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Praus is a Greek word I recently learned from my good friend, jmo. He mentioned it to me after reading my rant about meekness. Praus translates to meek. Here’s what jmo wrote me this morning and I’m passing it along. Enjoy. Meekness is not something that has ever been taught in western civilizations. The word … Continue reading Praus…

Leaders are believers and connectors too. Leaders possess a contagious confidence based on hard earned competence. Leaders are not easily moved off center, their strong, core based sense of self steadies them in tough times. BTL leaders are calm in the storm. Like a solid rock, the waves crash all around them and they appear … Continue reading Meek is anything but weak…

One of my greatest strength is accepting and taking responsibility. Our greatest strengths, leader, when overly leaned into can become our biggest problem. I tell my clients all the freakin’ time to control what they can control, stop resulting, and pass the tension to it’s rightful owner. I suck at taking my own advice. Most … Continue reading Peace with my place…

I can remember meeting my future financial planner at a basketball game back in the early 90’s. I knew then I wanted to start BTL but I didn’t have enough yet. I wanted his help to build my financial strength so I could take the leap. He did but still I did not jump. I … Continue reading Enough…

Slow down and reflect. When I rewrote the 12 Essentials playbook for the fourteenth time back in 2006, I was struck with the need to add these four words to the end of many pages in the playbook. I knew that most of my family, friends, and clients (me included) were fixated on going places, … Continue reading Slow down and reflect…

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The melody line of all things BTL can be summed up in the acrostic C.O.P. Every time you practice, whether one on one or with a team, your builder is focused on the melody line of our work. He or she is leading you into core work (Worldview, Identity, Principles, Passions, Purposes, Process), opus (overarching … Continue reading C.O.P.’s…

Socrates was alive from 470 - 399 BC. He’s one of the few, really old, dead dudes that we in Western civilization continue to learn from as a leader. Socrates was wise and did not compromise much, it would seem. In fact, his death was his choice. You see, Socrates chose to drink the deadly … Continue reading Socratic…