What do you want to be part of?

I confessed to our SLT (Shared Leadership Team) at our most recent meeting that YHC has been failing to cast vision. I let myself be reactionary for a while through COVID and then got busy with life. I confessed to them and I’ll confess it to you for some accountability. So here we go.

 

What do you want to be a part of?

 

Do you want to be part of a neighborhood workout, or part of F3?

 

Do you want to be part of a political group, or part of F3?

 

Do you want to be part of a run club, or part of F3?

 

Do you want to be part of a workout group, or part of F3?

 

Do you want to be part of a service group, or part of F3?

 

Do you want to be part of F3 South Wake, or part of F3 Nation?

 

Maybe some of those hit home for you. Maybe none do. Hell maybe all of them do. We are what we are because of our mission (plant, grow and serve small workout groups for men for the invigoration of male community leadership), core principles (free of charge, open to all men, held outdoors, peer led, ending with COT), and all 3Fs (fitness, fellowship, and faith). Not just because of our mission. Not just because we’re hard asses who work out outside year round. Not just because we end our workouts with an opportunity to get vulnerable. But because of all of those things working together.

 

And that’s why we’re part of something bigger than just one workout. Bigger than one neighborhood. Bigger than one political party. Bigger than one religion. Bigger than one city. Bigger than one F3 region. Bigger than one state. Bigger than one county.

 

For so many years I preached against going and posting in other regions. Or at least against doing it as often as Midget 4 Life did. But in age there is wisdom. And I’ve learned that there’s value in staying connected to our brothers in CarPex, JoCoGa, and Raleigh. I’ve realized that there is more to F3 than just here in South Wake. And that’s just another reason why it’s so critical that we align on what we are (and what we aren’t). It’s why it’s so valuable that we communicate in a cohesive way (but maybe minus the Slack stats…..IYKYK). And it’s why it’s imperative that we drive ourselves to unity, not division.

 

Have I screwed this up in the past? Hell yeah. I condoned and even advocated for things that in hindsight only divided us. They had good intentions, but the road to hell is frequently paved with those. But I can’t change the past – I can just promise to learn from it and try to steer our region in the right direction. That is the commitment of your entire SLT – we do what we do because we deeply care about F3 and have a passion to spread it throughout South Wake and beyond. That’s why I was so hype to be at Holly Springs Half this past weekend and also why I’ll be giving to Give2Give. Because I care incredibly for what we do, and I believe there are sad clowns everywhere who need F3 in their lives, just like I did 5 years ago. If you’ve been around a while you’ve heard me say it – Holly Springs wasn’t home until F3.

 

I believe deeply in what we have. And I’ll fight like hell to protect it, and get on every soap box I can find to tell someone else about it. And I hope you’ll do the same.

 

Pikachu out.