In this world, there are all kinds of people. Most live in pursuit of some form of relative safety and comfort, slowly building on past successes and trying not to mess things up too bad. Then there are the outliers, those who look at their lives and see their place in the world and think, “Why?” Rare individuals who see problems as opportunities, who never rest on their personal achievements, and who forsake the safety of the tribe for the potential to uncover the treasures of the unknown.

In this episode, Lucas and I sit down with our mutual friend, and Lucas’ boss, Mike Davison. Mike is the owner of Barton’s Big Country in Grande Prairie, Alberta. But he wasn’t always an entrepreneur, or a top-notch gun seller. His story is analogous to so many who came to Alberta to seek out a better life, and instead found heartbreak, hardship, and trouble they never bargained for. Mike was generous enough to share his story of loss, redemption, success, and how he abandoned the lucrative Alberta oil and gas industry to chase a dream that has become reality.

As always, we hope you enjoy watching, or listening to this episode as much as we did making it.

This episode was recorded on December, 17th 2023, but due to work schedules, the Christmas holidays, and in no small part, my own struggles with time management, it took a while to get produced. But here it is and I think it is an episode that holds a few lessons for anyone who is chasing their dreams.

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The piece I read on this episode, "High Flyers and Deep Divers" is available in my collection "Children of The New Unknown".
You can find it on my website at www.hokusgrey.com
or on Amazon. https://a.co/d/bm6e0YC

You can find me on social media under @hokusgrey on IG, Twitter (X), and FB.

You can find Lucas Orich on IG as @lucasorich, or behind the gun counter at Barton's Big Country in Grande Prairie, Alberta.
He is also Training Director for Barton's Back Alley Range, offering firearms courses and safety training.

As above, Mike Davison is the owner of Barton's Big Country, a hunting and outdoors store in Grande Prairie, Ab, He can usually be found at the store, leading Lucas and the rest of the team in their mission to provide top notch products and services to their customers. If you’re in the Grande Prairie area, stop in and say “Hi” to the folks there. You won’t regret it.

Mike is on IG at @bartonsbigcountry and @bartonsbackallyrange

As always, thank you for your time.
Be safe.
Be blessed.

Much love!

-DJR

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