Author: Chet

Some people are drawn to truth. Most people run from it. When you are truer, leader, you will polarize teammates. This will cause you pain. Fact. When you demand excellence, you polarize. When you no longer tolerate abusive teammates, you polarize. When you take on bullies, you polarize. When you bench high character teammates, you … Continue reading Hard truth…

We tend to think that there can’t be much worse than a slow, painful death. There is. And, none of us gets out of here without experiencing it, especially if we bear the burden of leading anything and anyone. We will experience betrayal. It will cut us to the bone. And we will all betray. … Continue reading Betrayal…

I recently asked a client if he knew what I meant by “become and belong.” Here’s the raw narrative for what it’s worth… He told me what he thought and I told him what it meant to me. Oneness is the depth we’re after. What about become? Become is the pursuit of who you are … Continue reading Become and belong…

The word eulogy comes from two Greek words - Eu (Good) and logos (word). When you or I give a eulogy, we bless another with good words. In our modern culture we tend to reserve this speech for eulogizing someone after they’re gone. Can you imagine the community where we blessed our family, friends, clients, … Continue reading Eulogy…

46 today. I met him half a lifetime ago when he came to Grace Powell Church as our new youth pastor. We became fast friends. Been together ever since. I seared him up and out a long, long time ago. He’s been flying his way since I told him he couldn’t take the ring and … Continue reading Pj’s…

Jordan, my son, taught me not to label people. He’s still teaching me. Today is my last day in the Bird’s nest (his place), at least for awhile. We will be doing this again and again, The Lord willing. We golfed, grilled, cycled, walked, worked out, read, wrote, and talked a ton. I don’t want … Continue reading Not who you think…

Recently, in one of my top five all time practices, we talked through the beauty of the best warriors. What makes them so effective? They’ve already accepted they’re dead. What if we take the same approach with our deepest relational wounds. What if we assume they’ve broken our heart and can’t break it any more. … Continue reading Grace, mercy, and forgiveness…

Last night I hung out with a ton of young leaders from nearly every OSU sport. They were broken into ten teams of around ten souls each. Each team had three BBTL books. They broke into smaller teams and picked a day in the CORE or Courage Essential. They read, wrote, spoke, and listened. And … Continue reading Together…