Author: Chet

Practice 53. I picked a fight. Taught a team how to fight to improve performance, not to prove a point. This team is another one of my favorites and they don’t know why or how to kick each other’s ASS. So, they play nice and do not perform near their peak. I could write this … Continue reading Fight…

Today, someone will wrong you. Your natural reaction will be to make things right by somehow getting even. Revenge, remember, is an ancient, unenlightened reaction to make things right. How’s it working for you? Today, wake up to the reality that shit’s going down and it’s most often gonna feel like it ain’t right. Remember … Continue reading Write…

Nickies left us this early am at the age of 101. He repped the greatest generation well. His son, Steve, departed one month ago. They meet again, now, pain free and everything makes sense. We grieve our loss. We feel immense pain. Nothing makes sense. Krit is here. Tay too. Andrew and Jordan will soon … Continue reading Nickies…

Day 8 is all about perspective. All of us are gonna die. Few live. Fewer still, live well. My father in law, Nickies, is 101. He’s lived long and he’s lived well. Early Sunday morning he suffered a massive stroke and we’re all coming to grips with his mortality. We’ve all assumed he’ll just keep … Continue reading Death…

I wasn’t planning to write for a long, long time. I had to write about practice 77 with a team of maniacs. During practice 76 we esteemed one teammate. We invested one hour mostly telling one teammate how much we appreciate and get them. The room was filled with gratitude and joy as we authentically … Continue reading Practice 77…

Downer came second. PJ came third. SLO was here first. We began by loading books from the basement to the garage as another client has ordered Becoming BTL for all 250 folks in his company. Blessed. Once the 19 boxes were loaded up we began our 45 minutes of core work. Everyone led. We laughed … Continue reading Day 31 (Compass and map)…

The culture in your twenty square feet is the only one that matters. Here’s why. Every team has a variety of cultures not a singular one. The predominate culture flows from the influential. The best of the best follow those who emanate strength and humility - always have. If you want a healthy culture in … Continue reading Day 30 (Healthy core – healthy culture)…

Reading this morning I’m reminded of C.S. Lewis - Putting first things first doesn’t make second things less, it makes them more. What are you putting first today, somebody else’s ideas or your own? Are your second, third, and fourth things in proper priority? Are you busy balancing and fitting things in or are you … Continue reading Day 29 (Find your melody line first)…