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TRANSACTIONS
WEEKLY BUSINESS BRIEFING
PURE FITNESS STUDIO OPENS IN DOWNTOWN KALISPELL
A new tness studio cele- brated its grand opening last week on Main Street in down- town Kalispell.
PURE Fitness, a three-story
facility located at 219 Main St.,
o ers a large studio for a vari-
ety of classes, including cycling,
interval training, pilates, barre
and hot yoga. There is also a
members lounge with changing
rooms and showers. The facility
o ers instant workout feedback
on a 12-foot video board as well as a heart rate monitoring system that tracks participants’ workouts.
The studio is currently open Monday through Friday from 5 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. and on Saturday from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. For a full lineup of classes or for more information, call 257-6656.
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A behind-the-scenes shot of the lming of “The Forlorned.” COURTESY PHOTO
put together the press kits for the lm, which consist of huge hardback books that open to reveal sea noises, a lm canister, trinkets linked to the movies, shells, and then the pertinent movie literature.
Aspects like that could help bring Hollywood attention to her Flat- head-made lm, she said.
Wiest said he’s enjoyed watching lmmaking take hold in the Flathead, and that is has grown considerably even in just the decade he’s been here. And shooting a feature lm gives back to the
economy, with actors in hotels and at restaurants, and other local purchases. There are people willing to nance projects up here, Wiest said, and the more people keep creating movies here, the easier it will be to connect the dots. “To see a lot of people do this and make a go of it, it’s really cool,” Wiest said. “The community supports you, they get excited about it. I don’t think you run into that in LA. I think it is a huge growing business and I’d like to
see it keep going.”
mpriddy@ atheadbeacon.com
BUSINESS IS PERSONAL MARK RIFFEY WHO CAN HELP YOU?
THIS PAST WEEK SEEMS TO HAVE been a perfect storm of paths crossing about getting help from coaches, mentors and teachers.
In the past, I have suggested a few times that you should seek out help from those who have been where you are, struggled with some of the same things – and let them help you overcome them. These stories are no di erent. The key is letting them in.
Three Little Things
In the elevator at a trade show, a guy tells me he got o the golf course that day – playing in a tournament at a trade show. He said he had a pretty good day on the links – was driving straight and long. Despite that, one of the guys play- ing with him was out-driving him by over 100 yards on every hole. They were on the same team, so the very long driver (who also happened to be a scratch golfer) sug- gested that the guy I shared the elevator with could improve his game by tweaking “three little things.”
Despite being a pretty good golfer, elevator guy said, “Sure, I’ll give them
a try.” Before that day on the course was over, these three little things made an almost-instant improvement in his accuracy, consistency and distance. His improvement before the round was sub- stantial enough to mention it hours later in an elevator.
What three little things are await- ing your arrival at a place where you are ready to listen and learn?
Mister C
Recently in a local paper, the retire- ment of a long-time English teacher was announced. A guy who was lauded for coaching oh so many state speech and debate championship teams, for mak- ing high school English the best class of the day, and for being far more than “just a teacher” to many students. When the story of his retirement hit Face- book, a number of students posted mul- tiple paragraphs-long thank yous about the impact this teacher had on them - in some cases, despite never having him as a teacher. One of the stories that went unmentioned was about a student who was struggling with a number of things
- including some typical teenage angst with authority gures - and went out of his way to challenge the teacher via their work. Rather than handle this with more authority and repression as many of us might, this teacher created an environ- ment that allowed the student to nd their way, gain respect for the teacher and eventually recognize that teacher as their mentor - and a role model to guide them along with their parents. Eight to ten years later, the respect is still there. While Mister C is more than a coach to a generation of students, he’s very good at that too.
What would a serious coach with high expectations ask you to do to improve yourself? If you know these things need to be done - why haven’t you done them?
Sometimes You Have to Ask
People won’t always o er unsolicited advice – at least not the ones who you’d really like to get it from. Many of them are used to being asked for their help, only to see it go unused or ignored. Quite often, their help will come with terms. They might be living highly scheduled lives and
will need a commitment from you to meet during the only time they have available. Consider it a gift that someone with this much going on is willing to let you into their sphere.
I’m Doing Ok, I Don’t Need a Coach
Even if you’re the best in town, you might not be the best in the state. If you’re the best in the state, you might not be the best in your national market. No matter how good you are, there are always coaches, mentors and others to learn from. Most of them have a knack for observing things about your perfor- mance, methods and practices that you might not notice, or might not see the importance of. That’s what their insight is for – to help you see the things you can’t see on your own.
The things you pick up from someone who has gone beyond where you are will often be little, but transformative things. Prepare yourself mentally to let someone like this into your life so they can help you become an even better version of you.
Want to learn more about Mark or ask him to write about a strategic, operations or marketing problem? Email him at mri ey@ atheadbeacon.com.
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