Author: Chet

"A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity." Proverbs 17:17 "Like cold water to a weary person, so is good news from a distant land." Proverbs 25:25 The last couple days I hung with Mom in my hometown of Salina, Kansas. She's fighting a double infection - one in her … Continue reading What friends do…

Invest your time in your OPUS. Period. Look at your unifying strategies and create the most productive disciplines. Disciplines begin with a couple baby steps a day. Stack them. This is not that hard... The hard part is believing your OPUS is really possible. The hard part is believing you can pull this off and … Continue reading Dream and do…

Yesterday, during practice ONE.215, Grappy exclaimed we had done it again. You see, he started practice by sharing with his men the absolute gift of being a grandpa. Yes, we're talking to 20ish grapplers about becoming grandpa's. Freakin' magic it was.  So after Grappy's start, we watched with intent "To be a Man," by Dax … Continue reading Prepared and reactive…

Your team is not defined by the words painted on your walls. Your team is defined by the behaviors it allows, condones, encourages, and disciplines. Fact. You are defined by your behaviors. Healthy humans author their own deeply held beliefs and align behaviors accordingly. They close their integrity gaps when they say one thing and … Continue reading Culture…

I’ve always had a hard time listening. When my justice thread (sense of right and wrong) gets tweaked, it seems to close my ears far too often and at the same time unhinges my unfiltered mouth. The result is not good. Seems I have the hardest time hearing the ones I love the most. Damn. … Continue reading Listening…

Love. Love God, yourself, and people. Love your work and Love your team. Love the pursuit and passion of following your dream. Love the falling and the failing. Love recovering and the healing. Love the breaking and the building. Love the storms and savor the smooth sailing. Love seasons and the changes. Love what is … Continue reading Love…

I love CCD (clear, concise, and direct) communication. Hallmark of great connectors. Truth takes few words.  When SEAL's communicate, they keep it very brief. These badASSes do not have time to talk bullshit. Missions they carry out are life and death. So when they affirm they've heard the message it only takes one word. Good.  … Continue reading Good…

Clint Eastwood was filming The Mule back in 2018. Toby Keith was playing golf with him at Pebble Beach. Clint, age 88, had a pep in his step Toby couldn't help but notice. So, he got curious and asked what's up. "I never let the old man in," was Clint's ccd response. Damn. This one really rings … Continue reading Never let the old man in…