Leverage

Every week, I spend over four thousand minutes at Catalyst. Most of them, I really like.
Ask me to name my favourite six of those many, and I know the answer right away. It’s not my best mile time. It’s not my Fran time, or my fastest 100 burpees.
Six minutes was the time required to pass presents for 83 kids across the mats, fire-brigade style. Six minutes, nonstop. Some of our fastest athletes could have completed ‘Fran’ twice in that time.
In an interview with Marty Cej, Greg Glassman, founder of CrossFit and ‘Coach’ to millions, was asked why he didn’t sell HIS share of the company. After all, his ex-wife was ‘cashing out’; surely, the opportunity must have occurred to him, too. His answer was typical of Coach: a profound concept made simple.
“This is my life’s work,” he said. “What would I do with fifty million? Could I build schools in Africa? Create a giant community of people who would come together every year and cheer each other on? I can do more without the money.” I’m paraphrasing, but Coach was talking about leverage.

We talk, and draw, and write about leverage all the time. Leverage makes the long-femured inclined toward deadlifting, and frustrated on the bench press. The right leverage, applied with force, can move a very heavy bar. We saw that over and over again at the Supermeet.
“None of us is as good as all of us.” – Ray Kroc
None of us alone could have provided gifts for 83 kids. None of us alone could have fed the multitudes of hungry CrossFitters last night. But with Carolle and Kath pushing, just a little, we used the strong lever of the Catalyst Family to change things for many families. Our own included, and maybe yours. 
What’s more important than money? You are. You have proven for the thousandth time that DOING something is better than HAVING something. When we move together, we can lift some pretty heavy stuff. Thank you.