Author: Chet

Here's some cold, hard, truth. Knowledge is overrated. Leaders all over this planet know more than their predecessors. The problem is not knowledge; it's nerve. What, friend, are you waiting for? You can do more than you think. You don’t have a failure of knowledge; it’s a failure of nerve. Damn. Live hard. Love harder. … Continue reading Nerve…

Fear is hard wired into your being. Courage is not the absence of fear, it is acting into it. You know you’re making progress toward conquering your fears when you face them and remind yourself to stop being afraid of being afraid. Progress is when you stop. You stop being afraid of being afraid. Damn. … Continue reading You stop…

Durp shadowed me today at OSU. That’s him in the front row vintage 1994 (he’s third from the left). It was his challenge to me back in 2014 that started me working with sports teams, wrestling in particular. I didn’t want to do it. My business was full and I knew nothing about wrestling. He … Continue reading Durp…

We need more positive reminders. We are wired to remember the negative. How many of you can recall, with vivid detail, not only the events of 9/11, but everything about the day? Where you were, what you were doing, who you were with, and a thousand more details. And, all this would be magnified if … Continue reading 9/11

My favorite golf movie (by far) is The Legend of Bagger Vance. The movie tells the story of the greatest game and how much it resembles life. At one point, when the golfer (Junnah) has completely lost his game, Bagger (caddie) drops a serious wisdom bomb I want everyone to hear and comprehend. “Golf is … Continue reading Golf…

Practice makes perfect is another lie we were told as kids. I practiced golf like crazy growing up and yet my game, especially my swing, is miles from perfect. Here's why. I practiced swinging a club that was too heavy. I practiced dropping the club at the top, and letting my weight transfer beyond the … Continue reading Perfect…

Integrate. Work and life. Family, friends, and clients. FIO…

Our default wiring, at least in our modern, ever more modern world, seems to play it safe. Think about it. How many times do we tell ourselves (silently) and our loved ones (not so silently) to “be safe.” It’s become, for most, a default term of endearment when leaving those we love. Be safe. Remember, … Continue reading Be…