Month: July 2019

We’re coming up on the 1 year of Title Boxing Club being open in Sacramento as well as my 1 year of being a member/trainer there, and I thought I would take a moment to document not my experience or review of the club, but the impact being apart of this gym, and its family, has had on me as an athlete, coach, and person.

Starting as a member here I had my personal reasons as to why I wanted to join. I wanted to find a gym to get back into boxing again and Title had everything I needed. They had all the equipment and flexible times necessary for me to take advantage of. Where they go above and beyond though, is the people they have running the gym. The workout is cool, the location is cool, everything is cool, but the difference is the faces you see and interact with when you walk in every day. The staff is kind and helpful and inspiring and all of those things, but that isn’t what made me pull the trigger on signing up and to continue coming.

The difference with them, which is something that makes me commit to people personally, is that they challenged me. Not just physically, but mentally and spiritually. They challenged me to take a look in the mirror and ask myself if I was doing everything I could to be a better version of myself. They made me question myself and the decisions I was making, helping me become more self-aware. Helping instill confidence and a newfound belief in myself. And the best part is that they didn’t even know that was the aura and effect they were putting out into the room, they were just being themselves the only way they knew how. The group pushed me in so many more ways than you expect from a gym, and that to me was special. Anyone can help you break a sweat, but not many can help you change yourself from the inside out. That’s what led me to jump at the opportunity to become a trainer for them. I wanted to be around them and I wanted to be able to help people become better versions of themselves like they helped me become.

I still remember the reaction I got from the team as a whole when I reached out with interest in joining them. They made me feel like I was already apart of the team and that just gave me a sense of belonging. I knew I had the tools and ability to lead classes there, but I really wanted to surround myself with the staff because they pushed me mentally while also having faith in my abilities. I wake up every day with the goal of progressing who I am as a person and as a trainer because I have great people to look up to and we have a standard that we hold each other to, and that is a big driving factor in my growth.

But, what keeps me evolving and keeps the fire lit under me are the club members. I walk in every day with them in mind, and what matters to me the most is how much they enjoyed the class. What they think of class and how it makes them feel is the most important thing for me. I write my classes up with them in mind, and now they push me to be the best version of myself. It’s no longer about me or what I want, its all about the people I’m there for and that has opened my eyes to a lot of things I was blind to. They have been a blessing in disguise for me and I’m extremely thankful for the members who trust myself and us with helping them on their fitness journey.

Title has been a huge part of my personal growth as a whole. I think my life looks much different today if I never walk up to their pop-up tent and through their door. The people I now have in my life because of it, the connections I’ve made, and even the ability it gave me to reconnect with certain people who had been missing from my life, have made being apart of this family so worth it and I’m glad I did so.

So thank you to my fellow staff and members for being apart of this continuous and awesome journey. It’s because of all of you together that makes this place so special.

1 year down, forever to go.

 

There’s a quote I heard from someone I know that goes, “You start growing when you aren’t worried what people think of you when you leave the room and start wondering how you made them feel.” That’s something that has sat with me ever since I heard it and it has caused me to think about myself and my place in this world. Proposing the idea that maybe what you want doesn’t matter as much as you hoped it does, and forcing your agenda affects people around you negatively.

One of the most upsetting things in this life is wanting something or someone you can’t have. All of us have been in that position at one time or another and I think we can all agree it’s a pretty bad feeling. But, it feels even worse when you think that what you want is more important than what others want. Once you fall into that way of thinking everything seems to be against you. You start asking why everyone else doesn’t want what you want and you project that feeling onto others, expecting them to fulfill your wants. And when they don’t or can’t, they seem to have no value to you. You’re more worried about what you want than being in the moment or enjoying the presence of others. Activities aren’t as fun because what you’re doing might not be what you wanted to do. Trying to force these things takes away the natural flow of events and relationships. Precious time spent goes wasted because you were upset that it wasn’t how you wanted it to be exactly, and what could have been an amazing time is ruined because it wasn’t “perfect” when in reality it was. You just couldn’t see it.

Wanting something doesn’t mean you’re going to get it, or achieve it, or even experience it. Just because you want something in no way means that it will happen. Sometimes certain things will forever stay something you work for and never actually have. It’s just the way life works sometimes. So you can have that fact be a hindrance on your life or you can leave it as it is. A want.

I’m not saying you shouldn’t want things, you should always have wants in life and put effort into working for them. But what I am saying though is you shouldn’t base your life’s value on whether or not you get what you wanted. Not everyone gets everything they want. That’s how its always been for as long as humans have been on this planet, and I promise you that isn’t going to change for you.

So put your energy into others and stop worrying about if you’re getting what you want or not. Trying to force your own agenda will never be as fulfilling as spending time with others and doing things with zero expectations.