Author: Chet

February 9th, Krit gave birth to Vivienne James. Her doula (Greek for female servant), is Callie Green. She was with Krit and Josh pre-birth for consultation, caring, and comforting support. She was their rock throughout the birthing process and ensured Krit was able to deliver Vivi without pain meds or complications. Callie lives up to … Continue reading The Joyous Rebirth…

Someone in power turns sour? You believe they've made a turn away from what is best for the system. You have two choices.  Stand or cower.  Most cower. Most choose CYA (cover your ass). BADasses stand. You?  Live hard. Love ❤️ harder...

My cousin, Ira Oscar III, is no longer with us. He left us way too early. 55 years is all he was given. You and I don't come with a known built in expiration date. We have no idea. We live as if we'll live forever. We. Will. Not.  We are but a mist. A … Continue reading Carpe diem…

Years ago I read the Heath Brothers book Made to Stick. It was a gem filled with little nuggets, one of which they called the curse of knowledge - once we know something, we forget what it was like when we didn’t. The curse is around communicating with those who know less than you.  Masters suffer from … Continue reading Curse…

Life is not organized sport. Most of your big plays are not on TV. There is no video review.  Most of your big decisions are not made in front of a large audience. Calls made can only be played with, not reviewed. Fact. Life is most like a pick up game. There are no officials … Continue reading Pick up game…

The flock of geese flew into view a mere second before impact. Sully instinctively ducked from his captains seat. Skiles feels the plane shudder as he holds his control stick and utters two words - "Uh - oh." The pilots of US Air flight 1549 have arrived at their moment of truth - January 15, … Continue reading Mastery…

If your aim is mastering the art of living you will inevitably let a LOT of folks down. You see masters are relentlessly focused on their craft (there is no other way). Time in isolation is part of the gig. Training. Studying. Reading. Writing. Reflecting. These all take copious amounts of time. Feeding the soul. … Continue reading Cheat all the way ‘round…

The great life, I believe, is realized when one embraces the fact that life is designed to be hard. Building on this fact, it only makes sense you will experience great joy when learning to do hard things. This usually starts by doing hard things shitty. As your reps remove doubt, you begin to do … Continue reading Hard…