LET'S BUILD SOMETHING SPECIAL, TOGETHER

When I was a young man, I was a part of The Boy Scouts. At the time, I didn't appreciate the experience, because we were poor, and I couldn't participate in many of the activities that were offered. However, the ones I did take part in were transformative.

That was in the early 70's. A lot has changed. So much so that girls are now part of "The Scouts." Selling cookies wasn't enough for them. They had to invade boys' spaces, at the earliest possible opportunity to ensure there was no place for young men to go learn how to be BOYS!

When I first opened my gym, I absolutely refused to work with little kids. I didn't have the patience, nor the desire to deal with anyone who didn't have a fundamental foundation for the task at hand. One of the main reasons I changed that was the lack of ability and mental toughness I discovered in many of the athletes I was training. They weren't being "trained" properly in their formative years, so it was imperative to put myself in the position to influence that. The other reason was my wife knew that it was something that would be good for *me.

Now, I train kids as young as 7 years old. What I've come to notice in dealing with these young men is their thirst for the guidance and validation of men they look up to. I'm not a nice guy in the gym, at all! I detest weakness and despise "I can't!" I am not a circus clown coach, I'm a lion trainer. THEY LOVE IT!!! The lack of masculine influence has created a hunger in these young men that pushes them to walk through fire to hear "That-a-boy!!!"

This has led me down a trail of possibility. What if we created something that was adjacent to what The Boy Scouts used to be, on a community level? What if we created a system where we shared our own personal offering to the young men who don't have guidance? What if we took the time to heal ourselves by helping a young man crawl from a hole you may have conquered yourself?

IT'S GOOD FOR ME*

I believe one of the biggest reasons I didn't want to work with young kids was the inability to be soft. I didn't receive the intimacy software from my father. In fact, my default setting has always been aggressive intensity. I believe this was a defense mechanism I adapted to regulate the environmental input.

One of the first young men I agreed to work with changed everything. He was going through many of the same treacherous waters I navigated as a young man. Immediately, I saw the purpose of answering that call. My ambition for my training program changed from seeking to win a state championship to building strong, confident young men who will do well in life, in general.

One of the best ways to help yourself is to offer a hand to someone who needs help. I truly believe there is a need for good men to step up and give young men an example. Why not you? Why not US? Let's build something bad ass, together!

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