Author: Chet

You can be too concise. You can be too direct. You canNOT be too clear. Clarity is the obsession of BTL leaders. Let me be clear. Life is one long series of tests. Some are pop quizzes you didn’t see coming. Some are freakin’ essay questions you’ve had all day to answer. Some tests are … Continue reading Let me be clear…

Everyone falls. Everyone hurts. Everyone slips. Everyone fails. I mean, c’mon man, who can’t relate to dragging ASS? One of my all timers is currently getting his ASS kicked six ways to Sunday, you know. He’s got it going in reverse in work and life. The wind is out of his sails. He sees the … Continue reading Bounce…

Why don’t animals should on themselves? Maybe a better question is why do we? Animals are who they are. Why are so many humans unlike their real selves? Why do so many of us give up on life way before our fragile lives have given all? Why is it so damn hard to be who … Continue reading The call…

A client recently told me of a frustration with one of his teammates. “She just doesn’t get it,” he began to tell me and then he added the clincher - “And, I don’t know how to teach her.” Damn. Leaders, remember this truth. Very few want you to teach them a lesson. Most simply need … Continue reading Lesson learned…

2003. Boone, NC. Larry, me, George. 2009. Larry’s last ride (First annual). That’s his bride, Kitty, next to me. She is a picture of poise, grace, and strength. Larry’s last ride (15th annual). Coming up to LA’s bridge. He must have seen us coming. God bless America. God bless you. Live hard. Love ❤️ harder. … Continue reading Larry’s last ride…

A young client who is on the way to a life of opus, asked me if my path had taken any dramatic turns since clarity arrived (twenty one years ago) and deciding BTL was my life’s path. My mind slipped quickly to a Joseph Campbell truth… “If you can see your whole life’s path laid … Continue reading Opus is not…

The BTL band is THE band, at least to me. Today, I slept in and joined the band practice instead of training for France. My energy was deplete from a great week of practice with client after client. It was a good tired, but tired nonetheless. Instead of burning more cals on Olentangy river valley … Continue reading THE band…

Do I have your attention? You don’t get your leaders attention by being nice. You get it by performing well. Once you’re performing well, you’ve earned the right to be kind to your leader and give them information, not just affirmation. You can stop puckering up, as I told a big, strong, kind man earlier … Continue reading Leaders attention…