10/24/2021
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It's been one week since we closed the gym. I've had some time to process things a bit and would like to share with you my final thoughts and reflections.
Most importantly, my family and I thank you for all the support over all these years. To those that were there to the very end, you will always have a special place in my heart. Thank you to everyone who has shared your experiences and reached out to share your thoughts and support. It makes this bitter pill that much sweeter to swallow.
Many of you reached out to tell me that I did not fail my mission nor failed myself. I really appreciate that and know that it comes from a very caring place. But, the fact is the mission that I set out to accomplish over 11 years ago was to sustainably change lives for the better through the gym, which meant that the gym would be self sufficient at some point without my direct involvement.
That was the target and I missed that target, lockdowns or not. I'm choosing not to discredit this failure because it would discredit all the incredible successes we've had as well. And, I believe that owning the failure is the only way to truly take away the lessons from it. There are many personal lessons that I'll be walking away with from this experience, but here are the 5 lessons that I think are most beneficial for you:
I) Our Tracfit "Proverbs". #1 Always put the needs of others before your own, and you'll find that all your needs are already being met." #2 Leave people, places, and things in a better condition than when you found them. We had these put up at the old location early on ( #2 posted in the restrooms, because why not) because I knew getting a bunch of strangers to row in the same direction would be no easy task. But, if we had underlying values, it would help everyone get pointed in the same direction.