Author: Chet

Tuesday is my new favorite opus day. It’s my only day I invest in one place - Ohio State. From 7:30 am through 5:15pm, I ran 8 practices yesterday. Love ‘em all. This is my new Tuesday routine. Blessed beyond belief. Blessed by belief, actually. So, let me pose the same question we ended yesterday’s … Continue reading This matters more…

You and I are made to become and belong. We are designed to become the original we already are and to feel we belong with someone, some community, and some cause of our choosing. We all struggle becoming and belonging. The aims are in conflict. So are we. So, friend, here are some BTL swing … Continue reading Interdependent…

Want the anti-anxiety pill? Stay present. Slow down. Breathe. Make it through this evolution. Do not look ahead and attempt to calculate how far to the summit. Overwhelming thoughts, remember, reside in the future. SEAL's know this. The ones that make it through BUD's don't think ahead. They just make it through their present moment … Continue reading Labor like this..

So, you want deeper connections in your closest relationships? Who doesn’t, right… Apply the BTL speaking and listening fundamentals, first. Be ccd, truth in love, listen like an animal being stalked, reserve judgement, give more than you take, and on and in mastery of the fundamentals. Live here. And, here’s two new swing thoughts to … Continue reading Opposites attract…

Hard labor you disdain as you tire. Hard OPUS you sustain as you perspire. One of my clients has recently mined for deep clarity on his OPUS. He’s super smart and super focused. When he locks in, in fact, I can speak to him (from right next to him) and he hears not a word. … Continue reading Feel like this…

False harmony feels good. It’s easy, you know. False harmony is not good. Real harmony takes effort. Real harmony is a lot of Heaven and a glimpse of Hell. Real harmony rarely happens, especially at home. You see, friend, home is where the heart is most vulnerable. Home is where the hurt cuts like a … Continue reading Humbly…

Most humans speak from their head. They speak thoughtfully and measure their words. They match tone and body language to the audience and moment. This is good and works well. Good is the enemy of great. Master connectors speak from the heart. They trust it. They’ve built it strong and learned to speak the same … Continue reading Heart…

This morning I awoke to a crazy text sent from a BTL client of the band (not mine). He shredded me in the best of ways. I freaked out when looking at the bottom of the screen and seeing words in my send line. I had not written them, or so I thought. Wrecked me. … Continue reading Miracles…