Author: Chet

John 8:32 - And, someday you will know the truth and the truth will set you free. This is my favorite verse in The Bible. Richard Rohr translation - Someday the truth will set you free, in the meantime it just might make you miserable. Truth! This has been a hard/beautiful week of truth. I … Continue reading Truth…

Recently in practice 318, I reminded a team of the “why” behind speaking and listening, BTL style. Here it is. Don’t miss this. Speaking and listening, BTL style, will transform whatever team you’re on. Truth. Normal teams talk in a very predictable fashion. Those with power and status dominate the airwaves. Newbies, introverts, and those … Continue reading Power and status…

At the end of BTL Grapplers practice, one of the stud leaders shared about his tough twenty minute go. He got his ASS kicked. He wrestled up two weight classes against another stud on the team. It was not pretty. It was not close. Here’s what he said. Do not miss this perspective. He shared … Continue reading Effort…

Tomorrow, the day starts early at 6:17am with a little workout with little RyRy. Then the fun begins. From 7:30 am until 8:30pm or so, it will be wall to wall opus. Nine practices. Damn. I’ve never done nine practices in one day. Tomorrow we will be in the zone and a good tired. Today … Continue reading Opus…

Yesterday I facilitated a great practice, at least to me. This team has been practicing for 7.5 years. Record results for the past handful of those years. So, what did we do that made this practice one of their best? We fought. Great teams have conflict, just like every other team. The best ones, remember, … Continue reading Practice 92…

In MOT (moments of truth) we fear speaking up as much as acting up. In the future you will regret errors of omission more than errors of commission. Fact. Stop hesitating. Stop overthinking it. Speak. Act. Today. Live hard. Love harder. Do more…

Lots of chatter it seems about our personal philosophy. So much so, it’s become a fairly regular interview question. How would you answer it? If you’re BBTL, the answer likely would connect the questioner to your CORE & OPUS - who you are, why you’re here, and where you’re going. This would be good. What … Continue reading Personal philosophy…

Today we did a rip/ride with Littlest Poquito. He’s one of my few. I will cry like a baby if he dies before me. He believed in BTL before I knew what I was doing. I helped him dig out of a big hole back in 2009. He will never forget. He came after me … Continue reading Friends…