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Apr 19 2017

The Greatest Tragedy

“The greatest tragedy in life is wasted talent” (Robert DeNiro’s character in “A Bronx Tale”)

He was a collegiate national champion, an All-American football player and the number-6 pick in the NFL.

He dragged his girlfriend down a flight of stairs before smashing her head into a mailbox, he repeatedly displayed a series of destructive behaviors and even killed a man.

He eventually committed suicide in January of 2016 in his prison cell.

He was Lawrence Phillips, one of the greatest collegiate running backs of all-time and one of the greatest tragedies of life.

It is too bad that he wasn’t the last troubled superstar we heard about.

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Leadership, Personal Growth, Sports · Tagged: A Bronx Tale, Aaron Hernandez, Aristotle, athletes, Choices, chris henry, Darrent Williams, decisions, Javaris Crittenton, Jose Fernandez, Lawrence Phillips, Leadership, NFL, Potential, Rae Carruth, role models, wasted talent

Apr 17 2017

Everyone Communicates; Few Connect

“The ability to deal with people is as purchasable a commodity as sugar or coffee and I will pay more for that ability than for any other under the sun.” (John D. Rockefeller)

My brother and I can chat for 30 minutes on the phone and when I hang up, I can’t answer any questions from my wife about my brother’s family or what’s really going on in his life.  But, boy can I tell you his opinion on Michigan football or the Detroit Tigers. [Read more…]

Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Leadership, Personal Growth · Tagged: Books, Communicating, Communication, connecting, Influence, John D. Rockefeller, John Maxwell, Leadership, Listening, Napoleon, Robert E. Lee, Stephen Covey

Apr 15 2017

Episode 031: Real Estate Team Builder Brandon Patrick

Brandon is a real estate expert that has managed close to a Billion dollars in residential and commercial sales. He is co-owner of the Global Real Estate Education Network (GREEN) and hosts their podcast. Global Real Estate Education Network is an online real estate education company that combines live, interactive coaching and training with a nationwide investor club network and a powerful network marketing business opportunity.

Brandon began training agents in Best Practice Marketing and strategies for many years. He traveled consistently around the US, and trained agents in online and offline marketing. He became the CEO and Co-Founder of Busy Agent Pro, and enjoyed helping agents reach toward their potential.  As he got further and further into technology, he helped Co-Found a content curation company called HyPRcast.com.  Brandon has also acted as the Principal Broker and Vice President to numerous companies including REMAX, Keller Williams, EXIT Realty and Crye Leike Realtors.

In today’s episode, we discuss:

  • What it takes to build a successful team
  • Knowing your role and purpose on a team
  • How praising and recognizing people motivates them to be their best and buy into roles

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Podcast Episodes · Tagged: Basketball, Brandon Patrick, Chicken Soup for the Soul, eXp Realty, Global Real Estate Education Network, Intervision Media Group, Leadership, Mark Victor Hanson, Martin Methodist College, Middle Tennessee, Murfreesboro, Nashville, podcast episode, Quick Books, Real Estate, Realtors, recruiting, team building, Tennessee, Toby Mac

Mar 20 2017

Episode 006: Fitness Trainer Scott Keppel

As an official Miss USA and Miss America Fitness Trainer, Scott Keppel knows a little something about the best way to motivate and achieve goals. He is the creator of Scott Fitness Systems. His training systems and accomplishments have been featured by media both nationally and internationally. He brings awareness to breast cancer with the annual Busting Butts to Save Breasts 5K Adventure Run/Walk and Bootcamp, held at the end of October each year.

In today’s episode, we discuss:

  • Working with Miss USA and Miss America contestants
  • How he motivates clients of all types … not just pageant contestants
  • His wife’s battle with breast cancer
  • Going from getting bullied to a top fitness trainer
  • Background as a college football player

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Podcast Episodes · Tagged: 5k run, Arizona, Beauty Queen, Breast Cancer, Cancer, cancer awareness, Fitness Trainer, Football player, google play, Hiram College, Hiram Terriers, Inspiration, Itunes, Miss America, Miss USA, Motivation, Pageant Queen, Podcast, Scott Keppel, soundcloud, stitcher, tunein

Mar 18 2017

Episode 002: College Basketball Coaching Agent Brian Stanchak

Brian Stanchak, the president of The BDSAgency and one of the top basketball coaching agents in the country, joins host Jamy Bechler on the Success is a Choice podcast today. He talks about his rise from a college basketball coach to a college athletic director and how this has helped him become one of the top agents. He also hosts one of the best professional development conferences with the Head Coach Training Center.

In today’s episode, we discuss:

  • His approach to being a sports agent
  • How he is different than other sports agents
  • Common traits that successful people share
  • The reason that the Head Coach Training Center is a must professional development opportunity for all coaches

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Podcast Episodes · Tagged: basketball agent, Brian Stanchak, Coaching, coaching conference, College Basketball, head coach, head coach training center, HostGator, Leadership, Mike Shanahan, Orlando, Podcast, Seton Hall, Success is a Choice, the BDSagency, Think Like a Champion, Wilkes-Barre

Mar 15 2017

Episode 000: Welcome to the Success is a Choice Podcast

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Transcript of Episode

Welcome to the “Success is a Choice” podcast.  In fact, welcome to the first-ever episode of the “Success is a Choice” podcast. We are very excited that this has become a reality. The goal of the podcast is to help you maximize your potential for success. Each week we will have some top-notch guests from all walks of life. We’ll have an actor one episode. We’ll have people worth hundreds of millions of dollars. We’ll have professional sports personalities. We’ll have educators. We’ll have people that you have heard of and people that might be new to you. However, the one thing each episode and each guest will have in common is the desire to add value to you, the listener.

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Podcast Episodes · Tagged: Attitude, Choices, Chuck Swindoll, dwane casey, Itunes, Jamy Bechler, NBA, Podcast, podcast episode, Robert Collier, stitcher, Success, Success is a Choice, Toronto Raptors

Mar 14 2017

March Madness Underdogs

March Madness is upon us and people are getting ready to fill out those pesky brackets.  We love this time of year because of the drama and possibilities that exist when Davids meet Goliaths.  Will this finally be the year that a 16-seed defeats a 1-seed?  Who will make it to the Final Four?  What team will become the Cinderella story of the story?  Who will be cutting down the nets when “One Shining Moment” is playing on CBS? Who will be the underdogs you will be rooting for?

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Leadership, Sports, Teams & Organizations · Tagged: Basketball Coaches, Billy Graham, Brad Stevens, Butler Bulldogs, Butler Way, Chris Holtmann, John Beilein, Leadership, March Madness, NCAA Tournament, Underdogs, University of Michigan

Mar 07 2017

The choices you make, make you

“In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately your own responsibility.” –Eleanor Roosevelt

 

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Guest Blog Post written by Melanie Williams

The decisions we make today goes a long way toward determining our future.  Our choices lead to actions and actions lead to consequences. Sometimes good.  Sometimes bad.

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Personal Growth · Tagged: advice, Choices, College, consequences, decisions, family, Georgia State University, Melanie Williams

Feb 27 2017

Umpqua CC and Sutherlin HS Welcomes Motivational Speaker

Craig Jackson, the Umpqua Community College athletic director, introduced motivational speaker Jamy Bechler as probably the only John Maxwell leadership coach to ever speak in Douglas County.

Bechler came to Oregon and spoke at Sutherlin High School and Umpqua CC students and coaches on February 23-24.

Bechler is a certified John Maxwell Leadership coach that travels the country working with businesses and teams to maximize potential and develop leadership skills.  John Maxwell, author of more than 100 books, is widely considered the top leadership expert in the world.

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: News · Tagged: Championship Culture, Choices, Craig Jackson, Jack Sparrow, Josh Grotting, Leadership, Melanie Williams, Motivational Speaker, Oregon, Sutherlin HS, Umpqua CC

Feb 26 2017

National Motivational Speaker Visits George Fox University

Motivational speaker Jamy Bechler traveled in late February from his Atlanta headquarters to spend the day with student-athletes and coaches at George Fox University in Oregon.

He is a John Maxwell Leadership Team Member.  John Maxwell, who has written more than 100 books, is generally considered the top leadership expert in the world.

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: News · Tagged: Branding, Championship Culture, George Fox University, Jamy Bechler, Leadership Training, Melanie Williams, Motivational Speaker, Oregon, Social Media

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