Author: Chet

You and I are wired to chase metrics over meaning. It’s easier. Most Americans know their net worth. Few know themselves. Becoming BTL takes a lot of solitary confinement. You must go to your room and come to love not loathe alone time. Happiness, remember, is a horrible aim but a wonderful outcome. So, this … Continue reading Day 3 (Happiness)…

I write for clarity. The more I write, the more ccd (clear, concise, and direct) my speech. I write in narratives because the brain remembers stories; fact and figures, not so much. I write my way and it’s a lot like I speak. I can almost hear myself as I look at the words I’ve … Continue reading Day 2 (Why we write)…

I’m here because this is exactly where I want to be on January 1, 2021. I’m here living in alignment with my CORE and OPUS through the discipline of PoP (my playbook of productive action). I’m here to live out the BTL purpose which is fully mine. I’m here. Present. What a gift to know … Continue reading Day ONE (Why are you here)…

This morning the driveway 3PP was in rare form. First, we had the crisis - Downer threw his back out about twenty minutes into the 58:58 core festivus. Kevin helped him to his car and back at it we went. After the final leg weights were removed, we went for our final walk of 2020. … Continue reading Cars…

I’m enjoying the end to 2020 by hanging out with our family and getting lots of rest and recovery into my system. Krit is back in KC. Jordan heads back to FLA today. Andrew will be in Berlin by Thursday. It’ll be just Miss and me for quite awhile. Today, however, we have time with … Continue reading 2021 Becoming BTL…

Day 6 in Becoming BTL is all about hard. Love is hard. Dementia is hard. Discipline is hard. Forgiveness is hard, and on and on the list goes. Today, I reminded a client that family is hard. Always has been and always will be. Remember, home is where the heart and hurt coexist. So, I … Continue reading Give and take care…

I'm re-reading Daniel Kahneman's masterpiece titled, Thinking, Fast and Slow and late in the book, Daniel turns his attention toward the study of how we think about life. He describes research across the world regarding satisfaction with life. For instance, lets assume you’re planning to get married. If we were to ask you to rate … Continue reading Focus and distribute attention…

Grappy’s book is titled incorrectly. It should be Unchosen Suffering. You see, just about anybody can handle adversity they choose. What buckles and breaks most humans is the suffering and loss they don’t choose. Grappy knows this firsthand with the unchosen loss of his son, Teague. He writes honestly about this in his worthy read … Continue reading Chosen suffering…