Author: Chet

This morning my 99 year old mom and I went to Church together, virtually. We do this every week she feels up for it. Today the teaching was on “The Beatitudes” found in Matthew 5: 1-12. The Latin word Beatitudes translates to the English words - supreme blessedness. Jesus identifies nine strengths of a maturing … Continue reading Beatitudes…

Want more juice where you work? Give more than you take. Reach a hand out to the hurting. Stop looking for a handout. Turn toward those bidding for your most precious, your attention. Put the phone away. Lock in to your client, colleague, or your coworker getting coffee and in a rush to get on. … Continue reading Juice…

Inertia, as defined by Websters is as follows: "A property of matter by which it remains at rest or in uniform motion in the same straight line unless acted upon by some outside force." Iniertia is the enemy to transformation. The BTL purpose is all around transformation. This is the deepest of change. Any change, … Continue reading Inertia…

Drill with a "get better" mindset, not "get through it." A stud OSU LAX leader shared this nugget with their team earlier this week. I loved it. Here's why. Getting better is the ultimate aim of a growth mindset. Not learning is the ultimate failure to someone mastering their mind. A fixed mindset overvalues "winning." … Continue reading Get better…

Admiration inspires imitation. Imitation reflects belief. In fact, there isn't any higher form of belief than imitation, is there? Watch wee ones and you’ll see how they learn (no different than you and no different than me). Who, friend, are you imitating when you are at your best? Ephesians 5. Give it a look. God, … Continue reading Imitating…

Faith, I believe, is well described as the courage to keep becoming (believing a better you is within you) instead of running away or stopping short of ones God given destiny. Most of us choose to stay small and lose hope in the proverbial belly of the beast. Life is hard and filled with horrors … Continue reading Faithfully…

“Being with” in Berlin has been kairos moment upon kairos. Tomorrow we return to America well rested and well filled. Hope your new year is also off to great start. Live hard. Love harder. Much harder…

2024 I moved it. I'm certain you did as well. The older we get the less most of us we move. Not good. In fact, the average American is more or less immobile around the age of 69. We may live much longer, but for the vast majority of it, we're inactive spectators instead of … Continue reading Move it…