From the Founder, Brian Mazza 5/8
The People Are the Medicine
The more I write, the more it solidifies I made the right decision leaving the hospitality industry and creating another path for myself.
But not for the reason you probably think.
It is not about the money.
It is not about status.
It is not about freedom.
It is because I need this community more than anyone.
I use it as medicine.
Right now I am working through something that has been a thorn in my side for quite some time. It is not getting the traction I want and I have been carrying it on my shoulders heavily. I have felt frustrated. Stuck. Mentally jammed up.
The other day at the gym I was talking with one of my good friends, Pete Kolash, who absolutely crushes it in the corporate mindset and leadership world.
Funny enough, Pete and I grew up a couple blocks away from each other and competed in neighboring towns during Little League. We have the type of friendship where there is no fluff. We use each other as sounding boards constantly while training.
Pete always laughs because I ruin his workouts. When I run on the treadmill, I have to talk, and it slows everything he’s doing down. Sorry mate!
But during this conversation, he looked at me dead serious and basically made me drink my own medicine.
He told me to lean in.
Stop being soft.
Stop overthinking.
Get back to work.
Then he asked me:
“Do you know Robin Sharma and the 90 Minute Rule?”
The concept is simple but unbelievably powerful.
Your first 90 minutes of the day contain your highest level of focus, energy, creativity, and discipline.
Most people waste it reacting.
Emails.
Texts.
Social media.
Noise.
The rule says your first 90 minutes should belong to the hardest and most important thing in your life.
No distractions.
No negotiating.
No hiding.
Just deep work.
Pete basically told me:
“Attack the thing you keep avoiding before the world gets access to you.”
And honestly?
It completely changed my momentum.
The past few days I have been locked in. Focused. Clear. Moving through this project with a silky smooth rhythm that I could not find before because I was too busy getting in my own way.
And once again, it reminded me why fitness has nothing to do with your body.
Fitness is about the community your body lives in.
The conversations.
The accountability.
The people willing to tell you the truth.
The people who remind you who you are when your mind starts drifting.
Sometimes the workout is not the medicine.
The people are.
