Entitlement...
Lori...
"All murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets."
Everything we have every step we take every action we perform can be defined as inert, neutral, nothing. It is simply our perception of each event that makes it positive, negative, blessed, cursed.
Super Coach Mindy regales us with the pitfalls of believing your "entitled" as opposed to "graced". And once you thing everything "should" go your way, then shit really hurts when it goes the other way
Is it just me, or can you find a way CrossFit can apply to nearly every situation in life? You too? I thought so. Well there’s an epidemic sweeping this country and I believe the values found in CrossFit just may be able to turn it around for upcoming generations.
You see it everywhere you turn… the woman on ten medications complaining that she has to actually pay a couple bucks for some of her prescriptions. The angry parent yelling at a coach because their kid only got to play in the last two minutes of the game. A young teen irate with her parents because they aren’t paying for her iPhone when the rest of her friends have one. So what’s the epidemic I speak of? The outrageous sense of entitlement that this generation seems to have created for themselves. I read a quote recently that went something like this: “The entitlement addiction is a drug that is going to kill our country.” I couldn’t agree more.
In modern day, fast paced society, we expect things to happen right now. Not only do we want things to happen faster, but we want it to happen with as little effort as possible. Faster computers, the latest cell phone, 8-Minute Abs, diet pills that require no change in diet or exercise to take effect, and pizza delivery in less than 15 minutes or it’s free. (Unless you’re a crossfitter… then you don’t order pizza, right?)
The past few decades have produced some amazing inventions that make life easier, and I enjoy these perks as well. Hell, even tagging pictures on Facebook is no longer necessary because of their crazy face detecting gadget will do it for you. But in the midst of the newness, speed, and convenience, we’ve lost all patience, as well as remembering what it’s like to actually work for something. As a direct result, kids are bored with their toys after ten minutes if they don’t have 15 moving parts on them, the sanctity of marriage has become a joke, and millions of Americans are drowning in credit card debt. When things don’t go our way we want to move onto the next thing that’ll make us feel good and expect someone else to clean up the mess. Accountability you say? What’s that?
Life is hard, it certainly isn’t fair, and giving little Johnny a baseball trophy that says “7th place” and celebrating it so he doesn’t throw a tantrum isn’t doing him any favors. Neither is letting him quit the team when his coach won’t let him play the position he wants. Why are we so afraid to let kids discover the difference between winning and losing, or how it feels to stick something out even when they don’t want to?
Maybe if Johnny learns this at age 7 he won’t have a mental breakdown when he doesn’t get hired at his first job interview. Maybe he’ll actually be able to hold a job despite the adversity he’ll inevitably face with a boss or co-workers. He may even be able to have a healthy relationship because he won’t want to just quit when things get a little rough. And maybe….just maybe he’ll stop asking what society can do for him and start asking himself what he can do to help others.
CrossFit teaches humility and patience. Refining your skills requires work and practice. The bar doesn’t care that you had a bad day, and the clock won’t lie to make you feel better. The trainer won’t give you a better score than your neighbor because he’s your buddy… you gotta work for it.
How you do one thing is how you do everything, and if we can do things correctly within the walls of the box, it’s bound to carry over into other parts of life. Through this mentality, maybe entitlement can be traded in for perseverance and determination… and that’s an epidemic this world is sorely hurting for. An epidemic of determination. An affliction of perseverance dedicated to changing one person, inevitably changing the world.
Strength:
Rest
For Time:
5-"Cindy" Rounds
50-Double Unders
5-"Cindy" Rounds
40-Swings 35/55
5-"Cindy" Rounds
30-Box Jumps 20/24
Auxiliary:
100-V-ups
Post time to comments:
awesome shot, Lorie.
"The bar doesn’t care that you had a bad day, and the clock won’t lie to make you feel better."
Posted by: k | August 29, 2011 at 08:12 PM
Well said Min - too bad we don't have all coaches with this same attitude toward life & life lessons! U will bring many blessings to those u coach & their families - if they will simply let u instill these values in the kids!
Posted by: Ken | August 29, 2011 at 11:53 PM
27:05m
modified pull-ups, push-ups and box jumps
This was a doozy!! And I liked it!
Posted by: vicki | August 30, 2011 at 07:20 AM
Great Job 6amers fun class...
Posted by: Ry | August 30, 2011 at 07:36 AM
Awesome post Mindy- couldn't agree more!
Posted by: NP | August 30, 2011 at 08:26 AM
24:13 m for 11 rds of Cindy
Posted by: jen w | August 30, 2011 at 10:49 AM
29:51 m
Cindy in rounds of 4/3/3
Posted by: HeatherT | August 30, 2011 at 11:15 AM
31:10
Posted by: holly | August 30, 2011 at 11:55 AM
Nice picture Lori and awesome post Min!
Second week on the new job, already been to 2 Crossfit boxes in the DC area, and I miss my PCF family soooo much, I know we've all said it at one time or another, but there's nothing like the PCF family! I definitely have a new and interesting journey ahead of me with so much traveling, but I'm looking forward to it and can't wait for the days I get my PCF fix in on the weekends, for now I'll let some other boxes try to compete with how awesome PCF is ;)... Love you guys and see you soon!
Posted by: Jen D | August 30, 2011 at 01:02 PM
28:40
Posted by: heather mc | August 30, 2011 at 01:05 PM
29:??
(M) Pull ups and pushups
Cindy rounds 5/5/3
Posted by: Carrie | August 30, 2011 at 01:06 PM
23 something perhaps...kinda forget. (M)
Fun nooner class!
Posted by: terra kennett | August 30, 2011 at 03:44 PM
30:47 (m) m=elevated push ups but not so sure they are any easier and I have a numb pinky...not sure why. Yikes, that one took it all from me!
Posted by: ASH | August 30, 2011 at 05:31 PM
Hate to miss this one....but I have to get this paper done, already a day late...Hopefully I can fit this on in later in the week...
I will do Aux tomorrow before my WOD...
Great Great GREAT blog Mindy...couldnt agree with you more!!
Posted by: Cindy Lou | August 30, 2011 at 06:22 PM
Mindy--Awesome & incredibly true post!!
23:20(m) WOD--modified # of Cindy rounds...Thanks Josh for making me aware to NOT look up on my pull-ups! Felt like I did alot better on them tonite & pretty much all unbroken!!
Posted by: Lori | August 30, 2011 at 06:35 PM
20:10
Posted by: HN | August 30, 2011 at 07:07 PM
Love the blog Mindy....
I need to share this with many of my students & parents!!
Posted by: Nikki J | August 30, 2011 at 07:20 PM
Great post Min....great follow thru from the post that grabbed my attention last week!
26:18(m)...Cindy 3/5/10 w/mostly mod pushups. (And only 20 box jumps completely by mistake...even looked at the board during the WOD.) Thanks for getting me thru those last 5 Kara!
Posted by: Mindy | August 30, 2011 at 07:54 PM
23:24... can we sub this for the normal Cindy? ;)
Glad yall dig enjoyed the post. I would say it comes from working with so many miss but unfortunately there are just as many adults doin the same. No reward handed out is as sweet as the one worked for.
Posted by: Min | August 30, 2011 at 08:20 PM
18:34 ...could not keep up with the franchise on this one, good work boss
Posted by: jb | August 30, 2011 at 08:25 PM
17:45 thx josh
Posted by: franchise | August 30, 2011 at 08:34 PM
19:03
WOW fast times JB and Joey!!!
Posted by: Sammy | August 30, 2011 at 08:37 PM
Damn auto spell... meant to say working with so many kids*
Well done 6:30, super fast times
Posted by: Min | August 30, 2011 at 08:48 PM
28.58 so slow. lol
Posted by: Prov2121 | August 30, 2011 at 09:00 PM
25:19+
great class & blog Min! you definitely have a gift :)
Posted by: Mo | August 30, 2011 at 09:12 PM