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Today in America, we have a crisis of community it would appear. The BTL leader understands that not only is freedom not free, freedom is indeed the enemy of freedom. The more freedom we possess, the more we tend to take it for granted, or, worse yet, take it to oppress others instead of giving … Continue reading Thanksgiving thoughts…

Outer, inner, other. These are three deminsions of one very important word - freedom. Outer freedom is freedom from tyranny, slavery, or any other constraint from outside oneself. This freedom is oftentimes referred to as negative freedom, as it’s freedom from bondage and goes back to another gift from the Jews. The great Exodus described … Continue reading Freedom, Thanksgiving, Give and take…

Our son, Taylor, turns 23 tomorrow. Last night he told some funny truth to Miss and me. He came over with my copy of the book Learned Optimism, gripped securely in his hand. He’s staying with the dogs while Miss and I hit KC and came over last night a bit early to our pleasant … Continue reading Happy 23…

Yesterday during practice 51 we talked about fairness, justice, and equality. These are topics most teams talk very little about but ruminate on like forever. We all have a justice thread, remember, and it’s overly tuned to ourselves. Without proper training, we’re all gonna default to giving ourselves more benefit of the doubt and giving … Continue reading Fairness. Justice. Equality…

Dream and do. Dream and do. Dream and do. You’ve heard this before, friend. The BTL way forward, toward the life of your destiny, is found on the dream and do trail. We believe all humans have a song to sing, a canvas to cover, a bridge to build, a client to serve, a friend … Continue reading Milk and honey…

Today, during practice 24 with a team of ballers, we covered some great ground together. Together we are transforming. We talked about regret. Remember, most young people regret sins of commission. In other words they regret stuff they’ve done or stepped into. When we’re 90, however, regret takes a turn. At 90 most humans regret … Continue reading Go for it…

Yesterday, as we connected teammates to our opus, a number of folks had a hard time feeling emotion in the words, tone, and body language of the one doing the sharing. Over and over the team asked the author to remember to be more human. Finally, I couldn’t take it anymore and preached for a … Continue reading Stick it or stick with…

Today, at the end of practice 22, we turned to the legacy essential and read some words from a few folks who clearly had a big dream. This team had been sharing opus with each other for the better part of three hours and clarity is coming. Today this team experienced lots of vulnerability from … Continue reading Practice 22…