Author: Chet

Normally I’m a care taker with Miss. Roles are reversed. Recently, I’m a care giver. You see, Miss takes great care of me so I’m filled up to take care of you, my family, friends, and clients. Our partnership has worked well for over forty, freakin’ years. It’s not been an equal partnership by any … Continue reading Care taker…

Miss and I have always loved a room with a view. Until this week. We were planning to be in and out, you know. Same day surgery. Painful, but back home within a few hours. Did. Not. Go. According. To. Plan. Doc said her endo was worst ever. They put a jackhammer to her womb. … Continue reading Room with a view…

This is why I ride. For the beauty and the beast. For my friends and for myself. For fun and for pain. For the camaraderie of suffering and the alone time with my Lord. For the chosen suffering that prepares us for the unchosen. For the joy of learning to do hard things well by … Continue reading Why I ride…

If you want to make quicker & better decisions in your profession, pay more attention to the micro to understand the macro. Damn. Stop saying to yourself after a great shot - “I was feeling it today.” Instead say to yourself - “That was freakin’ magic, I gotta figure it out.” The best study what … Continue reading Study what works…

Masters marry the mundane. This is another worldview belief of mine. Here’s what it means to me. Masters understand that depth trumps breadth all day long. I don’t need hacks. They do not build mastery. I don’t need fancy new skills to add to my arsenal. I need depth. I need to deeply understand the … Continue reading Depth…

Mistakes are part of nearly every performance. Disasters are not. First mistakes rarely are disastrous. Third, fourth, or fifth ones are usually the culprit. We make a mistake, get angry or let fear grip us and before you know it we make another one and then another. The key to mastery is limiting your mistakes, … Continue reading Mistakes…

We are living vicariously through Pj for the next few days. He’s doing our France trip on his own. A lone. He’s making lots of new friends. He just climbed 16,000 feet over 100 plus miles today. Epic. More than we’ve ever done. Sleep well tonight. You earned it. Live hard. Love ❤️ harder…

C.S. Lewis was right. Love anything or anyone and your heart will surly be broken. My heart, most likely just like yours, has been broken frequently this past year. Feeling life means embracing both sides of the coin. It’s not heads and tails. It is love & loss. Today, if it went according to plan, … Continue reading Love & loss…