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Mar 22 2024

Getting the Most Out of Your Coaching Mentors

The leadership expert and author John C. Maxwell says, “We all need someone to help us in our pursuit of intentional growth and the right mentor helps you take massive leaps forward.”

Even coaches need coaches. Maxwell talks about “intentional growth”. This is when you make the conscious decision to make yourself better.

One of the best ways to do this is with a mentor.

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Leadership, Personal Growth, Sports · Tagged: Coachable, Coaching, development, Leadership, life coach, Mentor, Mentorship, personal development, Planning, professional development, self-aware

Jun 08 2022

The Skinny Mirror

“Your life doesn’t get better by chance, it gets better by change.” (Jim Rohn)

One of my favorite shows is the Emmy Award-winning show “Shark Tank”.

Please click here to listen to the 2-minute audio version of this article on the “Success is a Choice” podcasting network.

Aspiring entrepreneurs make presentations to a panel of five rich and successful business people who decide whether to invest in the product.

One memorable episode was when the rich investors were pitched an idea called “The Skinny Mirror”.

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Personal Growth · Tagged: Coachable, Evaluation, Growth, Jeff Hoffman, Jim Rohn, Justin Kittredge, Kevin Harrington, Reflection, Self-Improvement, Self-Reflection, Shark Tank, Skinny mirror

Oct 07 2019

10 Things All Athletes Can Do

Every athlete has a different skillset and level of athletic ability. Not every player will have the natural talent of a Lebron James, Serena Williams, Lamar Jackson, or Maya Moore. But for every all-world player that makes it, there are countless others that had the talent but lacked the intangibles. Talent can only take an athlete so far. In fact, talent doesn’t equal good. The extra stuff can take a talented athlete and make them good. Likewise, there are plenty of athletes that have limited talent but have excelled at the intangibles, leading to success and them becoming valuable members of their team. Talent is only a starting point. No matter how much or how little talent an athlete has, here are 10 things that every athlete can do.

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Sports, Teams & Organizations · Tagged: Attitude, Coachable, Coaching, Encouraging, Energy, enthusiasm, Extra Work, Good attitude, Hard Work, Helpful, Hustle, Players, Preparation, respect, teammates, Teamwork, Work Ethic

Jul 19 2016

VIDEO: Maximize Opportunities

Whether you are part of a team, business or family, you can improve your locker room, board room or living room.  
Do you want to improve?  Do you want to maximize your opportunities?
Success is a choice.  What choice will you make today? 
Thank you to Coach Micheal Burt and Bruce Lund for graciously allowing me to make this video from Murfreesboro, Tennessee headquarters of Micheal Burt Enterprises, The Greatness Factory.

  
Jamy Bechler was a college basketball coach for nearly 20 years and is now a certified John Maxwell leadership coach, speaker and trainer.  You can contact him at Jamy@CoachBechler.com.  You can also subscribe to his leadership newsletter by clicking here.

Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Personal Growth, Sports · Tagged: Bruce Lund, Coachable, Improvement, Micheal Burt, Success is a Choice, The Greatness Factory

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