Author: Chet

What's your name? What time is it? Where are you? What just happened? These are the four questions that Terry asked me on the side of Breckenridge Mountain Eight, back in the summer of 2008. Seems like yesterday. The ambulance sirens were blaring, the sun was shining, and my brain was on full tilt. Just … Continue reading A&O times four the band…

Play like a kid. Whatever is your aim in work and life, if you're going to sustain excellence, you're going to play with it. Have fun with it, you know. Find the joy in the hard. Find peace in the pressure. Find it and keep it.  Train like a pro. You won't get far if … Continue reading Play and train…

Today, Mom and I went to Church, lunch, and finished it off with ice cream. It was a day I will not forget. You see, when I dropped Mom off at the manor I told her let’s take a pic together to remember this day. She looked in the camera and couldn’t see, she told … Continue reading Smile…

Leaders, the kind we transform with, are more thermostat than thermometer. Translation. Transformational leaders control the temperature on their team. They regulate instead of reflecting the vibe around 'em. Researchers at the ESADE business school in Barcelona (rated tops by WSJ) hooked up 35 grad students to EEG (measuring brain waves) and HRV (Heart rate … Continue reading Together we transform…

What follows, friend, is my note to the band earlier this evening. I'm sharing because I'm too full not to. Feel free to skip this one. Feel free to let the freakin' magic in. You choose... BTL band, I’ll miss tomorrow for practice. Flying to KC at 7bells. Full grandbaby time Friday through Sunday. Lockton … Continue reading The Band…

Too many today think their way to greatness requires they say yes, over commit, over do, and build their brand by being seen and out there more. If you’re chasing excellence, friend, begin by saying no today. Cull your way to mastering your domain. Chasing excellence is about doing less and obsessing more. I’m obsessed … Continue reading Cull your way…

Day 6 in BBTL is quickly becoming my favorite day. Life is hard. All aspects of it. Designed so. I believe the designer wants us to quickly learn the only way to navigate the great life is to lean on Him. Our nature is to resist. To live well we must build a second nature, … Continue reading Day 6…

Today, I was dragging ASS. Allergies got the best of me. Legs gave out. Could not breathe. Hadn’t been on the bike outdoors since early May. It showed. I. Was. Slow. Told Peej, Brother Mick, and Littlest to leave me. Told them I knew the way home. Told them to have fun and not let … Continue reading Dragging ASS…