Category: qsource

OTB Acceleration project…you get the idea

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WARMUP: ran over to footloose lot for warmup and introduced first 2 q source foundations. 1. Disruption 2. Language
THE THANG: Ran to church parking lot at the bottom of the hill where we talked about foundation #3: group (which is what our little workout group is).

Crab cakes was then nice enough to relive the glory days with his infamous rugby sprints (which he led) and exercises. So an oldie but a goodie. He led this for about 10 min and then as if this was tee’d up transitioned the lead to Libbity Bibbity. YHC took the opportunity to talk about foundation #4: LDP. LDP is about great leaders developing new leaders.

LB took a few rounds, then handed off to Sprocket for the same lead on a few rounds.

YHC took the q back and led the group to every set of stairs he could find in a 1/4 mile radius, give or take, which is 3 different sets. A little bit of Mary and stretching as we waited for the 6, then headed back to COT.
MARY: Twister broke out his gas pumper.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: yes, but kept this short
COT: YHC covered foundation #5: Preparedness. Remember that we are an organization OF leaders rather than an organization WITH leaders.

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2024 Acceleration Project

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  • QIC: Change Order, Cyclops, Shady and Pusher
  • When: 01/05/2024
  • Posted In: 3rdF, qsource

Pax

The mission of F3 is to plant, grow and serve small workout groups for men for the invigoration of male community leadership. With over a decade of history in The Fort, no one can question the ability to plant, grow and serve small workout groups or our ability to lead within the community. Yet, just as in life, we must resist the status quo and continue to grow and develop whether in our role as husband and father, our fitness and as a leader. 

Leadership is defined by Q Source, the F3 Manual of Virtuous Leadership, as the ability to influence others to movement to advantage. This skill must continually be sharpened otherwise it becomes dull and weak. However our ability to influence remains consistent, whether it is sharp or dull, thus we need to develop this skill on behalf of those that we serve including our families, our friends and our community. 

In 2024, we are launching the Acceleration Project as a leadership development program to develop the leadership skills of those within our community. This program, over the course of the year, will seek to sharpen the participants, to resist the status quo and to engage our families, our friends and our community with the same vigor that we attack a workout. Over the course of the year, there will be (5) live workshops, action items between workshops and suggested reading. Behind the backdrop, the content will be based on Q Source and there will be multiple options for weekly discussion across The Fort. It will be introspective, you will be challenged as a leader and you will be uncomfortable as you develop new leadership muscles. 

Below are the details:

  • (5) Live workshops held at St. John UMC from 6:30 – 7:20 AM
    • Friday, January 5th
    • Friday, March 29th
    • Friday, June 28th
    • Friday, September 27th
    • Friday, December 20th
  • Weekly Q Source meetings
    • Mondays at Sweep the Leg – Olaf
    • Tuesdays at Q Source at Panera – Change Order
    • Thursdays at Coaches Box – Cyclops
    • Friday via Zoom – Olaf

This program would be applicable for anyone looking to get better as a leader including all Pax, Shieldlocks, Whetstones and neighbors. 

If you would like to participate, please complete the Google Form below:

https://forms.gle/jaiV6rpN9SunRpwL6

No matter your participation, do not accept the status quo as a leader. Your wife, your family and your community need you. Please let me know if you have any questions. SYITG

Pusher

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Leadership Development

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Leadership Development, as defined by F3 Q Source, is the process employed
by a group to develop new leaders. While simply stated, this definition can be
challenging to execute if we wade through the world as Sad Clowns. The Fort is
rich in leaders as observed by YHC in COT, in our community and more
importantly in our homes. But similar to fitness, leadership must continually be
developed, these muscles must be challenged, or else leaders too can fall victim
to the Status Quo.

As we introduce a focus on Leadership Development or LDP in the Fort, our
goal is to build internally (Get Right) to impact externally (Live/Lead Right) and
leave a legacy (Leave Right). These core concepts written in Q Source will be
the lexicon of our efforts as we challenge ourselves to continue to grow as great
leaders and develop the next generation of leaders along the way.

The challenge is simple, the content is available but the choice to grow as a
leader is yours. The fruit of this choice has immense potential and I am confident
that the Pax of the Fort will continue to execute.

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Locking Shields with the King

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7 was the number of HIMs that showed for a conversation about the 👑 this morning at Baxter’s finest caffeinated drink emporium.

Takeaway: how much further can we go if we treat posting in the AM as an opportunity to lock shields? Am I willing to make myself accountable in the PM today to someone else that I will meet in the AM tomorrow? Ask one of these guys when you see them.

@Dojo @NASA @Barry Manilow @Pusher @Cyclops @Sprocket

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Are you a Lizard Bullfrog or Leach 🤷🏻‍♂️

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WARMUP: Cornerstone prayed us in
THE THANG:
We discussed F3: Groups
Organizations
Communities
Teams

Lizards
Bullfrogs
Leaches

Where are we leading in each of these groups

Most influential is in our HOME TEAM

MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:
Cyclops prayed us out!

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8 Block’a

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THE THANG:
– Goal planning best practices: 12 week planning (goals into smaller chunks), S.M.A.R.T. goals, have an Idea-ation process (uninterrupted listing/brainstorming)

Word of Year:
– Think of past words
– Create a list before critiquing each word, categorize and rank

1st F Themes:
– # of posts this year
– Event(s) for year
– Time/count based goals, i.e. 4-min mile

2nd F Themes:
– QSource
– Passion… Church groups, F3 weekly meets, etc
– Event like a long golf weekend or camping
-Engaging pax you don’t know well
Set an EH’ing goal

3rd F Themes:
– 3rdF Thursdays
– Service-based project
– Join a Life Group (church)

Jester:
– What’s driving bad habits? Real Jester? “Onion” concept, keep peeling back layers
– Abstinence, i.e. quitting porn/booze
– Putting in guardrails, i.e. telling Shield Lock, avoiding situations

Mental Preparedness: Consistency, DRP, 3S2T

Improving Relationships: Consider 2nd F goals, Concentrica relationships

Advice to You get Self:
– Get a mentor
– Don’t procrastinate
– Don’t waste time wasted
-Learn to love unconditionally

COT: Prayer by the Boss of Cakes

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2023 Q Source – The Manual for Virtuous Leadership

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Leadership is a skill that a person must learn and master during their lifetime rather than an attribute of their character with which they are born. As a skill, it is like learning to play the piano. If it were an attribute, it would be like having blue eyes or a square jaw.

Because it is a skill, a person must commit to learning to lead in the same way that they would learn to play the piano. The degree to which they will ultimately master it will depend both upon their natural ability and their willingness to practice. Because we are all born with some leadership ability, even a man with very little natural skill can still be an effective leader if he is willing to practice hard. But a man who will not practice at all will never master the skill even if he is born with the heart of a lion. The decision to become an effective leader is volitional. No one else can make it for you.

-Dredd

The mission of F3 is to plant, grow and serve small workout groups for the invigoration of male community leadership. With that mission in mind in the Fort, we continue in 2023 with Q Source by starting from the beginning in an effort to practice the skill of leadership. We will begin with a Foundation discussion on Disruption on Tuesday, January 2nd https://f3nation.com/q/disruption/

For those who may be new or unfamiliar with Q Source, it is the “field manual for leadership” within F3 consisting of 54 Q Points meant to accelerate a man through his G3L (Get Right, Live Right, Lead Right, Leave Right). Weekly discussions follow the Q Points and encourage accountability, vulnerability and encouragement from fellow Pax which lead to positive impact in your home and workplace. While weekly attendance is encouraged, Q Points offers the ability to keep up with the content if you have to miss a week.

The Thang

Tuesday mornings at Baxter Starbucks

6:20 – 7 AM

Resources

  • F3 Nation website – https://f3nation.com/q/
  • Q Source podcasts –Soundcloud F3 Nation
  • Newsletter Sign Up – Send an email requesting addition to F3Qsource@gmail.com
  • Want a PDF copy – Send an email to Eddie.d.dowling@gmail.com

Whether you are new to the content or have been through it before, there is ample opportunity to grow in 2023 as a leader. I challenge you to spend this time each week preparing yourself so that you can effectively serve others around you. #SYITG

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