A little bit ago, we posted a blog that said that nothing was more important than the culture that we are building at No Limits Grappling Academy. And that remains true. However, just as important are our core values. Because our core values are the things that our culture is built on. They are our north star, our guiding light. Every time we have a group of athletes on the mat, our core values are never far from our mind. But what are they? What can you as a new athlete expect from the coaching staff here and what do we want to help develop within you?
Here is the Breakdown:
The Bedrock of What We Do
Be Passionate
If you want to simplify that, “love what you do.” Listen, we don’t like to lie, you’re not always going to like everything you do in training, but let that passion, that pursuit towards a bigger goal and the bigger picture carry you forward.
Be Obsessive
Here is one that trips people up. They see the word obsession and think that it's a negative, that obsessed people aren’t healthy. Wrong. Obsession is not a negative or unhealthy thing. Our coaches are obsessed with seeing you improve as an athlete. We are constantly trying to find ways to help our athletes improve, understand, and perform better. So obsession is not necessarily a negative as long as you are obsessed with the right things. From an athlete’s perspective, that is things like:
- Am I getting enough sleep?
- Is my nutrition dialed in?
- Am I hitting all the little details on the technique?
These are the right things to be obsessed with because they are 100% within your control. It's when we get obsessed with things outside of our control like wins and losses or other people’s opinions that obsession becomes detrimental to our mental performance.
Be Relentless
Pursue your goals with your whole heart, whole soul, whole being and compromise for no one.
Be Resilient
Again, combat sports are challenging. Every day there will be things that test you, frustrate you, and maybe genuinely piss you off. You need to be stronger than your problems, persevere, and come out the other side a better athlete and person for it.
Be Fearless
Don’t be afraid to make mistakes in training, get submitted, be vulnerable. Look at everything, good or bad, positive or negative, as an opportunity for growth, but don’t “play small.” Seek out adversity and meet it head on.
We use these core values to not only build our gym, our culture, and our community but to build our athletes as competitors and as people.