Author: Chet

The bigger the dream the more resistance you're gonna face. There will be obstacles in your path. However large they loom, and difficult the way appears, remember the ancient wisdom from Marcus Aurelius - The impediment to action advances action. The obstacle becomes the way.  Obstacles are a fact of life, friend. We all have … Continue reading Game day…

Doc Seavolt called me twice this week. That, friends, is never a good thing. She told me hard truth in a very kind way. She is a great surgeon with an equally great bedside manner. Rare.  She told me the biopsy came back squamous cell cancer. Again.  F($% me, I thought as I somewhat listened … Continue reading Cut 71…

Many marvel at the human brain - me included. It's freakin' huge and capable of amazing creativity (art), and construction (science). We are capable of solving complex problems. We've figured out so much and continue to unlock secrets to human capacity. Seems freakin' almost unlimited, you know. Here's the funny thing, at least to me.  … Continue reading Do or do not…

Speaking of choices. Here's the email my soon to be 100 year old Mom sent me yesterday. I had tried to call her around 10bells to check on her. She fell recently and her leg is still wrecked, so much so that a few days ago the doc's were seriously worried about it ever healing. … Continue reading Speaking of choices…

"Every time you make a choice you are turning the central part of you, the part of you that chooses, into something a little bit different from what it was before. And taking your life as a whole, with all your innumerable choices, all your life long you are slowly turning this central thing either … Continue reading Choices…

This team is 6-0. Had their toughest test to date yesterday. Had a team on the ropes and the opponent didn't go the canvas, instead, they gave us the old "rope a dope." They came to life. Those not so nice Cincinnati cats clawed themselves back from a 7-3 halftime deficit to take a 9-8 … Continue reading Something special…

Yesterday, during a freakin' magic one on one practice, we worked through a real, hard, problem with a mediocre performer. The leader was focused on being fair and had it confused with equal. After an hour practice, clarity came rather quickly. Good.  Fair not equal is the one you want. Cheat toward the few. Build … Continue reading Fair, not equal…

Nearly everyday in some BTL team practice, I announce one of the primary aims of our work is to make you weird. Lots of sideway glances. Here’s why. Most of us are trying to fit in, so why in the world we want to make this task more difficult! This makes no sense. I mean, … Continue reading Weird wins…