Author: Mike Schott

But only if they are dreams.  As I reflected on Rachel‘s blog from yesterday, I believe there is a chasm between having a goal and having a dream. Anyone with drive can achieve pretty much any goal if they stick with it long enough to see it through. A dream requires a transformation. It forces … Continue reading Your goals DO matter…

I heard the term “messy middle” about 10 years ago at one of the first leadership events I was blessed to attended and I have thought about that term almost every day since. A lot of people, especially parents, look back on a decade and say, “wow that flew by, where did the time go” … Continue reading A Decade (Part 2)…

In a recent BTL Band practice, we were playing the casual game of “what kind of heat-seeking missile are you?”  Rachel shared her perspective that she views me as a heat seeking missile identifying and activating people’s OPUS. That sounded cool from my perspective so I am adopting that missile mindset going forward and in … Continue reading A Decade (part 1)…

Is very different than trying to stab someone.  The world is filled with verbal fighting, especially in the media. Every political and sports show is no longer about reporting, it’s about "experts" yelling at one another about opinions on a specific topic to try and prove a point and destroy the opposing position.  This translates horribly … Continue reading Iron Sharpens Iron (2.0)…

Here is one of the latest worldviews I authored that has led to this open-ended multi-part series on the power of personal agency: I believe the pool of people that fully embrace the concept of personal agency is shrinking and we must change that course through our work with BTL. When I wrote this, I … Continue reading The Power of Personal Agency (Part 3…)

I have been asking myself this question for years: At what point does a growth-oriented company get too big where culture and performance start to slip in wrong direction? Then I was sent a book from a client that made me realize I have been asking the wrong question the whole time. Plain Talk by … Continue reading The Power of Personal Agency (Part 2…)

Lauren and I were able to sneak away for a date night recently for one of our favorite activities, wine tasting, and randomly sat with a guy in an open seating format that turned into the 3 of us sitting and talking for 3 hours sharing some of Champagnes finest in addition to stories about … Continue reading The Power of Personal Agency (part 1)…

One of my first BTL memories from 2016 was when Chet shared his belief that the greatest gift a leader can give their team is the gift of belief.  I did not quite understand it at the time but have felt it from him ever since that day over 10 years ago and I am extremely … Continue reading The Gift of Belief…