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I met Dick when his CEO introduced us after one of our one on one practices. Dick was nice, slimmer than most and all gray; the kind of gray that had been earned. When my client decided to host a three day BTL practice for his leadership team I thought Dick was going to hit … Continue reading Dick…

I can remember being fixated on a number back when I was thirty eight years old. What a normal man I once was. Sitting down with my financial planner and working backwards from “the number” I needed to feel comfortable taking the leap into the abyss and starting BTL. I was worried I didn’t have … Continue reading The meaningful game…

“So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. God blessed them and said to them, 'Be fruitful and increase in numbers; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule." Genesis 1:26-28. Hebrew scholar Robert Alter says the idea of rule translates "a … Continue reading Rule…

Tension comes in many sizes and shapes, for sure. Here’s a root we’ve discovered in our study of high performance individuals, teams, and leaders. This may be worth contemplating for you. Here it is. Do not miss this. It could be huge... Tension is rooted in who you think you should be. Calm is found … Continue reading Tension…

Avodah literally means “work, worship, and service” in Hebrew, as Kitty shared recently with the BTL Band. Your work, friend, when done with an informed head and full heart is much more than just a labor or even a labor of love. Our work together is designed as an act of worship and service toward … Continue reading Avodah…

Today, I stumbled into an insight that has been seemingly just outa reach but within my grasp all along. Most of life is like this. We work and we work some more. We practice and we practice some more. We experiment and we experiment some more. Suddenly the chemicals seem to come together and just … Continue reading Practice…

Happy fourth, friends. Here’s some advice we can all use. We all think old Warren (age 89) knows his investments, right? So what does he think is your best investment during coronacraziness? The same thing he would have told you years ago... “Investing in yourself is the best thing you can do. Nobody can tax … Continue reading Warren Buffett July 4th investment advice…

Don Brown did us all a favor back in the day when he wrote the book titled, Human Universals. Don and his dandy team of anthropologists traveled the world over to discover how much we humans are alike, in spite of our deep differences. My personal favorite among their documented discoveries was the fact that … Continue reading Unite us…