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Awesomeness

Pete Wilson — Fri, 06 May 2011 12:54:49 +0000

My oldest son, Jett (you may remember him from THIS self-directed video), turned 10 yesterday.

Hard to believe I have a son who’s in double digits now.

This past Sunday he made an amazing basketball shot that our neighbor caught on camera. He asked if I would blog it so everyone could see how awesome he is.

I’ve used him to get many laughs over the years, so I guess I should show you some of his awesomeness as well. He’s a “baller.”

And since I’ve used my platform to brag on my son today I’m going to open it up for all. It’s national brag on your kid day, so let’s hear it.

What’s one thing your kids have done in the past few months you’re really proud of?

My Little “Baller” from Pete Wilson on Vimeo.

Video Magic

Pete Wilson — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 13:49:19 +0000

I love making videos. I remember the very first video I ever helped make was a Miami Vice spin-off called “Nashville Vice” when I was nine. My neighborhood friends and I carefully sketched out each scene. I played Crockett and my best friend, Scott, was Tubs. We shot our final scene on the ramp to 440 off of West End Avenue, just minutes from our Cross Point Nashville campus. At the time 440 was still being built around Nashville so it made for a fun place to shoot creative videos.

These days I’m blessed to get to mix my passion for shooting videos with my other passion of telling people about Christ.

I’m hoping one day my son, Jett, may mix those two passions, but these days he’s mixing our shared passion for making videos with his passion for football.

The other night I got to go down to Vanderbilt University to catch up with Kevin Mawae (former Titans player and current president of the NFL Players Association) who I was shooting an interview with which will be part of our Cross Point service this weekend.

I took my son, Jett, with me so he could hang out and watch Vanderbilt practice. When I went to sit down and shoot the video with Kevin I gave him my phone and he went over to the sideline.

Later that night I found this video on my phone. I wondered what he was doing the whole time I was doing the interview. I think this one is going to be an instant Without Wax classic. I did no editing to the video except for adding a little soundtrack for your enjoyment. Do yourself a favor and watch all 90 seconds of this awesomeness.

How To Tackle from Pete Wilson on Vimeo.

It’s Football Time in Tennessee

Pete Wilson — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 01:32:48 +0000

While many of you were watching your favorite college or NFL team over the weekend I was on the sidelines watching the Vikings win their first game of the season 26-6.

I’m keenly interested in the Vikings since the team features my 8 year old son who absolutely LOVES football.

I’m so proud of him. He ran the entire length of the field to score a touchdown on the first play of the game, ran in a two point conversion, had a couple completions at quarterback and had an interception on defense. I wish you could have seen him. He was all over the field!!

Hope you guys had a great weekend,

Pete (A very proud daddy)

The Art of Possibility

Pete Wilson — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 11:59:32 +0000

My oldest son Jett is getting ready to finish up his regular season of baseball before heading into the tournament. His team hasn’t done so hot this year and is headed into the tournament ranked pretty low. In fact, he’s really nervous because tonight they’re playing the number one team in the league.

He loves to play baseball. A matter of fact, a couple weeks ago I tried to talk him into skipping his game and going camping with me, but he refused stating he didn’t want to let his teammates down. Now that’s dedication.

With that in mind I knew something was up when last night when he told me he didn’t want to play tomorrow night. I said, “What, you don’t want to play?” He said, “No, I was thinking maybe we could go camping.”

I proceeded to dig a little bit and discover he’s extremely nervous about playing this team which is ranked number one. He told me they were going to absolutely kill them and there was really no reason to even show up. “It’s going to be embarrassing,” he told me.

I’ve been really proud of Jett this year not only because of his performance, but because of his leadership on and off the field. It’s been fun to watch him develop. He’s usually the player that will yell out “Come on Ray’s. We’ve got two outs we need one more. Come on Ray’s let’s focus, we can do it.”

As we talked last night I asked him, “Son, do you want to be a player or a leader? It doesn’t matter to me, I’m proud of you either way, but if you want to be a leader you’ve got to act like a leader.” He said, “Dad, I want to be a leader.”

I proceeded to tell him in the simplest of terms that a leader has a different calling than the player. A player just has to show up and give his best. A leader has to show up and not only give his best but make sure he sets the rest of the team up to give their best.

I said, “Son if you show up at that game tomorrow scared the rest of your team is going to be scared. If you show up thinking you’re going to get beat, the rest of your team is going to think they’re going to get beat.”

I’m often reminded that while part of my job is defining reality… seeing possibility is equally, if not more important as a leader.

Is there a chance they’ll get killed tomorrow? Absolutely

Is there a chance they’ll pull off the upset of the year? Absolutely. And that chance goes up if a leader steps up to the plate, looks each team member in the eyes and practices the art of possibility.

If you lead a church, an organization, a small business, or a family you need to be reminded the people following you desperately want and need to be led. They need you to define reality, but they also need you to practice the art of possibility.

They need not be reminded of what is likely, apparent, or impending for those things are obvious to the average person. They need to be reminded of what they cannot see on their own. They need to be reminded of what just might happen against all odds.

That’s leadership. That’s the art of possibility.

Why We Had Kids (part 8)

Pete Wilson — Sat, 30 May 2009 13:00:56 +0000

Because I hate taking the dog out in the rain…

In cased you missed them…

Why We Had Kids (Part 1)

Why We Had Kids (Part 2)

Why We Had Kids (Part 3)

Why We Had Kids (Part 4)

Why We Had Kids (Part 5)

Why We Had Kids (Part 6)

Why We Had Kids (Part 7)

Happy Birthday Boys

Pete Wilson — Tue, 05 May 2009 12:08:40 +0000

Today both Jett and Brewer are celebrating birthdays. They turn 8 and 3 respectively.

I can’t tell you how proud I am of the two of them. They blow me away every day with the different things they’re showing me about life and love. My only complaint is they’re growing up way too quickly! Still feels like just yesterday when Brandi’s water broke at Jett’s 5th birthday party (and yes the video is still up)!

This year Jett wanted a basketball goal for his birthday (I wasn’t surprised since we Wilsons are so stinkin’ tall). Since I’ve been out of town last night was the first chance I had to pick it up and get started.

Let me just come out and say it. I hate boxes which say “some assembly required.” This one had LOTS of assembly required so I thought I would video my adventure for you.

What is the most difficult toy or household item you’ve ever assembled?

Some Assembly Required from Pete Wilson on Vimeo.

Why We Had Kids

Pete Wilson — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 11:18:21 +0000

Because mulch really does stink!

If you haven’t already seen them…
Why We Had Kids (Part 1)

Why We Had Kids (Part 2)

Why We Had Kids (Part 3)

Why We Had Kids (Part 4)

Why We Had Kids (Part 5)

Why We Had Kids (Part 6)

A Tale of Three Boys

Pete Wilson — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 12:48:10 +0000

So Saturday was opening day at the Ballpark. Jett and Gage both had their first games of the season. If you’re looking for our family any Saturday for the next couple of months you now know where we’ll be.

And in case you don’t make it through all my pictures I would love to know: What’s the first organized sport you ever played?

Our Saturday started with Jett’s game. Jett continues to love baseball more and more. He had a great game playing second base, went 3 for 3, and even got the game ball! Way to go Buddy.

Gage had his first t-ball game ever! Here’s a few pics to show you just how much fun he had. He clearly was more interested in keeping the crowd entertained than he was playing ball. You gotta love this kid.

Then while Gage was playing in the dirt (I mean playing baseball) Brewer went missing. We couldn’t find him anywhere? Panic started to set in until Jett said, “There’s a Brewer on the field”. I looked up to find Brewer heading across the outfield. He had been telling us all day he wanted to play I just didn’t think he meant today! Luckily I had the camera in hand to catch mommy going out for the rescue. Once again….this is why I don’t teach at parenting conferences.

Why We Had Kids (Part 7)

Sun, 14 Dec 2008 12:00:55 +0000

Because I’m allergic to dish washing detergent. What? I’m serious.

If you haven’t already seen them…
Why We Had Kids (Part 1)

Why We Had Kids (Part 2)

Why We Had Kids (Part 3)

Why We Had Kids (Part 4)

Why We Had Kids (Part 5)

Why We Had Kids (Part 6)

Building Stuff

Sat, 06 Dec 2008 15:59:37 +0000

I love being a father of three boys. We have an absolute blast. In so many ways I get to relive my own childhood over and over and over.

As a little boy I remember one of my favorite activities was playing outside and building forts. We had all kind of forts. We had them in trees, in alleys, over holes in the ground. We built them out of wood, cardboard and even scrap medal.

If you follow me on twitter you know last week I went to hang out with Jett for a few hours in the woods behind our house. He’s got a fort he’s been working on with friends for a while.

For the next hour or so I got an opportunity to go back in time. We built, we dreamed, we pretended like we were building a fort we would use in if aliens invaded or if we went to war.

What are some of the fun things you did with your imagination as a kid?