Author: Chet

We, the BTL builders, are gardeners. We are here to provide the conditions for your growth. We cannot make you into something you are not (nor is this necessary) any more than a gardener can plant seeds for strawberries and turn them into watermelons. Our opus is to provide the conditions for you to grow … Continue reading Pruning…

Leaders are believers. Leaders believe the gig is out of their control and may not end when they think it will. Leaders don’t stop when clarity’s missing. Leaders admit they don’t have all the answers but confidently tell us (and show us) this is what we’re doing now. Leaders productively act in ambiguity. Winston Churchill … Continue reading Believers…

The world needs your team, leader, to become the best it can be. Ain’t none of this possible without BTL kinda team practice, without being “unproductive” taking time to learn each other’s real language, and accept our differences while building on our strengths. You know this. If you’re not practicing, however, you’re stuck in the … Continue reading Knowing doing trap…

7 weeks ago this early am, our friend Grappy, was in a horrific car accident. Should have died. He. Did. Not. He was coming to meet us for a workout at his place of work. Never made it. The first pic is of him and me that morning moments after I heard of his crash. … Continue reading 7 good ones…

The hardest habit to break is the habit of lying.  Most of us don't set out to lie about anything "big," it just kinda builds slowly and silently like plaque in our arteries.  The pain comes, suddenly.   The second most toxic habit, I believe, is the habit of responding to adversity in anger.   Angry young … Continue reading Humble and lowly…

Fight for right. Course correct quickly when wrong. There are no perfect humans. There are an abundance of leaders, however, who take too long deciding much of anything and fight to prove a point instead of fighting to improve performance. Are you building a strong CORE and coupling it with deep humility? Are you becoming … Continue reading Humility…

Was almost a decade ago. Tay and I went to see Gramatik on a weekday night. Blue Church downtown. Concert started late. Ended later. Home by 2:30 am. Practice at 8 bells. What I wouldn’t give for that kind of good tired with Tay. God, help me give more than I take. God, help me … Continue reading Good tired…

We overly value freedoms, my friends. The happiest humans on the planet? The ones who’ve chosen commitment. Truth. Commit to your person, project, pursuit of profession, and of course to your CORE purposes. Yesterday, I rattled the cage of one of my clients with this simple truth. Want more happiness? You do not need more … Continue reading Happiest humans…