Author: Chet

Recently, I gave a gift to someone who did not expect it. Her reaction and the reaction of her friends was pure joy. Soaking this in, made me smile. Jesus was right when He said “Blessed is the giver.” The more you freely give, the more richly you receive. God, help me remember this truth … Continue reading Give and take care…

The world is becoming over-coached. Everywhere I turn there’s another coach for this and another coach for that. We hire sales coaches, strength coaches, nutrition coaches, executive coaches, life coaches, and countless more. We are not Becoming Built to Lead, however. When we engage with a client in sport, commerce, or any other form of … Continue reading Built…

Today, during a sacred BTL band practice, we had a very special guest - Jim Gant. We invested ninety minutes getting curious with The American Spartan. If you’ve not read the book by the same name, you’ve whiffed. My cousin, Ann Scott Tyson, is a magnificent, professional writer. She and Jim lived war in a … Continue reading Jim Gant…

More than half of the minds out there, believe intelligence is fixed. Read Talent is Overrated, by Geoff Colvin or The Talent Code by Daniel Coyle and you’ll see how the growth mindset drives one to work to improve their performance, while the "fixed" mindset causes another to Eeyore up, "oh, bother." What's your mindset? … Continue reading Blue skies…

Today during practice 37 with a Lacrosse team growing closer, we heard one of their leaders lead by reflecting. We wrote. We talked. We grew closer even though we were miles upon miles apart. We learned that everybody loves meatloaf and that we get energy being with. And, we learned that the habit of the … Continue reading Practice…

As kids we used to play a fun, neighborhood game of hide and seek. Someone would be “it,” and the rest of us would run and hide as they counted to fifty as fast as possible. The winner of the game was the one who could not be found. Leaders, oftentimes, are masters at this … Continue reading Seek and find…

Afghan tribes live in a qualat where conditions are beyond primitive. There is no running water, latrine system, or HVAC systems of any sort. They have to perform real, hard, work to simply sustain what we tend to take for granted. The Afghan tribe covered in detail in my cousin Ann’s book American Spartan is … Continue reading Vacuum, don’t sweep…

"If a man knows not to which port he sails no wind is favorable," Seneca shared many moons ago. For too many of us, life is just wind. There is no port. Just wind. Remember, a sailboat requires righteous weight in its keel to remain upright wherever is it's aim. So, before you set sail, … Continue reading Just wind…