Note: I originally wrote this in July/2017, shedding some light on the emotions of being an entrepreneur in the service business. We have been at this “gym business” thing for 5 years now. And I used to feel really crappy when folks decided to move on…….leave……..quit. It was like someone breaking up with you. Really. It didn’t feel much different. But, then, I realized something………I will get to it in a minute. From time to time, I like to reflect back on where we started and where we are now. Much of that also involves remembering what I thought it was going to be like to run a business and what it really is like. What I thought patience, empathy, love, honesty, forgiveness, mental health, and hard work meant BEFORE opening up our CrossFit gym……and what it means now. Some things really haven’t changed, and some things have changed a lot. Like, when we first opened our doors, I knew we wanted to be a place that families felt welcome. That you could bring your kids to either workout or to watch their parents workout. There would be space for them and the environment would be one that you didn’t necessarily have to worry about them hearing or seeing some of the crappier stuff that may go on in a gym. (ie: cursing, half naked men, gross conversations, etc) I’m not saying none of that goes on here…