Author: Chet

You are not the names others call you. Fact. Take a look at your  “I am’s,” and give them a hard rinse from deep within your worldview. Rid your mind of the negative names that came from others or from you listening to your untrained, negative, little voice. Change the channel. Go up a level and … Continue reading Do more…

I’m on a rereading crusade for 2020. It’s long overdue. C.S. Lewis’s discipline was for every new book he read he would reread two old ones. I’ve been half assing this discipline until this year. I’ve read maybe three new books all of 2020 and don’t have another one staring me down. I’m midway through … Continue reading Eat like Mike…

Sam Phillips looked Johnny Cash in the eyes and asked him very ccd if he had anything else to play. Johnny had just paid $4 for his audition and Sam wasn’t liking what he heard. Johnny got pissed while Sam spoke truth. Sam gave Johnny the gift of truth in love when he told him, … Continue reading I don’t believe you…

Chronos and Kairos are a couple Greek words that translate to the English word time. Chronos is the measurement of time. Kairos is a season of time. We’re in a kairos season of isolation. These are the moments that make or break us. Most humans are unprepared. You are not normal, friend. Use this crisis … Continue reading Level the hell up…

Today, in your system, you most likely are being patient with poor performers. Stop this. Push for performance. Demand it. If you are aiming at a high performance team your enemy is your weakness, your patience, your fear surrounding how you push those you don't think can quite handle it. Push, anyway. Your problem is … Continue reading Culture…

Frederick was a slave for life. His back was proof positive. He was whipped on more occasions than he could count. His kairos whipping, however, came at age sixteen. He had been sent to Master Covey's house as punishment. Master Covey, you see, was a professional "slave breaker." Slave owners in an around the beautiful … Continue reading Not beaten down…

Last paragraph typo - Building callouses without becoming calloused.

Performance cultures are driven by the desire to improve performance; Country Club cultures, not so much. Country clubs care about how you look, how you dress, making you feel good, and all kinda other political bullshit. Performance cultures are all about your performance, improving your performance, and doing it the right way. Performance cultures are … Continue reading Rigor…