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Leaders set the edge. BTL builders do too.  Every BTL practice it’s the builders job to set the edge. We are here to awaken, challenge, and transform. We are not in the coddling business that has become the new American way. We are here to make you less soft. Fact.  So when you show up … Continue reading Set the edge…

As a builder, I don't find empathy to be a particularly helpful emotion. It too easily puts the wrong things at the forefront of building. If someone is high on empathy, they're likely to feel another's pain and seek to alleviate it. This can quickly become an unproductive focus on whatever is causing the pain … Continue reading Get better

The grass is always greener where you water it. The popular cliche tells us something different. You know, the grass is greener on the other side. Not true.  Recently, I've made a mess of things. Forgot to pay my Medicare supplemental care. Messed up in Berlin too. Got caught up in the moment with Aedán … Continue reading The grass…

This morning my 99 year old mom and I went to Church together, virtually. We do this every week she feels up for it. Today the teaching was on “The Beatitudes” found in Matthew 5: 1-12. The Latin word Beatitudes translates to the English words - supreme blessedness. Jesus identifies nine strengths of a maturing … Continue reading Beatitudes…

Want more juice where you work? Give more than you take. Reach a hand out to the hurting. Stop looking for a handout. Turn toward those bidding for your most precious, your attention. Put the phone away. Lock in to your client, colleague, or your coworker getting coffee and in a rush to get on. … Continue reading Juice…

Anxiety and depression tend to be birds of a feather, and are often characterized by the same mental habits - overly tuned to self. They're marked by a turning inward and a heightened awareness of self. Some versions of it need clinical and medicinal help. Not so for all, or perhaps even most. In our … Continue reading Take action

Inertia, as defined by Websters is as follows: "A property of matter by which it remains at rest or in uniform motion in the same straight line unless acted upon by some outside force." Iniertia is the enemy to transformation. The BTL purpose is all around transformation. This is the deepest of change. Any change, … Continue reading Inertia…

Drill with a "get better" mindset, not "get through it." A stud OSU LAX leader shared this nugget with their team earlier this week. I loved it. Here's why. Getting better is the ultimate aim of a growth mindset. Not learning is the ultimate failure to someone mastering their mind. A fixed mindset overvalues "winning." … Continue reading Get better…