Author: Chet

Nothing worth possessing has ever been given (Grace, of course, is the exception). Life is difficult. The good life is not bon bon’s and learning to lay down. We are meant to do hard things well, remember. We are meant to do them together. So, this morning at 6:23 a team of nine athletes gave … Continue reading Compete…

Doc Scott modeled the way for me for 37 years. He was the kindest man I’ve ever known. He wasn’t much of a businessman and not very handy with a hammer either. He was a loving husband, father, and doc. He loved his work and his patients felt it every time he made a house … Continue reading Fathers…

Life is an energy management problem. It is yours and mine to solve, right? Building your CORE involves six elements: Worldview, Identities, Principles, Passions, Purposes, and process. Let’s unpack passions a bit more. Your love to’s are your energizer bunny. Write them out, hundreds of them. Live them out. Daily. The more love the more … Continue reading Anyway…

I believe… Here's the latest rinse of my worldview. These thoughts represent my deepest held beliefs and guide my behavior - even though I'm constantly tripping up and falling down. This matrix of mine helps me keep getting up and getting better instead of bitter. We are all a perpetual work in process. I am … Continue reading Worldview X.0…

Today, the 3PP reopened. Indoors. The TRX hung from the ceiling, begging to bring the pain. The beam and bars called our name. There were only four of us. Two young athletes. Two old men. Did. Not. Matter. It felt great to get back after it and let the bar and TRX kick my ASS. … Continue reading The 3PP is reopened…

Today, I rushed to judge another human during BTL team practice. I do this every, single day. We, the BTL Builders, are paid to be decisive in the moment and speak truth in love. This does not mean we are always right. Today, I was dead wrong. Good… So, after hearing the teammates response to … Continue reading Humility…

Yesterday, during another transforming team practice, I dropped a few more of my deeply held beliefs. I do this all the time. You. Do. Too. A leader had been frustrated with the lack of response from his teammate. The teammate had been hurting and holding it in. He was hiding his hurt. So, when his … Continue reading Hurting humans…

Today, during another short and sweet team practice, I reminded a team of five. Remember, friend, most learning is remembering. Let that thought soak in for awhile, please… Your fatigue is physiological and psychological- mostly the latter. Today, humanity is mostly drained, not by manual labor but instead by laboring in vain. Fact. You cannot … Continue reading Clarity and charity…