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Jan 23 2023

MLK (every) Day

Happy Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (every) Day!!!

Please click here to listen to the 1-minute audio version of this article from the Success is a Choice podcast network.

This past week we celebrated the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and remembered the great things he did to make the world a little bit better.

I saw a lot of memes and quotes about him on Monday.

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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

Jan 17 2023

The Coachable Coach: Patrick Murphy

Today’s guest on “The Coachable Coach” series is Patrick Murphy, the legendary softball coach at the University of Alabama. 

“The Coachable Coach” series on the Success is a Choice Podcast Network goes beyond the X’s and O’s as Jamy Bechler talks with some of the best sports coaches.

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Leadership, Podcast Episodes, Sports, Teams & Organizations · Tagged: Athletic Director, Basketball Camps, basketball coach, Coachable Coach, Dennis Stanton, leaders growing leaders, Leadership Development, Podcast, Podcasting, Professional Athlete, Souderton, Success is a Choice, The Leadership Playbook

Jan 16 2023

Coach Wooden and Me

“Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.” (John Wooden)

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is the NBA’s all-time scoring leader and a few years ago he wrote a book entitled “Coach Wooden and Me: Our 50-year friendship on and off the court”.

John Wooden was the legendary basketball coach at UCLA when Kareem (then known as Lew Alcindor) played there.

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Leadership, Personal Growth, Sports · Tagged: Coach wooden, connecting, John Wooden, kareem abdul-jabbar, labels, Lew Alcindor, Positive leadership, pyramid of success, Relationships, seek to understand, UCLA

Jan 12 2023

Emmy Award Winning Broadcaster Michele Tafoya

Michele Tafoya is a former American sportscaster winning four Emmy Awards. From 2011 to 2022, she was a reporter for NBC Sports, primarily as a sideline reporter for NBC Sunday Night Football. Today, she hosts the “Sideline Sanity” Podcast and makes television appearances on talk shows discussing the state of American politics and culture.

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Click here to watch the interview on YouTube

In today’s episode, we discuss:
  • Broadcasting big events
  • Asking the right questions
  • Her “Sideline Sanity” podcast
  • What makes Al Michaels so good
  • Qualities that the best coaches share
  • How athletes should use their platforms
  • … and much more!!!

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Leadership, Personal Growth, Podcast Episodes, Sports, Teams & Organizations · Tagged: CBS sports, Clark Kellogg, Dan Patrick, Emmy, ESPN, Jeff Hoffman, Kara Lawson, Kaya Jones, Mike Lombardi, MLK, Monday NIght Football, NBA, NFL, Nicole Arbour, Olympics, Rachel Cruze, Sports Broadcaster, Sue Enquist

Jan 11 2023

Most Popular Tweets of 2022

“Every time I go on Twitter, I get the feeling that I’m being followed.” #DadJoke

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As most of you know, I’m fairly active on Twitter – both before Elon and after Elon.

Despite there being a lot of junk on the platform, it’s still a great way to spread positivity and share messages that people need to hear.

We really try to make the world a little bit better. Gandhi said to “be the change you want to see in the world” and so we try to provide positive insights to help you and those around you.

Some @CoachBechler posts are winners and some are … let’s say underappreciated.

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Leadership, Personal Growth, Sports · Tagged: Basketball Coaching, Coaches, Great Teammates, Inspiration, inspirational quotes, Motivation, Motivational Quotes, parents, Players, popularity, Social Media, Success is a Choice, tweets, Twitter, YouTube

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