FLIPPER

Birth Name:  Cory Shaw

Age: 47

F3 Start Date: September 2022

Main AO Post: Shootout

Q. How did you hear about F3 and how did you get your F3 Nickname?

A. It was the social butterfly, Sketch, that EH’d me. I was a bit of a pushover; he had started a few weeks prior and brought it up while hanging out with our M’s. My M immediately proclaimed, “that sounds like something you’d like”. To which I replied, “don’t tell me what to do!” Par for the course, she was right, it sounded right up my alley - especially the free part.

I’m involved in real estate, and our primary focus for a time was house flipping - the rest is history. As a result, I feel compelled to encourage other PAX to find their porpoise in life… (that’s for LowPass and Impact, who are notorious for bad… I mean dad jokes). 

Q. Already in 2024 you unlocked a number of weaselbot achievements with most of them during the mega cold snap…what was your motivation to go after those awards and which one meant the most to you?

A. Again, I harken back to Sketch, who was the prominent weaselbot conqueror of 2023. My only motivation to push for 5 achievements in January was to be the first to do so - hat tip to Spike who set the bar with 4 achievements in a week right at the dawn of the New Year, he inspired me. Because I’m so humble, I don’t brag, but it’s nice to have the right to do so! 

As for the cold, even frigid, temps, it aligned with my inner arctic dolphin. I enjoy suffering through an ice bath when I get home from a beatdown, so the outside temps where a welcomed addition to my cold-therapy - the only downside being that I had to put pants on. Sun Tzu once said, “he who ice baths, shall prevail” 

Q. You helped launch and are currently share site Q duties with Sketch at #ao-shootout, how has that experience been, anything you do different and whats in store for the AO in 2024?

A. Being part of the HIM’s at Shootout is a blessing to be sure. The experience of teaming up to launching a new AO has been great and really easy… I just let Sketch do all the work (wink). The juxtaposition of structure and freedom within F3 makes it simple to embrace the core principles while unleashing the individual to be creative in how they interact with any of the 3 F’s. 

As of late, we’ve started to integrate the 5 core principles, mission and motto at the outset of the beatdown. We’ve also committed to being much more intentional when it comes to naming FNG’s - a name is important and should call that individual to higher-self. If there’s anything I’d do differently, it would implementing these ideas at the outset. 

As for the future of #ao-shootout, that will be a collaborative effort on the part of all the PAX who attend. There is a region-wide focus on the second part of the mission statement, “for the invigoration of male community leadership”, which Aaaayyyy spoke on at the Summit. I’d like Shootout to embrace this call to action.  I’d also like to continue to foster deeper relationships, going beyond the superficial - we are brothers and brothers we shall be. 

Q. You attended the first ever F3 AUSTIN SUMMIT on Jan 13th, what did you think going to the event and what was your overall experience of it when all was said a done?

A. Going into the event, I had very, very, very low expectations… KIDDING! I anticipated it would be the usual - which is great - F3 gathering, i.e. men pushing, motivating, and carrying (literally) each other. I have to say that the energy and force of almost 30 men working out together was truly invigorating. Aaaayyyy led a great beatdown while weaving the F3 ethos into everything we did. 

Our “round table” discussion was excellent. Sharing the vision with a broader group of men is integral to moving from vision to reality - I would venture to guess that each individual, to a man, embraced the vision and left inspired. The hill to overcome will be to keep that vision at the forefront while making inroads that bring it to life. This process of cultivation will strengthen the band of brothers that is F3, and I am honored to be a small part of a big movement.