It really sucks when awesome people move away from Bloomington. We create a tight knit community that we refer to as our “Gym Family” at my company. We get attached to people and then life throws us all a curve ball every once in a while. When Lanier and Rachael Frush Holt moved to Ohio we almost needed to hire someone for counseling around our studio…….people were bummed out! They are both the type of people that add energy to the room with every exercise class or event they attended. I’m always super grateful to have the opportunity to interact with people of this caliber. It makes my job pretty amazing.
Now I’m not gonna lie….Lanier intimidated the hell out of me. This guy is SHARP and he speaks his mind. I’m more of a “mental marinator” as I like to let things soak in before I attempt to say anything profound……..but CAN lift heavy objects….haha. I always have enjoyed having conversations with Lanier but in the back of my mind I totally feared that I just wouldn’t be able to keep up! My wife told me that she checks Lanier’s Facebook page every day because he always has something interesting to say. So to summarize…when Lanier speaks or writes it is a good idea to listen in as you will most likely learn something. I’ve got a ton of respect for this guy!
With this blog post I wanted to pin point a specific moment that happened that was caused by a comment from Lanier. In one of his classes he had mentioned to his instructor that he loved how diverse our client population was. When the instructor told me about this it made me pump my brakes mentally for a second. As an entrepreneur it is really really easy to get caught up in the business building process and not really realize what the hell is happening around you. I was on a mission to simply help good people achieve their goals. What Lanier said made me realize for the first time that we were building more of a community than a business and that is how I’ve viewed it ever since. That was the beginning of the “Gym Family” mindset. It doesn’t matter what you look like, your sexual preference, your size, shape, or color…….if you are a good person we want to help you and you will be supported by the Gym Family….period.
So today I’m grateful for the brief time we got to enjoy having Lanier and Rachael in our program and for Lanier’s willingness to share his thoughts!
With Gratitude,
Adam
About this blog: The goal of this blog is 100% selfish, I hope in a good way. We are all exposed to a lot of drama and negativity on a daily basis. Maybe from the news, maybe from work, or maybe from family and friends. I want to attempt to combat that with a big dose of positivity and gratitude. I consider this to be a selfishly motivated blog because I KNOW for a fact that expressing gratitude makes me feel a lot better…period. I’ve been keeping a gratitude journal for the past few months and it is one of my favorite parts of every day. I just feel like it would be 100 times better if I actually shared what I was grateful for and why. I want to deliver a little blast of unexpected positivity with each post.
I also feel like this will be a great challenge….maybe an experiment, that will help me open up and say things that need to be said. I always enjoy self improvement and expanding my own capabilities. I’ve made a decision that I don’t want to wait until it is too late to show someone my gratitude. Many times you hear moving speeches at a funeral. People open up and really pour their heart and soul into what they are saying. Why not say those things now?
The only rule with this blog is that there are no rules. Some posts may be long, some may be short. There is no order of importance. I might post about my work experience or I might post about my family. I might post about something that happened 20 years ago or 20 minutes ago. If something hits my heart and my mind I’m going to get it out there. I know that I will have a few friends and family members that read these posts. My only request is that there is no judgment or thinking along the lines of “He hasn’t said that he’s grateful for ME yet!” or “Why did he talk about THAT before he talked about ME!”, etc. There is no place for that kind of thinking in the world of this little blog.
