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...is the foundation to all the other CORE/OPUS/PoP work you will do. As the saying goes, without a solid, level, strong foundation, the rest of your building will end up with serious cracks. Everyone has a worldview -- only a few have written it out with conscious clarity and rinsed it to fill in the … Continue reading Day 12: Worldview…

It's a fine line, friend, between resigned and resolved. Every one of us is gonna hit the wall, so to speak. We all are going to experience being lost in space. All of us find ourselves alone and overwhelmed, in relationships we can't fix, facing problems we can't seem to solve, and in storms where … Continue reading Resigned or resolved…

As founder of BTL, I believe all people are born and BUILT to LEAD. All humans are on the hook, at a minimum, to lead themselves. We believe transformational leaders are inspired, not driven. This word difference makes a world of difference. None of us can lead another further than we’ve gone ourselves. Fact. We … Continue reading Day 11…Always together

Back in the CompuServe days, I would take the team to lunch quite often at a place called Windchimes. Nothing fancy. We’d lunch and learn. Nothing formal. Upon returning to our place of work I’d make some unlucky soul sit in my car and listen to a song. I’d turn the car off and tell … Continue reading Longest days…

Before I met Chet and began this journey of becoming “fully alive”, I played life a lot like Animal from the Muppets. When I was passionate about something, I banged and banged and banged away, exhausting myself and others around me. I used to get into heated debates arguments fights in very unproductive and unhealthy … Continue reading Day 10: The melody line of BTL…

Belong and become. Understanding this is one of the most important foundational concepts in the BTL journey. And the exploration and application of the 1,000 nuances of this concept is as deep and profound as the roots of a grove of aspen trees. I want to look at this from a slightly different angle today. … Continue reading Day 9: Belong and become…

This lit me up again, this morning. I felt the need to open my SOS (Scorecard of Significance). Had a heavy week, you know. Needed a jolt of energy. Your SOS is meant to remind you why this hard OPUS is worth the sweat. This is leadership 101 if you want to be a Head … Continue reading The Wizard…

Thank you Rachel for piercing my heart and I'm sure the hearts of our many readers. What you offered yesterday in your Day 7 Blog about the 5 Fears and your own personal FEARS, took courage, clarity and authenticity. That's why I respect you, love you and your writing, AND enjoy the energy you bring … Continue reading Day 8: Death