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Nov 26 2025

10 Fun Facts About Thanksgiving

“The more you practice the art of thankfulness, the more you have to be thankful for.” (Norman Vincent Peale)

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Thanksgiving in the United States is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November and is a great reminder of all the blessings we have in our lives. Here are 10 facts that I find interesting about the holiday.

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Leadership, Personal Growth · Tagged: Attitude, Attitude of Gratitude, charlie brown, Detroit Lions, fun Facts, Gobble, grateful, Jingle Bells, John C. Maxwell, John maxwell team, Mary had a Little LAmb, Nick Vujicic, Pilgrims, Thankful, thanks, Thanksgiving, Trivia, Turkeys

Nov 25 2025

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

Nov 18 2025

Christensen Named Director of Collegiate Consulting

(Akron, OH) – Bechler Enterprises, LLC, a national leader in athletic department consulting and leadership development, has announced that Dan Christensen will become its new Director of Collegiate Consulting.

The company was founded in 2017 by Jamy Bechler.  He is former college basketball coach and athletic administrator. Bechler has authored nine books, hosts the “Success is a Choice” podcast, and developed The Leadership Playbook online program.

The aim of Bechler Enterprises, LLC is to help develop positive leaders, stronger cultures, and build better teams. They primarily work within the education and athletics industry.

Christensen brings more than a decade of experience working directly with college coaches, administrators, and athletic departments across the country.

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Job Search, News, Sports, Teams & Organizations · Tagged: Athletic Search, Bechler Enterprises, bechler leadership, College consulting, Dan Christensen, Jamy Bechler, Job Search

Sep 24 2025

Making Your Bed

“If you want to change the world, then start by making your bed.” (Admiral William H. McRaven)

I woke up this morning running late and the last thing I wanted to do was take 30-seconds to make my bed.

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Maybe you’ve been right there with me struggling between listening to that pesky little bed-making devil on one shoulder and that cleanliness-is-next-to-godliness angel on the other shoulder.

After all, that bed is just going to get messed up again that night, anyway, who will ever see it?

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Personal Growth · Tagged: Chip Kelly, doing the right thing, Gandhi, Leadership, Make your bed, making your bed, Mike Lindell, MLK, My Pillow, Navy SEALs, Steve Nudelberg, Success, Success is a Choice, Wife, Win the Day

Sep 10 2025

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

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