Jamy Bechler

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

Episode 185: National Fastpitch Coaches Association Executive Director

Carol Bruggeman was a long-time Division I coach at Michigan, Purdue, and Louisville. In fact, she was tasked with starting the Purdue softball program from scratch when she was just 28 years old. She’s been the Executive Director of the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) since February 2016 and has done great things to grow the game of softball. In addition to her role with the NFCA, Carol is also a TV analyst.

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In today’s episode, we discuss:
  • Team-building ideas
  • How to grow the game
  • Mistakes coaches make
  • Qualities of a good coach
  • Advice for younger coaches
  • NFCA Educational Initiatives
  • National Convention in San Antonio on Dec. 7-10
  • … and much more!!!

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Episode 179: Former Duke Basketball Coach Talks Mental Health

Joanne P. McCallie (“Coach P”) is one of the most highly decorated coaches from her time as a college basketball coach. In her 28 years as a head coach at Maine, Michigan State, and Duke, she won more than 70% of her games, had three National Championship game appearances, and won National Coach of the Year honors in 2005. Coach P also was the only women’s coach to lead two different programs to 30-win seasons, as well as the only women’s coach to work alongside both Coach K and Tom Izzo. She battled mental health issues while coaching, which led her to write the great book, Secret Warrior. 

Click here to see more about Coach P.

In today’s episode, we discuss:
  • Working with Tom Izzo and Coach K
  • Becoming a Division I head coach at age 26
  • The reality of mental health issues
  • Using phrases like “mental toughness”
  • Balancing responsibility to team but also the individual
  • … and much more!!!

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Our Daily Commute

“All battles are first won or lost in the mind.” (Joan of Arc)

🔊 Click here to listen to the 2-minute audio of today’s email about our daily commute.

The American commute is getting longer and longer. 

According to a Washington Post article, the average American spends a total of 52 minutes commuting to and from work each day. 

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Motivational Minute: Good Enough

“The beautiful thing about today is that you get the choice to make it better than yesterday.” (Robin Sharma)
🔊  Please click here to listen to the 1-minute audio version of this article from the Success is a Choice podcast network.

Good enough is sometimes not good enough.

Today, we should be aware of times when we accept mediocrity . . . when we accept less than our best.

Sometimes we take the easy way out.

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People Notice Integrity

 

“Integrity is doing the right thing even when no one is watching you.” (C.S. Lewis)

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Have you (or someone that you’ve known) ever said something to the effect of ‘It doesn’t matter if I do what’s right.  Nobody notices anyway.’ or ‘Nice guys finish last’. 

Well, I have a little story that I always think of when it comes to integrity and character.

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Motivational Minute: Thoughts Into Action

 

Sir Isaac Newton had three laws of motion and the first law essentially said that every object will remain at rest until acted upon by an outside force.

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Things don’t change by themselves.

This is an important concept to remember today.

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Meeting with the Coach

“A life isn’t significant except for its impact on other lives.” (Jackie Robinson)
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My senior research project was to examine whether John Wooden’s coaching style could work in the current landscape of college men’s basketball. I made appointments to meet six different head coaches at their office for a 30-minute interview.

Every coach gave me some great insights and I received an “A” on the project.

Other than Coach Wooden calling me on my dorm room phone (but that’s another story for another day), the thing that stands out to me the most about the project was one particular coach and how he treated me.

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Motivational Minute: The Wolves

 

An old Cherokee Indian chief sat down to teach his grandson about life.

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

“There’s a fight going on inside me,” he tells the young boy, “a fight between two wolves.”

“One wolf is evil. It’s full of malice, anger, greed, self-pity, and false pride. The other is good. It’s full of peace, love, joy, kindness, and humility.”

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The Draymond Green Punch

You’ve probably seen (or at least heard about) the video of Draymond Green punching Golden State teammate, Jordan Poole, during a practice last week. There are lots of opinions about what should or shouldn’t have happened to Draymond.

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Anytime something like this happens I always wonder how would you respond and what would you do in your position.

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