Dallas McClain shared their story and experiences with us recently and you can find our conversation below.
Dallas, really appreciate you sharing your stories and insights with us. The world would have so much more understanding and empathy if we all were a bit more open about our stories and how they have helped shaped our journey and worldview. Let’s jump in with a fun one: What’s more important to you—intelligence, energy, or integrity?
Integrity is the most important thing and there’s no question as to why. You can be smart and you can have a ton of energy, but without any true objective sense of morals, how can you rest assured that you’re using your intelligence and your high-energy levels to a truly good cause? Integrity is doing the right thing, no matter the time, place, or circumstance; it is that quality that grounds us to a reality centered aroud human dignity and respect for all living things.
Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
I’m Dallas McClain, Editor and Co-Founder of Lifespanning, a philosophy, a magazine and a marketplace centered around health, wellness and biohacking topics, brands and products. I think its important to present stories, data, and options to everyone searching for heathier treatments, habits, and lifestyles. I believe in God and give him all the glory for where I am today. In this space I meet so many inspiring leaders and experts, and hear from countless patients, survivors and enthusiasts, eager to share the positive effects of their disciplined health journey.
I am a passionate reader of theological and personal development books and believe that opportunities for growth never stop showing up in life. I hold a bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences and a PCT. Teaching English abroad, I have been immersed in various cultures and backgrounds while making friends all over the world. I am a Catholic Christian and enjoys time outdoors to recharge. I currently live in Orlando, Florida with my wife & children, where he enjoys writing, sports, and nature hikes in my free time.
Great, so let’s dive into your journey a bit more. Who taught you the most about work?
My Father taught me the most about work and he mostly led by example. An Original Entrepreneur since he could drive a car, Dad was always working on multiple projects at a time and refining his skills in all areas – Art – Carpentry – Craftsmanship – Computer Science – Teaching/Training – Auto Mechanics – There was nothing he couldn’t do and for a while I used to always wonder how he could do so many things. I realized later in life that my father was a true optimist, always willing to try new things and dedicate some time to learning something. But what made him most effective in his many lines of work, was his attitude of selfless giving shown to all his clients and associates. He made things feel less transactional and more human by adding a small gift, a customized note, or a creative touch to everything and everyone he came across in life. And this act of ‘gifting’ has always stuck with me as I try to incorporate this into my daily work and projects. It just makes work feel less like business and more like community.
What did suffering teach you that success never could?
Suffering taught me that many times the feeling of suffering is only a preparation process that is necessary to find true and lasting success. When we find meaning in our suffering, we better align our mission with goodness, integrity, and human dignity. Success teaches me to be grateful for any little thing I have, but without suffering for that success, I lose the ability to be truly grateful in the full sense of the world, because it is in ‘honorable’ and humble suffering that I find what really matters most to my heart’s happiness – or in other words, what motivates me for success. To be grateful is to appreciate every single moment of life. And to suffer with awareness and reflection, is to live the way life was meant to be lived: To be present, to serve a higher purpose, and to share what we can with others for the greater good of the world.
I think our readers would appreciate hearing more about your values and what you think matters in life and career, etc. So our next question is along those lines. What would your closest friends say really matters to you?
God, Family, and Service.
I try to connect with God because it brings my soul peace and gives my life more meaning.
When I’m more connected to God, I’m more connected with my Family and friends.
When I’m more connected with my loved ones, I feel more inclined to share the light and love with others and the world.
Thank you so much for all of your openness so far. Maybe we can close with a future oriented question. If you knew you had 10 years left, what would you stop doing immediately?
I would probably stop looking at my phone. I like it as a tool but it steals so much of my time from the present moment and I can’t get those moments back. My kids are young and I want to make more memories with them, without the phone in my pocket competing for my attention. What matters most is making the most of my time with those in front of me. The phone and tasks lists will be there when the time presents itself and when it flows from a place of well-intended work-time. But the moments with my family and friends are there with the one opportunity to live the fullness of the moment in the most effective way possible. As it was said once, ‘ You can be efficient with things, but you can only be effective with people’.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.lifespanning.com
- Instagram: gates.of.growth
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dallas-mcclain-4865b3a3/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gates.mcclain/
