Author: Chet

“As cold water to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.” Proverbs 25:25. This was my father’s favorite verse. I’ve quoted it so many times. Lived it today. Jordanturnedforty called us at 6:50 this morning to tell us Daisy Jane arrived on the scene a few minutes prior. She’s a beautiful … Continue reading Daisy Jane…

Live hard. Love harder…

Friday’s are special for me. Studying, reading, writing, and hanging with Miss are the pillars of this day. Golf, band practice, bike rides, trips to our farms, and video chats with Aedán James are frequent flyers. Quiet time and quite a time it is. Today, Little little and his team installed our pull up bar … Continue reading TGIF…

"We humans are biased to our own." Not invented here is a thing. Closed systems are the norm. Ideas become fluent, remember, when given oxygen and shared in the open. Want more creativity and innovation on your team? Shut your judging brain down hard. Open your mind. Learn from all types, especially those unlike you. … Continue reading Open…

The high is not getting clients. The high is not getting the BIG recruit. The high? When they get it.  Good is the enemy of great. Oftentimes high performers are even higher maintenance. Your job is to build an enduring team. Reward skill, passion, and effort. Don’t freakin’ settle, leader. Make your team do what … Continue reading The high…

The process of maturing is difficult not because it is hard to learn new things and accept larger responsibilities such as partner, spouse, friend, and father. Maturation is difficult because of all the unlearning. Personal and collective transformation requires more unlearning than learning. If you have a hard time with repentance, this is a sure … Continue reading Unlearning…

Miss left for the weekend to be with Krit at her baby shower. I had just been to KC the week prior so opted to stay home. Worked out with friends on Saturday and the rest of the time mostly invested in time alone. A little music. Only TV has been a few sports shorts. … Continue reading Quiet…

Screenshot You and I are not in control. As the Apostle Paul said so many years ago, we cannot control ourselves; we do, in fact, what we do not want to do. We battle our flesh so, it only goes to figure, we are destined to battle other flesh too. Sadly, most never come to … Continue reading Love harder…