Jamy Bechler

Providing Insights on Leadership and Success. Coach Bechler is a John Maxwell Leadership Team Member.

The Good Samaritan

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.

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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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Get Started Today

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Zig Ziglar said, “You don’t have to be great to start, but you do have to start in order to be great.” 

Nothing in life is accomplished automatically.
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Goal of a Conversation

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Nobel Peace Prize winner Bishop Desmond Tutu used to say, “Don’t raise your voice, rather just improve your argument.”

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Episode 171: Dr. Richard Johnson, Texas Public Policy Foundation

Richard A. Johnson, Ed.D., is the director of the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Booker T. Washington Initiative which examines the effects of public policy on African-American communities.

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In today’s episode, we discuss:
  • Educating today’s youth
  • The importance of Martin Luther King, Jr.
  • Thoughts on race
  • Beating Hall of Famer David Robinson in a basketball game
  • … and much more!!!

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Help With The Heavy Lifting

“A leader is one who knows the way, shows the way, and goes the way.” (John C. Maxwell)

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During the American Revolutionary War, a rider on horseback came across a group of soldiers under the command of a corporal who was out to show he was in charge.

The soldiers were moving timber trying to build a wall alongside a road.

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