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https://youtu.be/iRC_u5b2aDk If you're on the builder's journey and authored a big dream for your work or life, inevitably there will come a time when an opportunity will arise for you to skip the baby steps and take a leap. The question is: Will you be ready? Will you take it? Or will you be too … Continue reading The risk with OPUS…

“Investing in yourself is the best thing you can do. Nobody can tax your investment in your talent or take it away from you.” Warren Buffett. Attention is your greatest asset, even Warren wouldn’t argue. Invest more time studying and building yourself. My guess is your other assets will transform as you do. Live hard. … Continue reading Invest more here…

We’ve been taught the “Spirit of 76” was a phrase embodying American independence in 1776. Our founders, Continental Congress, Continental Army, Militia, and colonists were supposedly caught up in this fighting spirit that led to our freedom. It’s not true. The truth is that by the time we got to declaring our independence in July … Continue reading Get some of this spirit…

You and I do not speak English, French, or German. I speak Chet. You speak your language and it’s not your native tongue, so to speak. Generations have slang. Cultures the same. Countries? Yes indeed. Last week, as I kept the room purposely cold for our team practice in London, one of the participants (Chef) … Continue reading Jumper…

We’re back in Berlin now. Been a day to remember… Live hard. Love harder…

Mostly in isolation. When we study high performers in any endeavor one of the biggest separators? Time training in isolation. It’s not enough to show up when the team practices, when the big moments arrive, when the conditions are perfect, or when you feel like it. Today, I trained a lone. The legs were not … Continue reading Train…

Today has been filled with love. Began with it at family breakfast, continued with family lunch. The bike took me up Bracken mountain. Loved the chosen suffering and beautiful scenery along the way. In twelve days, Littlest, Downer, Peej, and I will congregate in Lake Annecy, France. Aedán, Ek, Miss, and Annie will be with. … Continue reading Love…

Every teammate has a story. Does your team know yours? Have you been curious enough to discovery theirs? HUman, please get to know your fellow humans. You work with humans not salespeople, engineers, HR, ops, or executives. Get to know them better. These are sacred beings. We trust those we know, right? We stick it … Continue reading HUman…