Author: Chet

Flamingos are a beautiful bird. They start out kinda gray in color and over the course of their life, they become pink. The old grandpa’s are the pinkest of all. Why pink? They eat red, algae roots their entire lifetime. They become a shade of what they consume. You and I are a lot like … Continue reading Why pink…

Together we transform. Always together. This is the tagline of BTL. When starting this experiment back in 2002, I wasn't nearly as believable when choosing the tagline. So, the tagline was safer - Together we improve. Weak, freakin' sauce... Below are a small sampling of recent practice notes with a client of mine who is … Continue reading Alignment…

Masters, at least in my mind, do three things well to consistently hone their skills.  They study, learn, and apply. We, your BTL Builders, are students of oneness, high performance, leadership, and teams. Love studying all around them. Lifelong learners when it comes to our craft. I used to say clients paid me to study. … Continue reading Apply…

Yesterday, a group of seven souls departed my house at 7:47am. The route was familiar. Larry Allen, BTL's best Builder, had ridden this route right before he departed for his Heavenly home. Per usual, he had called to tell me all about it. We were going to ride it the next week. Next week never … Continue reading LA’s last ride…

Most birds only sing when the conditions are just right - when they’re safe, satisfied, and secure. We humans are a lot like birds. Most allow circumstances to control us. That, friends, is for the birds. Don’t be normal. Be more like a Lark… The Lark is not a normal bird. You see, the Lark … Continue reading For the birds…

Relationships cannot be healthy without both parties embracing some loss of self. This always involves acute pain. And, we're over tuned to our own loss of independence; our partners, not so much. This is why we're horrible at keeping score in close relationships. I feel every slight like I've been cut to the bone and … Continue reading Not getting even…

We build muscles with time under tension. We train them. We build relationships with time under attention. We love them. Muscles grow accustomed and adapt to tension. They will not grow unless you increase resistance, change routine, and overload them in new ways. Your closest relationships will not flourish without similar, focused attention. The routines … Continue reading Time under attention…

When a SEAL chief senses tension within his team, he often plays the "Van fight" card. What, you ask is a van fight? The leader says the word and the team gets in the van. The leader is off limits. He drives the van. The teammates get in the back of the van and fight … Continue reading Van fight…