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Mar 01 2025

3 Types of Teams During March

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As a former college basketball coach, March Madness is my favorite “holiday” (insert eye roll from my wife).

I love the intrigue, excitement, and storylines. My wife always shakes her head when I plop down on the couch for days at a time.

There are really three kinds of basketball teams when March rolls around… 

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Leadership, Sports, Teams & Organizations · Tagged: Basketball, Brackets, Chris Holtmann, Clark Kellogg, College Basketball, Favorites, Holiday, Influence, John Beilein, March Madness, NAIA, National Tournament, NCAA, NCAA Tournament, Student-Athletes, Students, Tournament, Underdogs

Mar 01 2025

Storming the Court

“Some people want it to happen, other people wish it would happen, but successful people MAKE it happen.” (Michael Jordan)

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I remember the first and only time I stormed the basketball court as a fan.

It was my 8th-grade year and I just watched the high school team win the District championship.

Lots of teams hoist a trophy during March Madness but not every team wins it on the opponent’s home court. Fewer still win in a dramatic fashion with a comeback for the ages.

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Personal Growth, Sports, Teams & Organizations · Tagged: Basketball tournament, Bill Dunn, championship, court storming, fans, High School Sports, Jonesville Comets, Jonesville HS, March Madness, MHSAA, spectators, Tom Dunn

Jan 19 2025

Content of Our Character

Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. Day!!!

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I absolutely love that we honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and have a day set aside for him. I am glad that my son asks questions, and we get to talk about what Martin Luther King stood for, fought for, and died for.

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Leadership, Personal Growth · Tagged: Bill Curry, Clark Kellogg, Content of Character, Dr. Richard Johnson, Gandhi, Honor, impact, Influence, Jr., Legacy, Martin Luther King, Michael Catt, MLK Day, MLK quotes, Quotes, Race Issues, Racial Justice

Nov 28 2024

2 Flat Tires

“When asked if my cup is half-full or half-empty my only response is that I am thankful I have a cup.” (Sam Lefkowitz)

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A couple of years ago, my family returned from a long Thanksgiving trip in which we rented a car, we found our actual car right where we had left it in the rental company’s parking lot … but it had 2 Flat Tires!

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Leadership, Personal Growth · Tagged: Attitude of Gratitude, Bad Attitude, flat tire, Good attitude, Gratitude, green lights, Illness, joyful, Perspective, positive attitude, right lights, Success is a Choice, Thankfulness, Thanksgiving, traffic, traffic lights, Travel, trip

Nov 23 2024

Only Thankful Person

“It’s not happy people who are thankful, but rather thankful people who are happy.”

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Back in Ancient times, leprosy was one of the worst illnesses a person could have. Not only was it a nasty skin disease that caused extreme pain, but it was also contagious.

Lepers were social outcasts as everyone shunned them and avoided them at all costs.

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Leadership, Personal Growth · Tagged: Attitude of Gratitude, Bad Attitude, Bible, flat tire, Good attitude, Gratitude, green lights, Illness, Jesus, Jewish, Jews, joyful, lepers, Luke, New Testament, Perspective, positive attitude, right lights, Samaritan, Success is a Choice, Thankfulness, Thanksgiving, traffic, traffic lights, Travel, trip

Oct 15 2024

9 Things to Avoid as a New Coach

It’s very exciting to join a new program and start fresh.

Whether we’re a young coach or a wily veteran, head coach or assistant, there are still some important things to remember as we begin this new job.

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Leadership, Sports, Teams & Organizations · Tagged: Bad Coaching, coaching mistakes, Communication, Culture, dead right, New Coach, New Job, Program Building, Relationships, standards, Team Rules, Uncoachable

Sep 10 2024

Honoring Fallen Teammates

“Did you ever know that you’re my hero and everything I’d like to be? I can fly higher than an eagle for you are the wind beneath my wings.” (Bette Midler, Wind Beneath My Wings)

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Dustin Hale was only a year older than me, but I thought the sophomore basketball player was a pretty cool guy. We didn’t really hang out away from the basketball court, but he meant a lot to me.​

That summer he passed away as the result of a freakish accident.

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Leadership, Personal Growth, Sports · Tagged: 9/11, Bette Midler, Captain, death, Dustin Hale, Funeral, High School, Honor, Influence, Jersey, Jonesville, Legacy, Soccer, student leadership, Teammate, Terrorists, Todd Pelini, Wind Beneath My Wings

Aug 30 2024

Labor Day

“Whatever you are; be a good one.” (Abraham Lincoln)

For many of us in the United States, Labor Day is the unofficial end of the summer and is filled with cookouts, pool parties, and college football.

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But Labor Day began as a way to recognize our nation’s workers and their accomplishments.

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Leadership, Personal Growth, Podcast Episodes · Tagged: Abraham Lincoln, Bechler Family, Beth Bechler, Example, Frank Bechler, Hard Work, Holiday, Industriousness, Instill Values, Labor Day, Mackinaw Bridge, Martin Luther King, Maximize potential, MLK, Mr. Frank, role model, Work Ethic

Jul 29 2024

Bay College Partners with Bechler Leadership for Softball Search

Bay College has hired Bechler Leadership to help find its’ next head softball coach. 

Bechler Leadership works with athletes and coaches to develop positive leaders, stronger cultures, and build better teams. The company was founded by Jamy Bechler in 2017.

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Job Search, Leadership, News, Sports, Teams & Organizations · Tagged: Athletic Director, bechler leadership, Coaching Search, Escanaba, Executive Search, Job Search, Juco, Junior College, Michigan, NCAA, NJCAA, Search Firm, Softball, Softball Coach, Softball Coaching, upper peninsula, Yooper

Jul 01 2024

Halfway Point

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In a 2022 NASCAR race in Phoenix, Joey Logano’s pit crew executed a flawless pit stop late in the race, putting him in the lead.

This crucial moment was the turning point for Logano, as he went on to win the race and clinch his second NASCAR Cup Series Championship.

Today is July 1st meaning it’s essentially the halfway point of the year.

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Leadership, Personal Growth · Tagged: Finish Strong, Halftime, Halfway, Inspiration, Joey Logano, July 1, Motivation, Motivational Minute, NASCAR, pit crew

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