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Today's focus in Pericles is to not be surprised by sabotage. From ancient Greek history to now there will rarely, if ever, be 100 percent consensus. There will always be a degree of conflict around the best decision for our future. Despite this, leaders believe and are convicted in their vision for the future. My … Continue reading Day 269 – Pericles

Two of the most important indicators of a high performer are the love for the team and the work. Love your team and love the work, got it. But what if others don't love it the same way I do? We tend to overly fixate on the ones who don't love it the same way … Continue reading Day 268 – Peace with my place

As Chet puts it in today's BBTL entry, "This can lead to arrogance, hubris, self-centeredness, narcissism, and eventually toward self-sabotage." If you become strong in your core, but you don't build your wisdom to become meek then this is the result. Becoming meek was the single most important thing I learned through Younglife growing up. … Continue reading Day 267 – Meek is anything but weak

Tomorrow morning me and Chetters are going to watch some PRO tennis play. Correction, we are going to watch masters play. These pros are become masters because they are making time, outside of their normal tennis practice schedule, to master their craft with BTL. Likewise, Chet and I are taking time to be master builders … Continue reading Day 266 – Don’t be a pro

Sometimes, leader, you over-operate in another’s space. Sometimes you under-operate. Your aim is always the same - transformational performance gains. Your job is to make your team do what they can. There is no one size fits all. There is no strength of yours you overly lean on. The best simply toggle between the two … Continue reading Over under…

Today in BTL practice I listened to emerging leaders talk about their struggle to feel comfortable and confident leading the team. Through being in BTL for a while now, I have seen people placed into a new leadership position with the same struggle. How do I lead others, and how do I become confident in … Continue reading Day 265 – Freud and Frankl

We write our Builder’s journey to gain clarity of who we are and where we’ve been. We write it because there’s something very special about putting your story of origin, your story of how you’ve become you, in written form. It’s more concrete than simply holding it loosely in your cranium. Something special happens when … Continue reading Why not…

Today in BTL team practice I was getting lit listening about coaches and their "sled dogs". I could see them getting lit talking about the few in their program who pull the program forward. The sled dog is the teammate willing to put themselves out front willing to do whatever necessary for the team. I … Continue reading Day 264 – Elite Endurance