The speedbumps on the road to greatness

In my years in Crossfit, I have seen a number of people come and go. They came with the intention of making a change, and for whatever reason their path met a speedbump, they couldn't go around it, they had to press on, but they chose not too, and thus ended their journey.
Nobody told us about speedbumps on this superhighway to fitness, right???
It would be impossible to address all of the major "speedbumps" in Crossfit, but over my time, I have begun to notice the primary problems in men and women......and they couldn't be any more different..... Over time, I would like to address a few of them...
Testosterone is a good thing.....I have a bit of it flowing in me.....believe it or not.....and it drives me to compete, to lift weights.....to be a man....right?? But what does that mean.....being a MAN...grrrrrrr. In crossfit, you will find, if you don't realize it is only a designation of your anatomy, you will be shocked each and every day. Pride is a silent killer, let me tell you right now. As a man, coming into Crossfit, if you cannot accept the fact that you are going to get beat, get outlifted, get outlasted, by people smaller than you, by people older than you, and yes......by women...you are in for a bad time. The way I see it, a person's journey in Crossfit can go down a few different paths.....One in which they join a local box.....get their first reality check of where they are at with relation to fitness, and come the next day, ready to kill it. As days go by they struggle to make it to the top of the leaderboards,  times are not among the best, and they soon begin to sacrifice form to get the blue ribbon...the RX next totheir time. Over time you will see this person build strength, and appear to get better.. prs might come,  times are getting better......but soon you will see a plateau...injury will come, fatigue will set it....they're rounding their back....they're not working on flexibility, or mobility.
The other path that we, can travel is to join our gym eager to learn, to understand that there can be a 60 year old woman overhead sqautting more than you.....its a balance thing...you will find out soon enough. You must learn to check your pride at the door. To truely understand what your trainers are teaching you, and take the time to do it right, with correct form, this will lead to an incredible experience. Worry about what you are doing. Don't stress over somebody else's wod time, or weights. Being too proud to scale will catch up with you, I promise. There is a scale for everyone. Focus on form each time and I assure you it will show soon enough. The individuals that don't, will cease improvement and have to start from scratch. You determine what you get out of crossfit.