Author: Chet

Sir Ernest Shackleton's big dream was to cross the Antarctic continent on foot.  In 1914 he set out with a team of 28 men to do just that.  They failed.  What they did was survive. Amazingly all 28 made it out alive. The expeditions ship Endurance had threaded its way though the Weddell Sea before … Continue reading Endure…

I recently freaked a BTL team out when I told them about 10% of the feedback I receive from others is useful. 90% goes into my CORE and finds no place to call home, so right on out it goes. Just reread Buckingham’s latest titled Nine Lies about Work. Here are his elite eight questions for you, … Continue reading Feedback you can use…

I want to grow old, but not tired, with a few family, friend, and clients who love BBTL, who love each other, and who love making each other do what we can. I train so I can burn out bright instead of slowly fading away. I’m not training for an event. I’m training as a … Continue reading Why I train…

Over prepare > over think. Today’s band practice was more freakin’ magic. One of the young Builders shared truth regarding his state of being going into his practices. He’s struggling with figuring out how to be prepared for practice and yet be able to go with the flow, go where the client/situation dictates instead of … Continue reading Over prepare…

Here's the latest rinse of my worldview. These thoughts represent my deepest held beliefs and guide my behavior - even though I'm constantly tripping up and falling down. This matrix helps me keep getting up and getting better instead of bitter. We are all a perpetual work in process. I am slowly beginning to see … Continue reading Worldview x.0…

BTL is in the business of building individuals, teams, and leaders. We are paid by leaders to transform them and their teams. So what exactly is leadership? Take a moment and fill in the blank.  Leadership is ________.   When I recently asked this question in BTL team practice, I heard a variety of words … Continue reading Leadership is…

Chester E. Scott sounds like a name with some Scottish ancestry. It is. Truth is I'm primarily Scotch-Irish. Turns out so were 20 of our United States Presidents. Translation. They didn't belong.  You see Scotch-Irish dudes were half breeds. The Scots didn't consider them theirs. The Irish? Nope, not so much. So they came to … Continue reading Home…

Your CORE can never be strong enough. You cannot invest too much time within, friends. You can, however, invest too much time on resulting. You can overly fixate on leaving your mark. Humans, by our very nature, forget what we knew as children. Watch little ones learn. They soak up truth. They apply it. Worry … Continue reading Inner > outer…