Author: Chet

It’s not what you think. Actually, it is. Stress, as defined by Hans Selye (dude who coined the term) back in the day, is “a challenge to the system designed for growth.” Stress is neutral. How you think about it changes everything. Damn. The opposite of stress? Boredom. Here are your options when stressed. Increase … Continue reading Stress…

Every system is filled with tension. The best tension comes when your system is growing faster than you thought it could. This is fun for awhile. The worst kinda tension comes when your system is receding. No system can survive a deep, relentless recession for long. Fact. Nearly everyday, we the BTL band, help our … Continue reading Pass the tension…

We are meant for deep, meaningful relationships. These are not built on easy street. You can be too strong and you can be too weak. You can be right and it all go wrong. So what the hell will help build deep, meaningful relationships, you ask? Choose to lose. Swallow hard and move toward another, … Continue reading Win…

Yesterday, on Easter Sunday, I called my mom to see how she was doing. Frustrated were the first words out of her mouth. She had been trying for about an hour to listen to CrossPoint Churches Easter service. She could see the video but could not get the sound to work. Jordan and I had … Continue reading Easter service with Mom…

There are three Greek words for our English word life. Thank God for the Greeks, huh. Bios refers to our physical life and is where we get the word biology. We train, feed, rest, and mostly focus on our physical health as normal humans. We realize that it takes more and more effort to keep … Continue reading Zoe…

Yesterday was training day. Preparation for France IV, coming in 102 days. The big test is coming. The mountains don’t care how well you’ve prepared or how little you’ve done. They are steep and unrelenting. A hard climb is one of the greatest metaphors for life. Fact. So, yesterday, we drove an hour to the … Continue reading 49 & 5400…

Recently, with one of my favorite former clients who I continue to call friend, I reminded her of some ancient wisdom. All I ever do, btw. I’m in the reminding business and understand the gig. She’s got a great gig. Looks amazing on paper. Gives her juice and plenty of cabbage too. It is changing. … Continue reading Frogs…

I'm loving the reread of a Penguin classic titled Epictetus Discources and Selected Writings. Epictetus was born into slavery, achieved freedom (in more ways than one), and taught philosophy most of his life. He didn't write a book, but made such an impression on one of his students they wrote a compilation of his lectures … Continue reading Persist and resist…