Author: Pete Kunk

I like the quote offered by Chet in the first paragraph of today’s blog, from Chet’s book, 365 Daily Disciplines, “It is not things that upset us but our judgements about things.” This is so true, we just get ourselves so wrapped up in what I call, our Rat Brain Thinking. Constantly judging ourselves and creating narratives … Continue reading Day 139: Mental Health 301….

Wow! I can relate to today’s blog! Two lines in the blog really spoke to me, “Have faith, don’t lose hope, and find the love in it all. Is your focus on the pain (fixed mindset), or is love telling you it’s nothing but a gain (growth mindset)? I’m in my 3rd week of rehabbing what they … Continue reading Day 133: Again, let’s train…

Every Friday morning at 8:00 bells we have our BTL Partner practice for one hour and many times longer. If there is one thing you would notice very quickly, it’s the language that is being used. AND that language was described in today’s blog…….” Every day in BTL, we challenge teammates to talk/write to themselves. … Continue reading Day 122: Cook Better

“We cannot take others any further than we have gone ourselves.” For me, this is the most important line in today’s reading! How can I as a builder expect to impact others if I have not done the hard work of building a Strong Core Centered Life! I’m sure you have sensed this about certain leaders … Continue reading Day 97: ONE-uncommon among the uncommon…

The following Built to Lead prescription is all the Agitation I need! The more I live this prescription for a healthier Mind, Body, and Soul, the more I maximize the Well Being in my life.  AND most importantly, the confidence to challenge my clients to do the same! “20-40-60 is the BTL recipe for slowing down and speeding up. … Continue reading Day 74: Agitate

Day 67: Do More…. is the first blog that kicks off the 3rd Essential of Personal Excellence, Courage. I thought I would take the liberty of writing and focusing on the word courage. I love Chet’s blog (Do More) and the story he offers, make sure you read it in the book. Allow me now to share … Continue reading Day 67: Do More

As I read Day 48: Identity, I was reminded of a story from Dan Crenshaws book, Fortitude, Resilience in the ERA of Outrage. Anything I can find on resilience and stories of how men and women have stood in their “Moments of Truth”, and prevailed, I want to read it and study it! The following story is clearly … Continue reading Day 48: Identity

Last night I got a text from Browny that I was tagged and taking Day 39 Live Hard, Love Harder, page 42, Chet’s book. I did immediately think, no Browny, you should be writing this blog the way you live life with so much love and passion that it simply pours out of you, especially … Continue reading Day 39: Love Harder