Author: Chet

Aristotle believed master connectors followed a simple recipe to persuade their audience. He believed ethos, pathos, and logos have power to persuade. Let's unpack 'em a bit. Ethos translates to the English word ethic and is all about establishing your character has credibility. Nobody listens for long to someone whose ethic they question. You are … Continue reading Ethos, pathos, logos…

We are built for relationship and can only reach our full potential with the help of a few. We enter the world dependent on others for our survival. As we grow, we yearn to make it on our own - we want to become independent. We're our best when we're a bit of both, when … Continue reading Give more…

This is where the world lives. Life is hard. Kicks us all in the ASS. Knocks us down and eventually the world convinces us to stay there. So done. A BTL practice participant recently texted me his learning and PA from doing the daily discipline of BBTL (check it out at the bottom of this … Continue reading So done…

Normal teams value false harmony. They fall for the "feel good" kinda place. They bury conflict and tell each other all kinda sweet, little lies. This comes so naturally, most don't even notice. "We're good," they inform me and others when we try to surface the good stuff to make 'em better. Funny, huh. We're … Continue reading The enemy…

Today, Miss V, her dad, Pj, and I rode 47 hilly miles from Johnstown to Utica, up Blacksnake, Reynolds, and St. Joseph. My tiny calves both cramped and the legs were on full revolt. Held up the group. Bummer. Some days you own the road. Some days the road owns you. Just keep training, friend, … Continue reading Suck…

Way back in 1944 Hans had an insight about the extreme male brain (EMB) theory of autism. Here’s what he said… “The autistic personality is an extreme variant of male intelligence. Even within the normal variation, we find typical sex differences in intelligence …In the autistic individual, the male pattern is exaggerated to the extreme.” … Continue reading Hans Asperger…

Practice 28 was Superior, at least to me. We watched a movie clip and I talked the team through another one. This team struggles with accountability. They know this. We talk about it. They are learning to hold each other more accountable and it’s not been easy. Today, I challenged them to be more like … Continue reading Neo…

Talent is overrated. Fact. Talent matters, don’t get me wrong. Effort matters more. Remember the performance formula from the book Grit, by Angela Duckworth. Talent x effort = SkillSkill x effort = Achievement Overly simplified, yes, but she makes a good point. In Angela Duckworth’s world, effort counts twice. What about in yours? What do … Continue reading Outwork…