VQ Month...Step Up, Lead, Repeat
We kicked off VQ Month with a bang ...BROgran already ran a VQ at Shootout over in the Badlands. If you’ve been around F3 for more than a minute, you know there’s more going on here than just sweat and burpees. Yeah, workouts get you out of the house.... that’s how we reeled you in but the real work is bigger than showing up a few times to the AO to sweat out last nights meal. We’re here to develop leaders: in the gloom, at home, at work, and in our communities.
F3’s mission is simple: plant, grow, and serve small workout groups for men for the invigoration of male community leadership. Notice it doesn’t say “show up, do the workout, go home.” If that’s been your routine ....I get it. I started that way too. It took me a handful of beatdowns before I took a Q. Back then it was less structured, which helped. But once I led my first workout, I realized it was about way more than calling exercises and jokes at the COT.
Leading a Q is where the rubber meets the road. It’s not a performance review. There’s no pay raise and no trophy (unless you count the unearned respect from your brothers). It’s you vs. you. It’s practicing the muscle of service and leadership in front of your peers. Will it make you a little nervous? Probably. Will the guys give you a hard time if you flub it? Absolutely....we’re men. But we’re also a group that shows up for one another.
The best leaders aren’t always the loudest or the guy with the best playlist. The best leaders show up, try to be better, and help others be better too. Q source says it best: leaders are developed, not born. Every one of us has that capability.
For the guy who’s never Q’d (or hasn’t in a while)
Start small. Pair up with another PAX and co-Q. You don’t have to do it alone.
Use the templates. We have workout templates and help...use them.
Ask for feedback. After the workout, ask a couple guys what worked and what didn’t.
Remember why you’re doing it. It’s not about perfection ...t’s about growth.
Celebrate it. Your first Q matters. Your second matters more.
If you’re paralyzed by “I don’t know how,” don’t let that stop you. Jump into the deep end, the PAX are your floaties. Reach out to a buddy, the Area Q, or me. We get jazzed when someone new Qs. It’s a big deal. The only thing bigger than your first VQ is your second, third, fourth… and that one guy who’s somehow on his 67th.
So: VQ Month is live. If you haven’t Q’d yet, challenge yourself. If you’ve Q’d before, mentor someone else to do it. Let’s keep planting leaders...one workout at a time.
AYE. Let’s get after it.
P.O. | F3 Austin "Your Neighborhood Floatie Co-Q" Nantan
