Author: Chet

While doing plank twists this early am, one of the 3PP newb’s asked me a great question - “What you training for, Chet? You got a big race coming up?” Nope, I replied. I’m not training for any particular event, I told her. Just training, you know, for life. I’m training for life. Fact. I’m … Continue reading What you training for, Chet…

That’s Poquito climbing 8% Sherborne Hill. He climbed it 3 times this past Saturday. Climbed Retreat hill once. Did Daventry hill five times, four of which were sprints. We climbed Carriage hill once. We climbed the private drive off Taggart once (I love this one). We climbed three more off Taggart and cruised home. Back … Continue reading Poquito…

Steven Pressfield is my favorite author still living. From Gates of Fire to The War of Art, and twenty other gems in between, he’s woven many memorable stories I’ll never forget. Here’s great learning from studying his mindset. When he finished the manuscript for Gates, his editor told him it was too long - way … Continue reading Trust your ASS…

Hey high performer! Listen up. There is a problem with your performance. It. Is. Good. Enough. Jim Collins got it right back in 2000. He wrote his best book Good to Great. The opening sentence is freakin’ magic. “Good is the enemy of great.” Damn. Talk about ccd, he could have stopped there and it … Continue reading Good enough…

Leaders initiate. Fact. The ones we remember, however, are ones that finish. We remember finishers. Think about it. In any sport, business, or any endeavor of worth, who earns the most acclaim? Finishers. You cannot achieve greatness without it. You cannot lead elite without it. You cannot build sustainable teams without it. You have to … Continue reading Finishers…

Today, during practice 310, we paired up with BTL buddies and practiced 7 good minutes understanding one another. It was freakin’ magic, again. We heard from a newbie (she blew us away with her transparency), who got uncomfortable being who she really is. Every other place she’s worked, you know, she had her “elevator speech” … Continue reading Practice 310…

You can’t bear to get on the phone anymore. You don’t talk to anybody on the phone. The exception is Mom & Dad. We talked about 55 38 7. Day 322 in BBTL. You have social anxiety about calling. You feel you don’t have enough to say. DumbASS. Call because you care. Tell them you … Continue reading Talk…

People don’t quit their company. They leave their team. When thinking of joining a company, friend, stop the incessant look at Glassdoor or best places to work bullshit. Figure out who you’re going to be working for, I mean directly reporting to. Interview them. Grill the other folks who work for them. Ask them curious … Continue reading Teams…