66…

I’m writing this on my last day age 65. Today, as you read this sorriness, I am 66. Damn. 

Yesterday was epic. Started at 6bells with a zoom practice with my one international client. My contact called me immediately after to tell me it was brilliant. Love the English! Love their language and passion. 7:30 we practiced with a team of producers. Was amazing. Their PA?

More love to’s. Never gets old.

Practiced with stud after stud for the rest of the freakin day. Their PA’s reflected their status as leaders. All similar and all very, very different. I’m writing this at the KC airport after a long day doing what I love with teams I love. Life, remember, is an energy management problem and it’s yours to solve. My lunch practice was with a dude who has more money than dirt and more fear than, well, the seven seas. Remember the Ancient Greek definition of courage – more love than fear. Simple, not easy. 

So, last night, as I flew home, my mind wandered to my belief system and how powerful it is. You see, friend, leaders are believers. It matters not a little, but a lot, what you choose to believe about you and your lot in this life. I believe this gig is nothing but a test. When it comes to an end, I will not be dead. I will simply enter this life and exit into another. So, as I live day to day, I’m grounded with the truth of my existence. One day, Chet, you too will die. 

One of my younger clients finds my belief, unbelievable. He is obsessed with death. See’s it as the “nail in the coffin.” Damn. So, I coached him from his belief system, not mine. He’s going to undergo test after test to bring him some peace about this place. Me? Not so much. I’ve had the heart attack at 62. Survived. Made my peace with my place long ago. Death is a door and I do not fear it. 

So, friend, when you think about your fears, anxieties, and doubts, remember this. You are not alone. We humans are filled with fear. Fear, btw, is the real F word. Fill yourself with uncommon love. You too are an immortal soul. You are not simply your human body. You are much more. You know this. You feel it when you slow down and reflect on the magnitude of this gift and the smallness of physical life. It. Is. A. Blip. Physical life. Soul life? Eternal. 

What, friend, do you believe? Maybe, just maybe, its time for a hard rinse. Damn.

Live hard. Love ❤️ harder…