become happier with not only yourself but your self worth and can produce more. Practice your tiny wins today.
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Email us Questions: heyfastlane@gmail.com
Nicks Coaching Program: #TeamMulchMate (mulchmateusa.com)
Nicks Book List: Nick Favorite Book list (mulchmateusa.com)
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Friday Apr 05, 2024
Friday Apr 05, 2024
Our secret is out. Dawson Manufacturing made it to the Landscape Management Magazine cover. When Nick started to build Dawson Manufacturing he did it with this goal in mind and it is now a reality. The only thing is that it took a bunch of small victories to get there. MulchMate selling without a demo was definitely one of them. Another was the success at Equip. These little things have all lead to a grand result and hopefully one day a bigger and more bada** outcome. Check us out on Landscape Management Magazine. (LM March 2024 Issue:Digital Edition | Landscape Management)
Check out our products at: www.mulchmateusa.com
Check us out on YouTube: Mulch Mate Dawson MFG - YouTube
Check out our Instagrams: MulchMateUSA, KartMateUSA and DawsonMfg
Email us Questions: heyfastlane@gmail.com
Nicks Coaching Program: #TeamMulchMate (mulchmateusa.com)
Nicks Book List: Nick Favorite Book list (mulchmateusa.com)
Contact Us: Sales@mulchmateusa.com



Wednesday Apr 03, 2024
069. Your emotions effect those around you. Shoot them a smile.
Wednesday Apr 03, 2024
Wednesday Apr 03, 2024
As many of you know, Nick and Kyle are happy people, Kyle sometimes too much. You as an individual are in control of how you feel and if you are always negative that has an effect on others. If you are happy and positive, it has an effect on others. Here is an exercise, look at the person next to you and smile, tell them how good they make you feel and try to make them laugh. See how well it affects you and them.
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Check us out on YouTube: Mulch Mate Dawson MFG - YouTube
Check out our Instagrams: MulchMateUSA, KartMateUSA and DawsonMfg
Email us Questions: heyfastlane@gmail.com
Nicks Coaching Program: #TeamMulchMate (mulchmateusa.com)
Nicks Book List: Nick Favorite Book list (mulchmateusa.com)
Contact Us: Sales@mulchmateusa.com



Monday Apr 01, 2024
068. Kyle reaches 1 year at Dawson MFG!!
Monday Apr 01, 2024
Monday Apr 01, 2024
Nick and Kyle have a little let loose episode on some thoughts about a previous podcast they had, nothing bad but a conversation worth having to show others its okay to speak with those in your organization.
Nick surprises Kyle with his one-year anniversary gift with being at Dawson MFG, and for some reason patience is brought up in today's discussion. Stick around to see why.
Check out our products at: www.mulchmateusa.com
Check us out on YouTube: Mulch Mate Dawson MFG - YouTube
Check out our Instagrams: MulchMateUSA, KartMateUSA and DawsonMfg
Email us Questions: heyfastlane@gmail.com
Nicks Coaching Program: #TeamMulchMate (mulchmateusa.com)
Nicks Book List: Nick Favorite Book list (mulchmateusa.com)
Contact Us: Sales@mulchmateusa.com



Friday Mar 29, 2024
067. Who influences you? Who are you really trying to impress?
Friday Mar 29, 2024
Friday Mar 29, 2024
Nick and Kyle discuss the topic of who influences your actions in life and who are you trying to impress in life? These are two totally different topics to think about, one is whos actions you are trying to emulate to become a better you. The other is who are you trying to impress which should be yourself in the future. This is one of those start at the finish line and work backwards conversations, give your future self-someone to be proud of.
Check out our products at: www.mulchmateusa.com
Check us out on YouTube: Mulch Mate Dawson MFG - YouTube
Check out our Instagrams: MulchMateUSA, KartMateUSA and DawsonMfg
Email us Questions: heyfastlane@gmail.com
Nicks Coaching Program: #TeamMulchMate (mulchmateusa.com)
Nicks Book List: Nick Favorite Book list (mulchmateusa.com)
Contact Us: Sales@mulchmateusa.com



Wednesday Mar 27, 2024
066. Distractions are your enemy, become focused on ONE goal.
Wednesday Mar 27, 2024
Wednesday Mar 27, 2024
Nick and Kyle talk about distractions in life. We are so inundated in our present day with information and social media it becomes a distraction to our daily performance and lives. A lot of us just use it as an escape, however it is ruining the performance of our life's and not allowing us to become our best selves. Think about it, we get on our phones to look at social media then an hour later we notice has gone by without a worry. Becoming highly focused on the goal is what will get us to our goals.
Check out our products at: www.mulchmateusa.com
Check us out on YouTube: Mulch Mate Dawson MFG - YouTube
Check out our Instagrams: MulchMateUSA, KartMateUSA and DawsonMfg
Email us Questions: heyfastlane@gmail.com
Nicks Coaching Program: #TeamMulchMate (mulchmateusa.com)
Nicks Book List: Nick Favorite Book list (mulchmateusa.com)
Contact Us: Sales@mulchmateusa.com



Monday Mar 25, 2024
065. DEJA'VU! Do you experience this!
Monday Mar 25, 2024
Monday Mar 25, 2024
Nick whole heartedly believes that that DeJa'Vu is a tell tail sign that you are doing something right in life. Ever since he started MulchMate it started happening. Experiences where he is reliving a moment in time that proves his track is correct. He lost it during moment in life where things where going wrong. But once he started back on track again, he started reliving it. What you are your thoughts?
Check out our products at: www.mulchmateusa.com
Check us out on YouTube: Mulch Mate Dawson MFG - YouTube
Check out our Instagrams: MulchMateUSA, KartMateUSA and DawsonMfg
Email us Questions: heyfastlane@gmail.com
Nicks Coaching Program: #TeamMulchMate (mulchmateusa.com)
Nicks Book List: Nick Favorite Book list (mulchmateusa.com)
Contact Us: Sales@mulchmateusa.com



Friday Mar 22, 2024
064. Creating Voluntary Relationships. Built to Last.
Friday Mar 22, 2024
Friday Mar 22, 2024
Nick and Kyle discuss creating voluntary relationships. These relationships can be personal and business. The concept digs deep to really caring about the people around you and adding value to their lives and in return they will add value to you. Be careful though, some relationships can be detrimental to your success. Find yourself people that will get out of bed at 3am for you to help you move.
Check out our products at: www.mulchmateusa.com
Check us out on YouTube: Mulch Mate Dawson MFG - YouTube
Check out our Instagrams: MulchMateUSA, KartMateUSA and DawsonMfg
Email us Questions: heyfastlane@gmail.com
Nicks Coaching Program: #TeamMulchMate (mulchmateusa.com)
Nicks Book List: Nick Favorite Book list (mulchmateusa.com)
Contact Us: Sales@mulchmateusa.com

We have on Mission on Life in the Fastlane, WIN. Nick and Kyle want to spread a message to all those who listen is that no matter who you are or what your circumstance in life is you can win. Nick has seen the depths of homelessness to running multi-million-dollar companies from the ground up. Kyle has the experience of running a six-figure landscaping business, and while facing failures builds it back better than ever in real time. Their mission is to win and help others in the process.