Jamy Bechler

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

Freedom isn’t Free

“Those who have long enjoyed such privileges as we enjoy forget in time that men have died to win them.” (Franklin D. Roosevelt)
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This weekend we might celebrate Memorial Day with a cookout or take advantage of a sale or get out on the lake for the first time or even attend a graduation ceremony, but let’s remember why Americans have this holiday.

In the United States, Memorial Day is a time to remember and honor those who have fought and died for our freedoms.

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How to Evaluate Your Offseason Program for High School Teams

The legendary football coach George Allen was the first to say, “What you do during the offseason determines what you do during the regular season.”

Success during the regular season doesn’t just happen because we want it to. Wishing is not a strategy.

Whatever we want for our athletes, coaching staff, or team during the regular season must be built in the offseason. Games and matches might be contested during the regular season, but athletes and teams are made in the offseason.

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Will Roleson of College Sports Communicators

Will Roleson is today’s guest on the “Success is a Choice” podcast, hosted by Jamy Bechler. Will is the Associate Executive Director of the College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA). Before working with CoSIDA, Will was an Associate Commissioner with the Horizon League and Sports Information Director at Kent State University.

Connect with Will Roleson …

✅ Twitter.com/WRoleson

✅ CollegeSportsCommunicators.com

✅ Linkedin.com/in/will-roleson

✅ Full Bio: CollegeSportsCommunicators.com/staff.aspx?staff=3

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Using Your Influence

 

Maybe you’ve seen the movie 42 depicting Jackie Robinson’s life.

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Jackie Robinson was the first African-American to play major-league baseball when he suited up for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. It is a great story of how a person’s influence can make a difference.

In breaking the color barrier, Robinson faced all kinds of abuse, both physically and verbally.  One day when the Dodgers were playing at home, he committed an error while playing second base.  The crowd began to get nasty.  Even his own fans were being rude and loud. 

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Anything to Help

“Start by doing what’s necessary, then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.” (Saint Francis of Assisi)

This winter there was a snowstorm resulting in a 50-car pileup on the Ohio turnpike, which included some fatalities and dozens of motorists stranded in the freezing weather.

Some administrators from a nearby school district didn’t just see the news and feel sorry for all of those people.

No, they saw an opportunity to make a bad situation a little bit better.

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Bechler Leadership Offers “Coaching Search” Service

Schools serious about building strong athletic programs can now tap into a powerful new resource as Bechler Leadership has announced it’s adding an athletic coaching search component to the company’s services.

Bechler Leadership works with athletes and coaches to develop positive leaders, stronger cultures, and build better teams. The company was founded by Jamy Bechler.

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Family Friendly Gamer Bricks ‘O’ Brian

Brian Saviano (aka Bricks ‘O’ Brian) joins host Jamy Bechler on the “Success is a Choice” podcasting network and together they talk about …

  • Tips for gamer parents
  • Healthy habits for gamers
  • The future of video games
  • The popularity of video games
  • Being a Hot Pockets Ambassador
  • The phenomenon of watching others play video games

Bricks ‘O’ Brian makes video game content that is engaging, entertaining, and approachable for people of all ages. He’s family-friendly and fun. He produces live streams, videos, and podcasts across pretty much every platform known to man. Brian’s book “Pro Gamer’s Guide to Healthy Habits” was released in the summer of 2022.

He’s also an ambassador for Hot Pockets and is Jaylen Bechler’s favorite gamer, so yeah, he’s what you’d call a Big-Deal.

Check out Bricks “O” Brian …

The “Success is a Choice” podcasting network consists of different episodes, series, and interviews that provide education, insights, and entertainment on a variety of topics. The network is run by leadership expert, author, and speaker Jamy Bechler.

Jamy Bechler is the author of five books including The Captain and The Bus Trip, host of the Success is a Choice Podcast, professional speaker, and trains organizations on creating championship cultures. He previously spent 20 years as a college basketball coach and administrator. TheLeadershipPlaybook.com is Bechler’s online program that helps athletes become better teammates and more positive leaders while strengthening a team’s culture. As a certified John Maxwell leadership coach, Bechler has worked with businesses and teams, including the NBA. Follow him on Twitter at @CoachBechler or visit his website at www.CoachBechler.com. To connect with him via email or find out about his services, please contact speaking@CoachBechler.com.

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MLK (every) Day

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

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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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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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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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