Week 7: End of Mentorship

At CrossFit Tolero, things were simple.  You walked into the box and everything an athlete would need is there for them to have a productive workout.  With this just opening up it was a learning curve for everyone as no one had ever opened up their own business.  Things have worked out well for Shane and CrossFit Tolero as each week there seems to be an increase in the amount of members the box has.  This is good for CrossFit Tolero as it gives Shane an idea how far and how big CrossFit Tolero can become.  Shane wanted to open CrossFit Tolero as he understands what CrossFit has done for him and he wants to help anyone that he can.  There is no intention of making a profit off of it, as it is a hobby of Shanes, expanding into a bigger building and holding more classes down the road is ideal.

                                          (Thor teaching Iron Man the Turkish Get Up)

Through word of mouth CrossFit Tolero has grown and it is starting to catch on around the area as there seems to be more individuals who know or have heard of either CrossFit or CrossFit Tolero.  Shane was an excellent mentor to learn from as he was always there to help and give guidance and motivation when needed.  If there was ever any question I had about CrossFit or a form on a movement, Shane was always able to explain it and show why it is done a certain way.  When athletes would get down on themselves for not being able to do something Shane always was there to help them push forward.  Shane has a unique way of motivating athletes as he does not yell and scream, he talks and speaks to each athlete in a way that motivates them to keep on pushing.  During workouts when athletes get tired you will hear Shane say "take 3 deep breathes and go."  Even though it is a short statement you will see the athletes refocus and go after a few short breathes. 

My expectations for this mentorship were met.  I learned a lot about how I like to help people train and how I prefer to market a certain business.  Being active was an important part for me when doing this mentorship.  Going around to different marketing networks and businesses was fun and it was nice to meet these new networks and how they preferred to do different things when wanting to help promote CrossFit Tolero.  This mentorship has influenced me to continue to want to stay in marketing and stay active with CrossFit and continue learning from anyone I can about CrossFit and continue to work on getting certifications as it provides me with the opportunity to help train an even wider amount athletes.