This has been a great and encouraging week in my now two year saga of running a CrossFit Affiliate. Here is a summary…

1. Finally manned-up and told my current employer that I planned on cutting back my hours from 50+ to 32-40 hours per week so that I can put more time into the gym. (Yep, they know I opened a gym and that I will eventually leave engineering.) They were OK with it and didn’t fire me.
2. Six new clients started this week. And I’ve gotten calls from four others wondering when they can start.
3. One client, who came to me in a debilitated state (chronic back and shoulder pain that frequently incapacitated her, limited range of motion, physical therapy was having limited effect) reports that her back doesn’t hurt anymore unless she over does it, but that even then the pain subsides instead of worsens.
4. A young man preparing for enlistment as a para-rescue operative expresses thanks for my coaching because he has dropped 30 seconds off his 1200m swim time, breaking a plateau in his performance. (The honor, young man, is mine, for the privilege of helping a warrior prepare to do battle on behalf of the people of the United States.)
5. A person I had thought was not going to return shows up to train. She is a competitive inline speed skater and roller derby athlete and owns a landscaping business. She is hoping to get sponsorship/endorsments for speed skating.

1. Moving forward.
2. Expanding the business.
3. Restoring the debilitated.
4. Strengthening warriors.
5. Honing athletes.

This is a good moment as a trainer. It’s good to see truth, applied with consistency and perseverence, deliver freedom.