Author: Chet

“Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore, be wise as serpents and harmless as doves.” Matthew 10:16 I use this text to remind our clients that the really difficult leadership challenges do not have obvious answers. Sometimes you must lead cunningly and sometimes you simply gotta come clean. Wise … Continue reading Toggle wisely…

You do not need more time, friend. You need more discipline. The way to get more discipline? Know why… When you know why you’re here, who you are, and where you’re going, figuring out how to get there is the easy part. Before I figured this out for me, life was all about following somebody … Continue reading Know why. Know the way…

Thanks, God, for everything. For your creation, this country, all these communities where I’m blessed with a deep sense of belonging. Thank you for family, friends, and clients. Thank you for Grace, Mercy, and Forgiveness. Thank you for Jesus and the gift of salvation and the process of sanctification. Thank you for love, patience, and … Continue reading Thanks…

Yesterday during OSU HC practice 43 and OSU grappler practice 160, we talked about the master skill that separates the good to great leader. Pattern recognition. The great ones are able to see through the noise and clangor of ideas and distraction and find the one thing we must do and do it now. March … Continue reading Pattern recognition…

I left home at 18. Never returned, at least not for long. College in Indiana. Met Miss from Ohio at 21. Columbus, Ohio became home at 22. Kansas roots? Long gone… Never forgotten. This past week I walked a few of the holes of the Salina Elks golf course. This is where my dad introduced … Continue reading Long gone…

This Thanksgiving week I’m filling up with thanks in addition to meditating on a Psalm to start my day. Reflecting back on Sunday with Marie, I’m so thankful we got to Church, brunch with Big Bird, and enjoyed a beautiful drive around Salina. Mom was so thankful to just get out and about, you know. … Continue reading Thanksfilled…

I’ve started a new discipline. 27 days in. I’m beginning each morning reading, reflecting, and praying a Psalm. For centuries, praying the Psalms has been the way we learn to pray and live. Rereading Eugene Peterson’s book titled A Long Obedience in the Same Direction, has reminded me my soul is thirstier than ever for … Continue reading Psalm…

You and I are seriously soft. We live better than Kings and Queens of a few hundred years back. We are warm in winter and cool on hot summer nights. We enjoy comfort and convenience unimaginable by most. We are coddled and can’t take criticism. We medicate instead of muscle the f up. We celebrate … Continue reading Less soft…