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KISS. We've all heard it - keep it simple, stupid. Easily said, not so easily done. A team in a recent practice got far more simple on their expectations for the leaders of their teams. In the past they'd tried to come to a consensus on what metrics to hold up for the standard. Not … Continue reading KISS

Leaders are believers. This is the seminal thought throughout all of BTL. Recently, I told a team of golfers this truth. An imperfect swing (think Arnold Palmer) filled with belief is much better than a beautiful swing filled with fear. Fact. Here's another leadership truth.  Rarely does a teams belief exceed the belief of their … Continue reading Leaders…

Crazy thought but it's true.  Long term stability comes through strategic volatility. This is why we're taught, as leaders, when it ain't broke - break it. Makes no sense until you've studied systems. Status quo is slow death. Every healthy system makes strategic changes before outside forces, well, force it.  Fire dissipates without obstacles in … Continue reading No stability without volatility…

"Talkativeness [...] is the result of doing away with the vital distinction between talking and keeping silent. Only some one who knows how to remain essentially silent can really talk - and act essentially. Silence is the essence of inwardness, of the inner life. Talkativeness is afraid of the silence which reveals its emptiness." -  … Continue reading Talkativeness

Five years ago this morning, I was alive and on Heaven’s door. I’m reposting the story for those that don’t know and for those that do. Let’s this serve as a reminder to take nothing for granted. Life is a gift. Enjoy the present. It’s meant to be bitter and sweet - poison and wine. … Continue reading Alive and gone to Heaven…

Know your aim, know your priorities. A client of mine has gotten clearer on a bolted on belief - that their highest purpose is related to their family and to providing understanding, connectedness, and helping their little ones grow. The clearer this client is on their highest purpose, the more they are letting go of … Continue reading Know your aim

I'm writing this on my last day age 65. Today, as you read this sorriness, I am 66. Damn.  Yesterday was epic. Started at 6bells with a zoom practice with my one international client. My contact called me immediately after to tell me it was brilliant. Love the English! Love their language and passion. 7:30 … Continue reading 66…

We don't rise to the occasion, we fall to the level of our training. This Navy Seal maxim is true in all facets of our lives. The other day in a practice with a group of leaders they wrote and shared about how their experiences as parents are shaping them into better leaders. For some … Continue reading Integrated living