Author: Chet

Could write about her everyday. Would not be enough. Whatever gifts God gave me, she ensured I believed in ‘em. Blaise Pascal said it well - “I give you the gift of these four words - I believe in you.” Give more than you take, friend. Give the gift of belief. Of course, this assumes … Continue reading Mom…

Yesterday it was back to opus for me. Second practice since returning from vacation and my stud client is talking like a dud. I listened for a few minutes and got very ccd. Here’s what I told him. You sound like a worrier. This is not who you are. You are a warrior. Told him … Continue reading Warrior…

Today started with Aedán James and his harmonica aided wake up call. After cycling him to Kita (German pre school), I made the turn toward the north. Today I was getting lost and doing my darndest to force myself to find my way home sans tech. So, that’s exactly what I did. Ended up lost … Continue reading Process…

Back in 1993 I was “forced” to go to the Center of Creative Leadership and attend a week long leadership program. Didn’t want to go. By weeks end? Didn’t want to leave. Waited until 2002 to make the decision to leave the corporate world and go it a lone. Had the dream for nine years … Continue reading Dream and do…

I suffer greatly from the curse of knowledge. What's the curse? Once you know something, you forget what it's like to not. Leaders suffer this on steroids. Fact. One of our clients has been challenging themselves to go deeper in BTL team practice. This is a worthy aim. As much as we talk about why … Continue reading Why we practice…

First and likely final trip to Poland concludes today. Been a fun visit. Like all of life, it’s had its moments of poison and wine. I’ve come to embrace this paradox. We head back to Berlin and I’m sad reflecting on the sweet memories we made. I’ve already forgotten the frustrations. Fact. Life is lived … Continue reading Bitter and sweet…

We think there can’t be much worse than a slow, painful death. There is. And, none of us gets out of here without experiencing it. Great Leaders are not exempt... Jesus had Judas. Our most prolific president and illustrious founder, George Washington, had Benedict Arnold. Marcus Aurelius had both brother (Lucius) and right hand man … Continue reading Judas…

Years ago, I had the pleasure of riding with a cycling group on A1A in the Palm Beach area. They all wore jersey's with BEITZIM in bold letters across their backs. Their stories seared me. I hope this rant does likewise for you... It was a cool early morning and really windy. Headed north on … Continue reading BIG balls…