I'm here for what seems like my yearly post.
I'm not going to apologize for not getting in here more often. Lately, I have felt called to write.
I'm moving soon. I'm writing 200+ letters, one to every member at the gym I'm leaving. This is an excerpt from a letter I wrote. I think it applies to many.
I did not ask you to join the box. You decided to.
I did not ask you to be a member of this class. You wanted to.
I did not make you come to class. You motivated yourself.
I did not ask you to learn olympic lifts. You hoped to.
I did not ask you to push yourself to your limits. You decided to.
Don't apologize to me for anything.
You are here because you want to be.
I am happy you are here.
There is no mistake that our paths have crossed.
Your apology is not necessary.
No one walks in the door and knows what they are doing. That's why we are all here.
Your lift was not perfect. I know. (No one's is). Don't apologize that I had to come fix something. That is part of my job.
My goal isn't to make you an expert, world class olympic lifter.... My goal is to make you confident, strong, and capable- just like I know you are.
You were put on this Earth with a purpose. You came in here looking for something. Find it.
Every time you walk through that door, you are a little bit better. My job is to keep making that happen.
Stop apologizing and start growing. Reach for bigger and better things.
Be unapologetically you!
