Author: Chet

My OSU day was abbreviated today. Only had three practices instead of the normal 7-8. Was my best day on campus to date. All three practices felt like the best ever with each respective team. Why? Mostly because of preparation. Not mine. Theirs. They were all prepared to get after it, and so we did. … Continue reading Practice…

You can teach those around you, regardless of your age or theirs. You both simply have to be teachable. Sunday, our daughter(Krit), taught her grandmother Marie (age 98) a number of things. She wanted to learn how to use her new calculator. Done so. Mom wanted to learn how to turn up the volume on … Continue reading Old dogs. New tricks…

CBSSPORTS Silent Night Taylor University basketball tradition Being a Taylor grad I’m wishing we had started this tradition while I was there. Enjoy… p.s. somehow clicking on the link goes to a bad page, but it works if you copy and paste the link into your browser

Been cut 64 times. Had this damn chemo cream applied to my sorriness more times than I can count. The doc’s keep telling me I’m one in a million having this reaction to sun, chemicals, and my unique genetic composition. One thing we know. I got burned too many times as a kid and learned … Continue reading Burned…

Leadership is, well, in a word - Influence. You are not a leader unless someone is following. You cannot lead another further than you’ve led yourself. The greatest leadership challenge is the challenge of leading self. We are our own worst enemy. The elite are hard on self, not down on self. CORE centered and … Continue reading Influence…

BTL is a band. We are no ordinary band. We do not build houses, although we build homes. We do not build businesses bigger, although businesses are better when built by us. We do not build sports teams faster, stronger, or more endurable, although when they become BTL, they become that and so much more. … Continue reading No ordinary band…

Think about what you’ll be like at age 90 (sorry, mom, this one doesn’t really apply to you). Regardless of how close or how far, none of us is very good at accurately imagining our future. When I ask clients what they most regret as they look back at life, most speak of regret in … Continue reading 90…

Let’s say you want to break a bad habit of scheduling BTL practice and allowing other things to crowd it out. How does one build a better habit of sticking to commitments, like practicing with a purpose every, single time it’s scheduled? First off, we don’t break bad habits. We build better ones. This is … Continue reading Myelin…