Author: Chet

Amazon just asked me to cancel my pre-order on the book. They don’t know when they’ll be printing it. I’ve already received ten books on Barnes & Noble online. If you still have an order on Amazon, please cancel and get it on B&N. You can get the kindle now and will want to use … Continue reading Becoming BTL on Barnes & Noble…

Back in 2010 I can remember having all my clients write out their 2020 vision with 20/20 clarity. OPUS was just beginning to take hold. Today, looking back on 2020, not much went according to plan. It was good to have the dream. It was good to course correct as crisis and opportunity dictate. So, … Continue reading Keep working…

Yesterday, we celebrated practice 24 with a team of Head Coaches. This is a team that’s easy to be with. They drop nuggets on each other and readily receive ‘em too. Yesterday a golf coach had to pull off to the side of the road to write down his learning about becoming and belonging. He … Continue reading Become and belong…

This is the script that plays in the background of my mind when listening to my clients during BTL practice. Is it true? Is it true? Is it true? Today, one of my clients shared that she is losing energy because she is “stuck indoors.” This is not true. Instead of telling her the unvarnished … Continue reading Is it true…

Home is where the heart and hurt coexist. Remember this and count your blessings, not your bummers, if you are blessed with a house full of both this Christmas Season. Check your justice thread. Know tweaks are coming and they’re mostly unintended. God, help me stop the incessant, judgmental look down. God, help me look … Continue reading Holiday on…

Our nature is to give ourselves the benefit of the doubt; others, not so much. Crazyneuraldoc’s have a name for this bias - The actor/observer bias. When we’re the bad actor we justify the behavior - I mean come on man, I was over served last night and didn’t mean what I said. However, when … Continue reading Bennies…

Your scorecard for significance is the S to your OPUS. We don’t want our clients to use this scorecard to track the obvious wins like revenue, profit, and championships. We know most pay attention to metrics and understand they’re important. Meaning, however, matters more. So, it only makes sense we encourage our clients to track … Continue reading Scorecard for significance…

Most leaders hesitate in MOT (Moments of truth). They don’t trust themselves to speak truth in love, so they hesitate and wait for when the time’s right. Funny how time, right now, is so rarely right, huh.  The truth is many MOT come and go because the leader hesitates out of fear. I’ve oftentimes told … Continue reading Truer…