Commitment is hard, harangued by the twin devils of temptation and convenience, hamstrung by lack of preparation, blown back by our general aversion to difficult work.

Undoubtedly, you’ve decided to change something today. You’ve decided to accomplish something.  Regardless of its nature, you would do well to commit with more than mind; you’ll need to change your environs and alter patterns, you’ll need to create a world conducive to success. 

No one quits drinking in a bar, and there is no dieting in the candy shop. Work is not done via wishes, nor through avoidance. You cannot get new friends by spending time with your old ones, and when seeking an apple a day, you best not plant pine trees.

Take a look around you. Are you surrounded by the things and people you need to accomplish your goal? If so, stop reading and get to work. If not, it’s time to get tactical, to make some hard choices...

Something is stopping you from CrossFitting. Perhaps you believe you're not fit enough to begin. Perhaps you believe it's too hard.

Fair enough; casual observation would lead to the erroneous conclusion that everyone in the gym began life as a superhero, chiseled out beef and granite. 

They didn't. They were just like you, carrying ten pounds of fat where there should be ten pounds of muscle. They were unsure of high intensity exercise, intimidated by movements demanding coordination and strength, scared of looking stupid. 

Unfortunately, you don't get to see the history, the place where every one of those people started. You should. You should get a time machine, you should see where they began. 

It would give you courage. 

Currently on the CrossFit.com Message Boards: an Affiliate for sale in Dearborn, Michigan. 

I won’t speculate as to the reasons for the sale; there are a thousand reasons to divest ownership.  Still, it would be worthwhile for that seller (and the rest like her) to understand a little bit about business valuation prior to pulling the trigger.

Here’s the harsh truth: 99% of gyms are not set up properly for sale, and as a result, they’ll receive offers far below what might seem reasonable to the unseasoned owner.  

The number one reason for the un-saleable gym: the owner does all the work.  Very few acquirers are going to pay anything beyond book value for a gym in which they’ll need to teach the classes, run the books, and build the membership base...

Good businesses with happy clients are the product of tens of thousands of course corrections, realized only through action. Don't wait for perfect.

Simply, iterate toward excellence, and the world will reward your efforts. This practice has borne more fruit than I had any right to expect, filling my life with excellent, intelligent, hardworking people, people that I love. 

Good programming is simple programming. 

Difficulty in execution not a measure of effectiveness. Rather, it is a measure of difficulty. Don't conflate the two.

Most of your athletes don't need to squat snatch on a daily basis; they need to squat. They don't need to rope climb; they need to do pullups. They don't need double unders; they need to sprint.