Author: Chet

"Do not imagine that if you meet a really humble man he will be what most people call 'humble' nowadays: he will not be a sort of greasy, smarmy person, who is always telling you that, of course, he is nobody. Proabably all you think about him is that he seemed a cheerful, intelligent chap … Continue reading Build strength and humility…

"How monotonously alike all the great tyrants and conquerors have been; how gloriously different the saints." C.S. Lewis Taken from Mere Christianity Every team has saboteurs. It's an inside job. As leaders and teammates facing tyrants within our own teams, we will be tweaked (more often than you want to admit). Fact.  What to do? Give … Continue reading Justice and grace…

"In religion, as in war and everything else, comfort is the one thing you cannot get by looking for it. If you look for truth, you may find comfort in the end; if you look for comfort you will not get either comfort or truth - only soft soap and wishful thinking to begin with … Continue reading Truth…

Epictetus was a stoic stud back in the day. Didn’t write a book but taught so well his students wrote one about him. According to his students writing, Epictetus, taught him two words to internalize. Persist and resist. Without perseverance we stop short. Without resisting what we know we ought, we overindulge and get fat … Continue reading Epictetus…

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…