Author: Chet

The modern world tells us width matters most. Chase followers. Network your brains out. Spread yourself thin. Ancient wisdom teaches a much different truth. Happiness is fleeting. Want more joy? Depth matters most. Deep relationships multiply joy. Be with. Slow down. Be. Recently, with a team I've grown to love like my own, we went … Continue reading Worth it…

KISS (Keep it simple, stupid) is a well known design principle first coined by the US Navy back in 1960. It's a great reminder of the power of "making things as simple as possible" - a phrase coined earlier by a dude named Einstein.  During a recent BTL team practice, I shared my tweak to … Continue reading KISS…

At BTL we believe there is great power when one turns routines into rituals. The difference? Routines are good. Rituals? Sacred. This past month I took one of my morning routines (reading and writing) and made a slight change. I made a decidre (Latin - to cut off). I decided to start my day reading … Continue reading Routines to rituals…

Life is hard. Designed to be difficult. And, life is beautiful. Designed to bring us joy. Keep making yourself move. This morning, Littlest, Brother Mick, and I moved it out for 48 beautiful miles in the central ohio countryside. Littlest has two bad Achilles tendons. Getting an MRI next week. Doc’s can’t figure out what’s … Continue reading Together…

Yesterday, we held practice ONE.35 with a team of golfers. It was early am on U.S. Amateur final qualifying day for four of them. They all showed up early for BTL team practice before teeing it up under the pressure and in the heat. Both coaches were there. We talked about Matt Biondi from back … Continue reading Lil Jeggie…

Last night we kicked off practice with a team of grass kickers. OSU womens soccer is a great team led by a great leader. They are worth a watch.  Last year was sweet sixteen. This year? Who knows.  Sports. You gotta love the unknown. Or you'll go crazy with the chaos that comes when injuries, … Continue reading Volitional…

Philip, father of Alexander the Great, thought one way. Louis XIV, thought differently. Both were crowned King. Philip, a Macedonian, lacked formal education and proper manners, thought "early and often" about his eventual death. In fact, he hired a servant to remind him daily of his mortality. The servants job was to utter these words at … Continue reading As late as possible…

Keep working is one of my mantras. I remind myself to keep working when I ride, write, read, exercise my core, and when strengthening my BTL CORE. Keep working is my way of telling myself quitting is NOT an option. The dude on the far left is jmo. He’s battled melanoma for years. Was told … Continue reading Keep working…