Author: Chet

Struggle with procrastinating? Have a hard time making time to do what you know you deeply want to pursue? You tell yourself someday, right? Someday never arrives. Here’s why. Do not miss this. This could be huge. Procrastination is not a time management problem. Nope it’s not. Procrastination is an emotional management problem. Slow down. … Continue reading Procrastination…

Ambition is about achieving something you want. Nothing wrong with being ambitious. Just keep it in check, friend. Aspiration is about becoming the person of your dreams. Aspire more. Become a better you. Keep reaching within and becoming more you, you know. BBTL (Becoming BTL) is all about this. Live hard. Love harder. Aspire more…

Today a strong and vulnerable athlete told us about a MOT (moment of truth) in training. He had the ball and was headed to goal. The only obstacle in his way was the best defender on the team. For a split second, he said, he contemplated taking the risk and taking on the dude. Instead, … Continue reading Practice 99…

Yesterday we surfaced conflict on a team. No. Big. Deal. Every team, every couple, every community, and country are laced with conflict. It felt like a big deal to the dudes surfacing the conflict, however. Always does. One of my pet peeves is around knowing the right stuff to say and not doing it. For … Continue reading Conflict…

Lots of well meaning coaches, leaders, and parents think they’re being helpful when they tell their athlete, teammate, or child to “just do your best.” Talk about an anxiety pill. What the hell is my best or anybody’s for that matter? Instead of that ambiguity, leader, be specific, concrete, and actionable. Tell your teammate to … Continue reading SCA…

Most teammates value false harmony without knowing it. When they finally muster up the courage to fight, it’s a fight to prove a point. Most often it is fueled with anger. Transformational teammates fight to improve performance. Oneness is built in the crucible, in the heated moments in other words. Most oneness is felt on … Continue reading Fight within…

Great athletes & entrepreneurs develop a feel for the game. When you see them doing their thing it’s obviously not mechanical. They are not overthinking. In fact, they appear to make moves without thinking at all. It’s like they feel what’s about to happen before it actually does. Flow. This is freakin’ magic. What you … Continue reading Feel…

We don’t store facts and figures in our craniums. We store stories. So, leader, what are your go to stories to sear your teams? Whatever they are, learn more. Learn more stories. Learn more nuances to the ones you know. Learn more nuances to involve your audience more. Learn more ways to reach those with … Continue reading Stories…