Since it's been a month from my last post (why the fuck can't I stay on top of it?) there have been some changes around me.
Without bashing anyone I will say I am in a better place. At some point in your life you have to really man up and take charge of your own plans. You cannot let others dictate what is best for you and what your vision is. When I started promoting Strongman and powerlifting meets I did it for two reasons.
1. I love the sport
2. Help raise money and awareness for various charities
I did that for about 5 years. It felt good to help others. It felt good to shine a light onto the best sport in the world. It felt good to bring new guys into our strength world. Why would I stop? Money.
The amount of time I would spend organizing these events is crazy. It took away from my family time, it took away from my focus at my full time job. I was convinced that it was time to step it up and make some money at this. I fell for it. I was stupid. Why would I give up doing it for the right reasons?
3 shows and one fundraiser in 4 months. Normally I'd be happy about that... but not when you lose money. I thought the point of all this extra bullshit was to make money?? Well I didn't. I was extra stressed, felt like I was being pulled in all sorts of directions with no actual destination. I dealt with sponsors, partners and other promoters. I was in the middle of bitch-fests and arguments that didn't need to happen... I was the good cop. As much as I keep my cool normally... I finally blew up. I broke, I had it. It wasn't fun anymore. I needed a break.
So with the very little support I actually had I decided to take a break from promoting. I wanted to relax, be available to my wife and daughter more and just look around. It wasn't very long before true colours started to show in people. I was taking a much needed break but was also being left out of future plans. Why? Some people legitimately care, some don't. Some are users and some are so full of shit it is amazing.
So moving forward I have gone back to what I do best... I will be doing charity fundraisers and promote strength sports not for money... but just because I truly believe in the sports and athletes.
With that being said if I haven't bored you yet, I will be promoting these fundraisers and events with Inside Fitness Magazine!! Yeah, THE biggest and best Canadian Fitness Magazine!! I met up with Torey and Terry a few weeks ago and I can tell you they are solid dudes. Having the biggest fitness mag in Canada and Terry is a pretty chilled guy. Complete with V-neck tee and kicked back in his chair, we talked strongman as a sport, the athletes and where we could take this. Torey set up this meeting and what a great guy. Torey now competes in strongman and is as big a fan as I am.
Our first big venture will be the Canadian Law Enforcement & Fire Games sometime in the Fall. It will be a team competition where it will be Corrections vs Police vs Military vs Fire vs a team of my own picking! Stay tuned!
Without bashing anyone I will say I am in a better place. At some point in your life you have to really man up and take charge of your own plans. You cannot let others dictate what is best for you and what your vision is. When I started promoting Strongman and powerlifting meets I did it for two reasons.
1. I love the sport
2. Help raise money and awareness for various charities
I did that for about 5 years. It felt good to help others. It felt good to shine a light onto the best sport in the world. It felt good to bring new guys into our strength world. Why would I stop? Money.
The amount of time I would spend organizing these events is crazy. It took away from my family time, it took away from my focus at my full time job. I was convinced that it was time to step it up and make some money at this. I fell for it. I was stupid. Why would I give up doing it for the right reasons?
3 shows and one fundraiser in 4 months. Normally I'd be happy about that... but not when you lose money. I thought the point of all this extra bullshit was to make money?? Well I didn't. I was extra stressed, felt like I was being pulled in all sorts of directions with no actual destination. I dealt with sponsors, partners and other promoters. I was in the middle of bitch-fests and arguments that didn't need to happen... I was the good cop. As much as I keep my cool normally... I finally blew up. I broke, I had it. It wasn't fun anymore. I needed a break.
So with the very little support I actually had I decided to take a break from promoting. I wanted to relax, be available to my wife and daughter more and just look around. It wasn't very long before true colours started to show in people. I was taking a much needed break but was also being left out of future plans. Why? Some people legitimately care, some don't. Some are users and some are so full of shit it is amazing.
So moving forward I have gone back to what I do best... I will be doing charity fundraisers and promote strength sports not for money... but just because I truly believe in the sports and athletes.
With that being said if I haven't bored you yet, I will be promoting these fundraisers and events with Inside Fitness Magazine!! Yeah, THE biggest and best Canadian Fitness Magazine!! I met up with Torey and Terry a few weeks ago and I can tell you they are solid dudes. Having the biggest fitness mag in Canada and Terry is a pretty chilled guy. Complete with V-neck tee and kicked back in his chair, we talked strongman as a sport, the athletes and where we could take this. Torey set up this meeting and what a great guy. Torey now competes in strongman and is as big a fan as I am.
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