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Aug 30 2024

Labor Day

“Whatever you are; be a good one.” (Abraham Lincoln)

For many of us in the United States, Labor Day is the unofficial end of the summer and is filled with cookouts, pool parties, and college football.

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But Labor Day began as a way to recognize our nation’s workers and their accomplishments.

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Leadership, Personal Growth, Podcast Episodes · Tagged: Abraham Lincoln, Bechler Family, Beth Bechler, Example, Frank Bechler, Hard Work, Holiday, Industriousness, Instill Values, Labor Day, Mackinaw Bridge, Martin Luther King, Maximize potential, MLK, Mr. Frank, role model, Work Ethic

Jan 20 2024

Brother’s Keeper

“Two are better than one because they have a good return for their work. If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up!” (Ecclesiastes 4:9-10)
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Basketball was everything to me. It was my favorite sport. When I was in 7th grade, I was riding the bus home after school. My brother, who was three years younger than me was acting up quite a bit on the bus that particular day.

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Leadership, Personal Growth, Podcast Episodes · Tagged: Brother, Brother's Keeper, John C. Maxwell, Jonesville High School, Learn to Listen, Listening, Middle School, MLK, Person of Influence, Persuading others, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, School Bus, Suspended, Weekend Wisdom

Jul 17 2023

2003 British Open Champion Ben Curtis

Ben Curtis won the 2003 Open Championship at Royal St. George’s as a rookie in only his 16th start on the PGA Tour. He became the first golfer in 90 years to win a major championship in his first try. He would go on to win a total of four PGA events. Curtis also was the runnerup at the 2012 PLAYERS Championship and a member of the 2008 Ryder Cup Championship Team. Prior to his professional career, he was formerly the world’s number one ranked amateur after winning three Ohio Amateur titles, earning NCAA All-American honors three times at Kent State University, and reaching the semifinals of the 1999 of the prestigious U.S. Amateur at Pebble Beach. He retired from professional golf in 2017.  He now leads the Ben Curtis Golf Academy, as well as the Ben Curtis Family Foundation which seeks to alleviate childhood hunger in Northeast Ohio.

In today’s episode, we discuss:
  • Winning The Open Championship as a rookie
  • Getting married and playing a PGA event on the same day
  • The mental approach to golf
  • Starting a foundation to help alleviate child hunger
  • … and so much more!!!

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Podcast Episodes, Sports · Tagged: Barberton, Ben Curtis, Bhrett McCabe, British Open, Brittney Horschel, Charities, Erik Barnes, foundation, golf, instruction, Kent State, paul tesori, PGA, PGA Tour, The Masters, the Open Championship, Tiger Woods, Webb Simpson

Jun 01 2023

12x All-American Swimmer Riley Gaines

Riley Gaines (12x All-American and 5x SEC Champion swimmer) appeared on the “Success is a Choice” podcast. Together with host Jamy Bechler, they discussed her storied career and her current work with the Independent Women’s Forum advocating for women’s sports.

Follow Riley on Twitter @Riley_Gaines_ and Instagram @RileyGBarker 

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.

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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. To connect with him via email or find out about his services, please contact speaking@CoachBechler.com. You can also subscribe to his insights on success and leadership by clicking here.

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Leadership, Personal Growth, Podcast Episodes, Sports, Teams & Organizations · Tagged: Conservative, Daily Wire, Female, Fox News, Jake Crain, Jennifer Sey, kentucky wildcats, Lars Jorgensen, Lia Thomas, Michele Tafoya, NCAA, Save Women's Sports, social issues, Swimming, Team Sports, Transgender, University of Kentucky, Women's Sports

May 29 2023

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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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Leadership, Personal Growth, Podcast Episodes · Tagged: America, Army, Freedom, Home of the Brave, Land of the Free, Lone Survivor, Memorial Day, Memorial Weekend, Military, Murph Challenge, Navy SEALs, Sacrifice, united states

May 16 2023

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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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Leadership, Podcast Episodes, Sports, Teams & Organizations · Tagged: Athletic Departments, Athletic Directors, Communication, CoSIDA, Gary Waters, Internship, Kent State, larry desimpelare, marketing, NACDA, NAIA, NCAA, Sports Industry, Sports Information, sports management, Sports Marketing, Sports Trivia

Mar 13 2023

Episode 149: Clark Kellogg, College Basketball Analyst

Clark Kellogg is one of the most respected voices covering college basketball today. The CBS Sports analyst was once a top college basketball player at Ohio State University, where he earned All-Big Ten Conference honors and won the Big Ten Most Valuable Player award in 1982.

After his junior year at Ohio State, he declared for the 1992 NBA draft and was selected eighth overall in the first round by the Indiana Pacers, and named to the NBA All-Rookie first team in 1983 after averaging 20.1 points and 10.6 rebounds. But his NBA career was cut short after just four seasons due to knee injuries, and he was forced to retire in 1986 at the age of 25.

Clark began his broadcasting journey with ESPN in 1990, and in 1993 he moved to CBS Sports, where he has worked since. In March 2010, Kellogg played a game of H.O.R.S.E. against U.S. President Barack Obama. The game, called “P.O.T.U.S.” for the occasion, was won by Obama.

In today’s episode, we discuss:
  • Playing basketball against President Obama
  • What makes up a great leader
  • Being the parent of athletes
  • Working with Charles Barkley during NCAA Tournament
  • How players can use their platform
  • … and so much more!!!

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Podcast Episodes, Sports, Teams & Organizations · Tagged: Adrian Griffin, Bill Curry, CBS sports, Charles Barkley, Clark Kellogg, jason romano, Leaders are Readers, Leadership, Parenting, PGA, Race, Racial Tension, respect, sports parenting, Sports Psychology, Sports Spectrum, travis daugherty

Feb 01 2023

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 …

  • Bricksobrian.com
  • ProGamersGuide.com
  • YouTube.com/@BricksOBrian
  • Twitter.com/bricksobrian
  • Facebook.com/BricksOBrian
  • Instagram.com/bricksobrian
  • Patreon.com/briansaviano
  • Twitch.tv/bricksobrian

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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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Leadership, Personal Growth, Podcast Episodes, Sports, Teams & Organizations · Tagged: Atari, college esports, entrepreneur, esports, family-friendly, Fortnite, gamer, hotpockets, Jaylen Bechler, mario brothers, Michael Brooks, Miss Harvey, self-employed, Stephanie Harvey, Twitch, video games, YouTube

Jan 17 2023

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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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Leadership, Podcast Episodes, Sports, Teams & Organizations · Tagged: Athletic Director, Basketball Camps, basketball coach, Coachable Coach, Dennis Stanton, leaders growing leaders, Leadership Development, Podcast, Podcasting, Professional Athlete, Souderton, Success is a Choice, The Leadership Playbook

Jan 12 2023

Emmy Award Winning Broadcaster Michele Tafoya

Michele Tafoya is a former American sportscaster winning four Emmy Awards. From 2011 to 2022, she was a reporter for NBC Sports, primarily as a sideline reporter for NBC Sunday Night Football. Today, she hosts the “Sideline Sanity” Podcast and makes television appearances on talk shows discussing the state of American politics and culture.

Click here to see more about Michele

Click here to watch the interview on YouTube

In today’s episode, we discuss:
  • Broadcasting big events
  • Asking the right questions
  • Her “Sideline Sanity” podcast
  • What makes Al Michaels so good
  • Qualities that the best coaches share
  • How athletes should use their platforms
  • … and much more!!!

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Leadership, Personal Growth, Podcast Episodes, Sports, Teams & Organizations · Tagged: CBS sports, Clark Kellogg, Dan Patrick, Emmy, ESPN, Jeff Hoffman, Kara Lawson, Kaya Jones, Mike Lombardi, MLK, Monday NIght Football, NBA, NFL, Nicole Arbour, Olympics, Rachel Cruze, Sports Broadcaster, Sue Enquist

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