Author: Mike Schott

What a day.  Today was filled with many I love facing their chronic pain by actively choosing the acute variety in making progress toward a new normal. This morning, one our band mates shared some heart wrenching chronic pain he’s been facing for years. He stepped into the squared circle that is our Friday morning … Continue reading Day 162: Peace…

It’s so funny how the universe works.  I just left lunch with a rockstar client who just celebrated bringing their second child into the world one week ago today.  During our lunch together we discussed what’s most important to him as a co-owner of a rocket ship business, a family that just grew by a … Continue reading Day 161: Sweat the right stuff…

Where do I put my hope? I put it in the fact that we are truly all one.  The separation between us all is an illusion of the human form. We are all connected to the same source, that we all call different names.  This is not a lonely journey, it’s a collective one. I … Continue reading Day 160: Let us run…

Model the way. A core principle of BTL and leadership of any kind.  Very hard to fake. How to model the way? In my opinion, it starts with authentic love. There is no jet fuel as strong as an authentic love for the mission, the team, and the work itself.  When studying the all-time greats … Continue reading Day 159: Twenty-seven to remember…

I never thought I would say these words out loud, but I am thankful for the crippling anxiety and panic attacks I had in my younger years. How bad was it? There were days where I had 5-10 panic attacks in a single day.  Not good. At the time, it felt like I was a … Continue reading Day 158: Thankful for fleas…

Friedman dropping wisdom bombs per usual. Slow down, be with. That’s the melody line that’s popping off the page and what I’ve been embracing all day with my team at home.  And the nuance is, it is not unproductive to do so.  Trust is being built, issues begin to become apparent, meaningful relationships are being … Continue reading Day 157: Plaque…

Chet’s recent heart event hit me pretty hard, although I didn’t let that emotion shine through. My Dad lived in fear his entire adult life of suddenly dying from a heart event. His father died on the highway in that exact manner when he was 17, and his 5 brothers and sisters were left shell … Continue reading Day 156: Blockage…

The truth will set you free, but first it will tick you off.. I was eustressed out this morning during my brief stop into our band practice. We were discussing our role as truth tellers and our beliefs around absolute truth. Is there such a thing as absolute truth? Does truth evolve as knowledge compounds? … Continue reading Day 155: Eustressed Out…