It has begun. And I won't attempt to sugar coat it. This is a BIG CHANGE. Your attitude, your acquired flexibility and your conceptual grasp of the big picture will be tested. Patters will dissipate and habits will cease. Good, bad or indifferent, here we go. You might want to tighten your chin strap because if you choose to take this ride, we are going to take it at 100 miles an hour. As fast and we can, with all stops pulled, at max, turbo charged, red-line full-on passionate over-drive.
And that is just the warm up.
This is a great opportunity for a fresh start. Day one. From the beginning. A re-set of values and maybe your last chance to start all over again. It is the end of summer. We head into fall (hoping for a few final days of sunshine) with a fresh opportunity for positive change. Kids go back to school and we go back to work. Change is not someday, not when the planets are in harmonious alignment, not when we retire and not when we have the disposable income, BUT NOW.
I want fearless people on my team. Not petrified of change or challenge, or stuck with the paralysis of analysis, but charging head-long into the unknown with confidence and courage. Lions, tigers and bears……so what. Bring 'em. Let the road unfold before us lined with danger. How else are we to discover our greatest selves? Playing video games, watching Oprah reruns, dummying down till our expectations are lowered below the prime?
I don't think so.
In our very inspirational staff meeting yesterday GM Shelly talked about our role in the community, what we do and who we are. Our mission statement is:
TO REACH YOU WHERE YOU ARE AND INSPIRE YOU TO BECOME MORE.
And that, my friends, takes the courage to change.
For eight hours yesterday, and probably another eight today, we orchestrated a total re-configuration of the House of Mirth (formerly known as the House of Pain). This, to incorporate a four person CompuTrainer Multi-Rider Center. It was challenging, at times feeling like square pegs and round holes. We hung (and re-hung) a 54" TV for video, we moved, cleaned, tested, oiled, repaired, polished, moved again, tested sight lines, angles, configs. Three times. And I (and maybe we) will do it again today because I am not 100% satisfied. Yet.
I want to offer the best experience we can. Be that of RPE in spin class or using the exacting metric data from the CompuTrianers. We have a limited amount of floor space. Therein lies the challenge. And therein lies the change.
All this because I want to reach you where you are, via video, internet, YouTube or live in the HoM. Wherever you are on your personal physical fitness timeline. From the fat to the fit, we will not discriminate. And then I promise to do my absolute best to inspire you to become more.
And becoming more takes courage. The courage to change. BIG CHANGE.
A few shots of the HoM. A work in progress.
4 comments:
i want to toughen myself up a lot this winter with multiple HIT sessions per week. no more talking about it (or writing about it for that matter).
That's what we like to hear. Ready when you are.
WOW Kevin, It really looks FANTASTIC! I am so grateful for the hard work you have put in to this project. We all truly appreciate your courage and dedication!!
THANK YOU :) Can't wait to check it out in person!
Should be fun. It has been a challenge, and we're not out of the woods yet, close, but still some details to smooth. Thanks for your comments, see you in the morning.
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