Inspired by Nicki Violetti, I too have decided to post a new post. Considering I now have internet at the box I’m going to TRY and post more often. Emphasis on try.
Everyone has a friend that can hook up with any member of the opposite sex. It’s almost too easy for them, they can do absolutely nothing yet somehow managed to pull the hottest person there. (Sorry ladies but this mostly refers to guys, though I’m sure you know of a similar female.) Call it charisma, call it game, whatever, point of the matter is it’s there. BUT… all too often what’s the other side of that coin? When they try and start a real relationship it’s a nightmare. They fight all the time, there’s rampant unfaithfulness and usually it doesn’t end well. They’re golden at getting laid, probably not so hot at getting married.
Recently, another CrossFit gym in DC had a deal on LivingSocial.com. A very cool site where they basically offer a giant coupon to 100’s of people and generally have great deals. I STRONGLY considered doing this while I was in the process of opening. ”God damn, that’s 200 people straight off the bat. Talk about serious business and easy money.” But if you think about it, all they are really doing is trying to get laid. They are only getting together because it was the easy thing to do (it was cheap, available, didn’t have to work for it). Now honestly, what are the odds of people sticking around because they got there the cheap and easy way? My guess will be not that good. Perceived value: if I got it cheap and easy, it must be cheap and easy (tell me you haven’t judged someone at a bar along those lines before). Even if people do take advantage of it and want to stay, seems to me they would detract from other’s CrossFit experience. As an athlete, I would be disappointed to know someone got in the easy way, and I had to work to get there.
“How’d you get into CrossFit?”
“Uhh… replied to a spam email.”
Upon reflection I’m very glad I didn’t go with the Groupon or LivingSocial idea. I want to get married to the people I meet. I want to find them through a friend who raved about me. I want to put some serious work in to demonstrate my value and have them unable to stop thinking about me. I’m going to be genuinely crushed when someone decides not to renew their membership with me. I’ll most likely hound them, asking “why?” Hell, I might just stand outside their window with a boombox overhead.
Maybe I’m wrong (I’m no Warren Buffet afterall) but it seems to me getting married to your athletes is a better long term plan then just trying to have sex with them. Otherwise you’ll be that dude who’s 45 years old still hitting the bars (or in business terms: bankrupt).
