Author: Chet

We tend to be a sucker for articulate leaders. Nothing inherently wrong with leaders who have mastered the art of speaking well. Remember this truth. Well done > well said. Focus, leader, on being someone worthy of hearing the words, well done. History remembers what you did more than what you said. Aristotle was right - … Continue reading Well, well, well…

A client of mine sensed something was off with one of his teammates. Heading down the wrong path. So, he caught his teammate in the hallways and asked a simple question. "How you doing?" Teammate response was typical. "I'm great." So, the leader asked again. "How you really doing?" The response was slightly different - … Continue reading Mine for this…

David L. Cook, in his materpiece titled Greatness, describes the volitional continuum brilliantly. This is great leadership learning for you and your teams. Volition, by definition is the power or faculty of choosing; the will.  We'll go from worst to first. The parentheses are my extrapolation, for what it's worth... I won't. (No will) I can't. (Incapable will) … Continue reading Volitional…

Just recently concluded my sixth read of C.S. Lewis's masterpiece Mere Christianity. What an amazing gift this book. According to Clive and others, to get the gist of a "good book" you've got to read it at least six times. This is the first book I've reached six. Was worth it. More to come, Lord willing. Here's … Continue reading Sixth time is a charm…

Ten practices with a new client. He's renamed me already. To this dude, my name is Observer Chet. Tells me this every practice. This week he unpacked it. You see, his friends live in judgement. Mostly negative. Told me he was scared shitless of my judgement when we started. Thought I'd bring the judgement hammer. … Continue reading Observer Chet…

Practice ONE.65 with OSU mens golf was more freakin' magic. JimmyTHEgreat, assistant coach, shared some CCD truth with the team. They were getting curious how he had beaten the socks off them yesterday in a practice round down in Georgia. He hardly plays now. Next to never practices. Yet, his wedge game and putting seemingly … Continue reading Haven’t hit a bad putt yet…

Humans distrust salespeople. Always have. Always will. Why?  We hate being sold. Flip the coin? We love to buy. We love buying exactly what we want. Great salespeople don't sell shit. They give their customers the unique chance to buy exactly what their heart desires. Next time you (think) you need to sell something to a … Continue reading Love to buy…

Back in October of 2025 during OSU WLAX practice ONE.34, Coach Mandy practiced 7 good minutes getting curious with me as her team of 40+ athletes and coaches listened in. We hadn't prepared for this. I wasn't so sure it was a good idea, in fact. Turns out this was a great idea!! Here's a … Continue reading Cherries…