Author: Chet

Peteboy turns 72 next month. Yesterday he shared some good news with me. He just picked up two new clients. His smile said it all. He’s not working. He’s in his OPUS. Never stop. What, friend, are you looking toward with your life’s work? If it’s OPUS, you’ll know it because you won’t want it … Continue reading Par for the course…

I believe we are meant to feel life. You cannot think your way to excellence. You’ve got to develop a feel for the game, whatever it is, if your aim is mastery. People are often kind and complimentary after a team practice where (they inform me after the fact) it appeared as if I knew … Continue reading Feel…

The longer I live the more I appreciate a good walk with friends on the golf course. It’s slow, beautiful, challenging, and inspiring. Yesterday, after one of the most beautiful and inspiring BTL team practices with OSU WSOC, I made my way out to The Village. To my great surprise I drew the lucky straw. … Continue reading Golf and gratitude…

The Danes practice Hygge (coziness). They consistently rank the second happiest country on the planet (Finland #1). Hygge is as much about what it isn’t as what it is. They practice the power of being with, with a Danish twist. To create coziness, stop trying to prove yourself. Resist the urge to dominate. See yourself … Continue reading Danish…

We should remember that one man is much the same as another, and that he is best who is trained in the severest school. - Thucydides Stop looking for shortcuts to what you want. Take the long way home. On purpose. Run into hard. Stop running away from hard. The ancient truth from Thucydides doesn’t … Continue reading Do it well…

Played golf this past week with three, 38 year old success stories. Easy to see these dudes have done well. Thought of my son, Jordan, their same age. He too has done well. None of us, on that particular day, played golf very well. All of us were frustrated with our games. We were not … Continue reading Play…

The most frequent command in The Bible? Fear not. Fear does not protect you. Productive action does. Worry doesn’t work. Preparation does. Overthinking overwhelms. Baby stepping into better habits frees. The opposite of fear? Love. You choose. Your choices have consequences. God, help me. Live hard. Love harder. (much harder)…

Your brain is antifragile. Translation. It gets stronger with adversity, challenge, and pressure. The problem is modern life is mostly a comfortable and convenient construct. So, the brain creates obstacles when real ones don’t exist. You see, friend, your brain knows for it to thrive it’s got to figure it out, solve problems, learn, adapt, … Continue reading Antifragile…