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Nov 04 2016

Bechler Speaks at the University of Illinois

Motivational speaker and leadership trainer Jamy Bechler recently spoke to Big Ten student-athletes at the University of Illinois.  As a long-time college basketball coach and administrator, he connected with the student-athletes using insightful and relevant illustrations.

The Fighting Illini student-athletes learned various concepts and practical ideas on how to be better leaders and become people of influence. Bechler emphasized that each one of the players is a leader, not just the captains, upperclassmen or starters.

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: News · Tagged: Leadership, Matt Bollant, Motivation, Motivational Speaker, The Greentree Project, The Guidestone Group, Tyra Perry, University of Illinois

Oct 28 2016

Be Obsessed or Be Average

Are you looking for a way to reach your potential and differentiate yourself from other people in your industry?  

Do you have challenges and frustrations in your life? 
Are you dwelling on your problems or committed to finding solutions?
 
Do you have some negative obsessions or passions in your life?  Have you ever thought about embracing them for good?  Have you ever thought about taking any of those and turning them into positives? What are you most passionate about?  What are you most obsessed about?  Turn that energy into solutions and doing things that benefit yourself and others.

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Personal Growth · Tagged: Average, Coach Burt, Coaching, Grant Cardone, Growth, Obsessed, Self-Improvement

Sep 28 2016

Motivational Speaker Visits Schools

(originally published September 28, 2016)
Motivational speaker, Jamy Bechler, recently embarked upon a week long adventure to Michigan and Indiana to talk with student-athletes at various high schools and colleges.  His topics ranged from social media to making championship choices to becoming a better leader.

“It was a fun time visiting schools and adding value to their students”, said Bechler.  “It is always an honor and privilege to speak to our next generation of leaders.”

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: News · Tagged: Leadership, Motivation, Motivational Speaker, Social Media, Student-Athletes

Sep 19 2016

Are You Growing?

“Do or do not…there is no try” said the Jedi Master, Yoda, to the young Luke Skywalker. 

I was a youngster when The Empire Strikes Back was in theaters. I loved that line then and I love it today. It can be used in a variety of settings.  However, as I have been thinking about leadership the last few weeks, it has become apparent that some of us get stagnant and don’t really commit to growth as leaders. We say we’ll try, but we don’t really.

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Leadership, Personal Growth · Tagged: Doug Dickerson, Growth, Leadership, Star Wars, Yoda

Sep 07 2016

Huffington Post Publishes a CoachBechler.com Article

 The Huffington Post, a prestigious online site, has published one of the articles that was previously on CoachBechler.com.  The Huffington Post was founded by Arianna Huffington in 2005.  The website has more than one million comments per month.  
 
Click here to read the post on Huffington Post entitled “5 Things To Do When You Join The ‘I Got Fired’ Club”.
 
Jamy Bechler is a John Maxwell Certified Leadership Speaker and Executive Coach.  Contact him at CoachBechler@CoachBechler.com to find out how you or your team can be more successful.   You can also subscribe to his leadership insights & newsletter by clicking here.

Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Job Search, News · Tagged: Fired, Growth, Huffington Post, Job Search

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