Friday, August 16, 2013

CROSS-fit #131 Is this a business or a lifestyle?

When I commenced my University Education back in 2010, I caught a very important movie.
"3 Idiots"
The essence of the movie was simple, chase excellence and success will chase you down.
4 years later, I can see that such a  philosophy really works.

There are Crossfit boxes that really have awesome programming, awesome community and great trainers whom actually TEACH movement and teach them in the right manner.
Then there are Crossfit boxes whom operate just like a globo gym. Whom run a business more than a good place to get people fit.
The issue here is focus.
As said in the previous post.
Ain't nobody got time for useless activities.
You want to be the best? You want to attract the right crowd?
Then what you do, how you spend your time will dictate that.



Focus your time on marketing and advertising, then you attract people whom just want to 'look good'.
You will attract people whom want to get a 'quick fix' or have their egos up in the air.
You'll attract the masses, yes you will, you'll probably get the clients nobody else can get.
But hardly, hardly, hardly will they stay. Cause there's something lacking.
The improvement you promise doesn't come readily. The success that they desire is as you promised, all superficial.
Similarly, focus on marketing YOURSELF too much, then the people you'll attract will just be like that.
Skin Deep.

Focus your time on programming, training and learning how to get people better at moving, then you'll naturally attract the people whom genuinely want to get better. They may not start out as star athletes from the get go, but they've got something inside them which isn't common in many people nowadays.
Drive.
No you won't be the most popular kid on the block. Not everyone will flock to you.
You'll only be attracting the people who make the effort to do their research on stuff. That number though, is more often than not, small.
But would you want a hundred pigeons on your back? Or just a few Eagles?
I'd pick them Eagles

Focus your time on being a better person, on being stronger and more Christlike.
Then you really don't need to boast about many things.
(Gosh the last thing that I want to hear is another person repeatedly boast about his kindness of humility)
Character is what you do when nobody is watching.
So keep it that way.
Get up and get going on being better as a person.
Not being a better salesperson.

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