DAILY MINDSET **“You’re remembered for the rules you break.” – General MacArthur** There’s something oddly intoxicating about fitting into a group. By falling in to cultural norms. It’s truly in our DNA – to connect with others through similarities. That is an amazing thing. But at the same time, it can be a dangerous one. We can take the limits of our surroundings, for the limits of our own. This can often happen without even a conscious realization. These “unspoken rules” t

DAILY MINDSET **“Problems are simply opportunities in work clothes”** In Chinese, “crisis” is written with two symbols. In the English language, these translate to “Danger”, and “Opportunity”. These two words summarize our emotional connection to adversity very well. Problems feel “dangerous”, because we’d rather be comfortable, cozy, and safe. It’s a human condition… we don’t like change. But problems are also full of “opportunity”, as the uncomfortable hot mess of adversity

DAILY MINDSET **“Action is the fundamental key to all success.” – Picasso** There is no substitute for action. This is not breaking news. Everyone has big plans. Big aspirations. The blueprint to “get there”. As integral as it is to have a plan, this is the easy part. And it’s where most stop, because it’s about to get hard. A famous old American cartoon, “G.I. Joe”, finished every show with a saying: “Knowing is half the battle”. Despite the right intentions behind it, we

DAILY MINDSET ** “I was complaining I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no feet.” - Confucius** A short story to share. A man walked into a shop to order some flowers to be sent as a gift to his mother, living 200 miles away. As he got out of his car he noticed a young girl sitting on the curb sobbing. He asked her what was wrong and she replied, “I wanted to buy a red rose for my mother. But I only have seventy-five cents, and a rose costs two dollars.” The man smiled

Metcon "Open 21.3" For total time: 15 front squats 30 hanging knee-raises 15 thrusters Then, rest 1 minute before continuing with: 15 front squats 30 chin-over-bar pull-ups 15 thrusters Then, rest 1 minute before continuing with: 15 front squats 30 chest-to-bar pull-ups 15 thrusters Workout 21.4 begins immediately upon completing or reaching the time cap for 21.3. 65 lb. for the front squats and thrusters Time cap: 15 min. "Open 21.4" Complete the following complex for max lo

DAILY MINDSET **“I go and look at a stonecutter hammering away at his rock perhaps a hundred times without as much as a crack showing in it. Yet at the hundred and first blow it will split in two, and I know it was not that blow that did it, but all that had gone before.” – Jacob Riis** We crave the confirmation of progress. Whether that be weekly increases in weights, continual raises at work, or anything between. It can be in our nature to seek out those signals. Yet we can

**“Enthusiasm is common. But endurance, is rare.” – Angela Duckworth** How often do we see a friend start a goal, only to fall off in a matter of weeks (maybe days)? Enthusiasm or motivation is quick to come by, but also quick to go. Motivation and short term goals can’t change us. They can’t even move us. What does, are reasons. It’s not the goal of “losing 5 pounds” that drives her forward… it’s because she wants to set the example to her daughter that we’re not “geneticall

DAILY MINDSET **“If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish, and stupid.” – Epictetus** If there’s one thing we can guarantee ourselves, it’s that we’re going to make mistakes. We’re going to fall flat on our face and embarrass ourselves. It’s just part of the way. But if we promise ourselves one thing, everything changes. The promise to uphold the willingness to learn. To take the failure from “this isn’t for me” and translate it into “I’m not good enough yet”.

CF Open 21.2 For Time: 10 Dumbbell Snatches (50/35 lb) 15 Burpee Box Jump Overs (24/20 in) 20 Dumbbell Snatches (50/35 lb) 15 Burpee Box Jump Overs (24/20 in) 30 Dumbbell Snatches (50/35 lb) 15 Burpee Box Jump Overs (24/20 in) 40 Dumbbell Snatches (50/35 lb) 15 Burpee Box Jump Overs (24/20 in) 50 Dumbbell Snatches (50/35 lb) 15 Burpee Box Jump Overs (24/20 in) Time Cap: 20 minutes

DAILY MINDSET **"Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out." - John Wooden** This isn’t about optimism. This is about opportunity. Urban Meyer coined the equation “Event + Response = Outcome”. A simple three-word phrase that speaks to the power of choice. When an event takes place, we will have a moment in time where we will make a mental choice. To soak in the pity of loss, or to take action in the moment of opportunity. The event does