Today we’d like to introduce you to Nick Eckert

Alright, so thank you so much for sharing your story and insight with our readers. To kick things off, can you tell us a bit about how you got started?

When I first started my journey, I noticed there was a big piece missing from trainers at that time. The instructors I went to had a 1 size fits all idea about their training, and it wasn’t working for everyone. I found that a lot of students wanted something more meant for them. People who may not know much about personal protection or self-defense. People who may just be starting out. I saw that as an opportunity and wanted to bridge the gap for beginners. I wanted to meet the student where they were on their own journey, as a beginner or someone with more experience. Over nearly 10 years we built our classes and academies around that simple idea, meet the student where they are. Today we have several instructors and reach hundreds of people a year!

Alright, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?

Everyone has setbacks. For us there were plenty throughout the years, funds weren’t available, classes without students, or not knowing where I am going to teach a class, etc. In those times I have a favorite quote that I often think about, “a smooth sea never made a skilled sailor”. I think about that a lot when things aren’t working well. But I also remember that people, including me, learn more from failure than success. Take the failure, take the stresses, and use them. Learn, grow, embrace them! You will be better for it.

Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your business?

Safety Reloaded is a training and consulting group for personal protection and self-defense for the civilian or organizations. We work with individuals, church security teams, businesses, and anyone that wants to learn more and be better prepared for what life may throw at you. An area we are immensely proud of is our women’s only classes, taught by women. We believe women are underserved in our field and we do a lot of outreach and free classes to get the word out!

What has been the most important lesson you’ve learned along your journey?

Success looks different the longer I do this. The more classes I do, the more people I talk to, and the more we grow; the more I still find myself being humbled by 1 student grasping something fundamentally important. I am more energized by seeing 1 student have that “Aha!” moment than talking to 40 students for the first time. I still want to talk to those students and love having full classes, but for me, success has changed to making sure everyone that takes our classes gets as much benefit from them as possible.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.safetyreloaded.org/en-us/
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