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Jan 08 2026

The $250,000 Mistake: The True Cost of a Bad Coaching Hire

SPECIAL GUEST POST FROM DAN CHRISTENSEN 

For tuition-driven institutions, athletics is often a primary lever for enrollment. When a search committee doesn’t prioritize recruiting and cultural systems, they often inadvertently sign off on a multi-year financial deficit.

As an Athletic Director, you aren’t just hiring a strategist; you are hiring a revenue driver and a culture architect. Here are the three major consequences of failing to get that hire right.

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Business, Job Search · Tagged: Admissions, Athletic Search, Bechler Enterprises, bechler leadership, College consulting, College Recruiting, Dan Christensen, Enrollment, Executive REcruiting, Jamy Bechler, Job Search, recruiting, Roster Management

Dec 24 2025

Merry Christmas!

“Maybe Christmas, he thought, doesn’t come from a store. Maybe Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more.” (The Grinch)

Christmas is my favorite time of the year. I’m not alone as millions upon millions of people celebrate this holiday.

Though we might have fun with Santa, cookies, hiding the Elf on a Shelf, or looking at Christmas lights, those aren’t the real reason for the season.

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Leadership, Personal Growth · Tagged: Attitude of Gratitude, Christmas, Die Hard, Elf, Good attitude, Gratitude, Grinch, joyful, Merry Christmas, positive attitude, Santa, Substack, Success is a Choice, Thankfulness

Nov 30 2025

2 Flat Tires

“When asked if my cup is half-full or half-empty my only response is that I am thankful I have a cup.” (Sam Lefkowitz)

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A couple of years ago, my family returned from a long Thanksgiving trip in which we rented a car, we found our actual car right where we had left it in the rental company’s parking lot … but it had 2 Flat Tires!

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Leadership, Personal Growth · Tagged: Attitude of Gratitude, Bad Attitude, flat tire, Good attitude, Gratitude, green lights, Illness, joyful, Perspective, positive attitude, right lights, Success is a Choice, Thankfulness, Thanksgiving, traffic, traffic lights, Travel, trip

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

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