Providing Insights on Leadership and Success. Coach Bechler is a John Maxwell Leadership Team Member.
“Integrity is doing the right thing even when no one is watching you.” (C.S. Lewis)
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Have you (or someone that you’ve known) ever said something to the effect of ‘It doesn’t matter if I do what’s right. Nobody notices anyway.’ or ‘Nice guys finish last’.
Well, I have a little story that I always think of when it comes to integrity and character.
Sir Isaac Newton had three laws of motion and the first law essentially said that every object will remain at rest until acted upon by an outside force.
Things don’t change by themselves.
This is an important concept to remember today.
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Marc Polymeropoulos served 26 years in the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) before retiring in June 2019. His positions included field and headquarters operational assignments covering the Middle East, Europe, Eurasia, and CounterTerrorism. He is the recipient of the Distinguished Intelligence Medal, the Intelligence Commendation Medal, and the Intelligence Medal of Merit. Marc is also the author of Clarity in Crisis: Leadership Lessons from the CIA.
My senior research project was to examine whether John Wooden’s coaching style could work in the current landscape of college men’s basketball. I made appointments to meet six different head coaches at their office for a 30-minute interview.
Every coach gave me some great insights and I received an “A” on the project.
Other than Coach Wooden calling me on my dorm room phone (but that’s another story for another day), the thing that stands out to me the most about the project was one particular coach and how he treated me.
An old Cherokee Indian chief sat down to teach his grandson about life.
“There’s a fight going on inside me,” he tells the young boy, “a fight between two wolves.”
“One wolf is evil. It’s full of malice, anger, greed, self-pity, and false pride. The other is good. It’s full of peace, love, joy, kindness, and humility.”
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As a middle schooler, my mother wouldn’t let me play tackle football. I figured I’d be able to talk her out of it prior to entering high school.
I guess I overestimated my lawyering skills.
Jeff Hoffman is an award-winning global entrepreneur, proven CEO, worldwide motivational speaker, bestselling author, Hollywood film producer, producer of a Grammy Award-winning jazz album, and executive producer of an Emmy Award-winning television show. Jeff has been part of a number of well-known successful startups, including Priceline.com, Booking.com, uBid.com, and more. Jeff is the CEO of Driving Force Enterprises, a strategic consulting firm that teaches exponential growth to business owners and entrepreneurs, as well as teaching innovation strategies to corporations and governments worldwide.
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When Reggie Jackson retired from baseball in 1987, only five people had ever hit more home runs than he had.
You’ve probably seen (or at least heard about) the video of Draymond Green punching Golden State teammate, Jordan Poole, during a practice last week. There are lots of opinions about what should or shouldn’t have happened to Draymond.
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Anytime something like this happens I always wonder how would you respond and what would you do in your position.
Early Sunday morning on January 13, 2019, a snowstorm hit Kansas City. Several cars ended up in the ditch because of the icy conditions. Fortunately for Dave Cochran, he was not one of those that wiped out.
Not only did Dave not end up in the ditch during the treacherous weather, but he helped a couple of people by hooking up a chain and pulling people out of the snow with his 20-year old Suburban.
This wasn’t just any vehicle, though. This was also his home. You see Dave’s life has been a mix of poor choices and some unfortunate situations.
However, he didn’t let that stop him from helping others that day.
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