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Oct 12 2022

Episode 171: Dr. Richard Johnson, Texas Public Policy Foundation

Richard A. Johnson, Ed.D., is the director of the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Booker T. Washington Initiative which examines the effects of public policy on African-American communities.

Click here to read Dr. Johnson’s complete bio.

In today’s episode, we discuss:
  • Educating today’s youth
  • The importance of Martin Luther King, Jr.
  • Thoughts on race
  • Beating Hall of Famer David Robinson in a basketball game
  • … and much more!!!

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Leadership, Personal Growth, Podcast Episodes · Tagged: BLM, Booker T. Washington, Critical Race Theory, Diversity, Education, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, houston, Jr., Martin Luther King, MLK, politics, Race Relations, Racial Issues, Richard Johnson, Texas Public Policy Foundation, Wiley College

Dec 16 2021

Honor Them

“There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured by what is right in America.” (President Bill Clinton)

Since the Tragic shooting in Michigan on November 30th that took the lives of four Oxford HS students and injured 7 others, political opportunists have wasted little time weaponizing the situation and crafting their talking points.

But my thoughts today aren’t about politics.

Please click here to listen to the 6-minute audio version of this article from the Success is a Choice podcast network.

My thoughts on the Oxford tragedy aren’t about who’s right, who’s wrong, who’s to blame, or even how this could have ever happened in the first place.

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Leadership, Personal Growth, Sports · Tagged: Crisis Management, crisis preparedness, doing the right thing, Education, Football player, Honor, Integrity, Kids, Legacy, Making a difference, Martin Luther King, Martin Luther King Jr., Media Coverage, MLK, Oxford High School, Oxford Strong, politics, Positive leadership, School Shooting, student leadership, Students, Tate Myre, Team Captain, Today's Youth, Tragedy

Oct 20 2020

Do Something About It

Why doesn’t someone help those poor people?”

“When is someone going to clean up the trash in the hallway?”

“What is the boss going to do about advertising our event?”

“If only we had more money in our budget, think of all we could do”

“I wish I had more time in a day, then I could really accomplish some great things.”

We all do it.  We all complain, make suggestions or wonder aloud. 

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Leadership · Tagged: Administrator, Be the change, Education, Educational Leadership, Fresno, Larry Powell, Make a difference, Principal, School Superintendent, Superintendent

Feb 01 2020

Teacher’s Pet

Believe it or not, I was voted “Teacher’s Pet” in my graduating class. To this day, I don’t know how that was the case. Regardless of whether I agreed with it, I had to take a yearbook picture with Judith Shannon, my dreaded English teacher. 

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Personal Growth · Tagged: Education, english class, High School, Jonesville, Jonesville High School, Learning, mentors, Motivation, Mrs. Shannon, schools, Student-Athletes, Students, teachers, teaching, The Bus Trip, The Leadership Playbook

Feb 15 2018

Episode 070: Tim Elmore, President of Growing Leaders

Dr. Tim Elmore is the founder and president of “Growing Leaders”.  He founded it in 2003. Growing Leaders is a global nonprofit that encourages and equips young adults to take on real-life opportunities and challenges in the classroom, in their careers, and in the community.

Growing Leaders does this by partnering with organizations to teach practical life and leadership skills using real stories, intriguing images, and engaging experiences that are relatable and memorable. The process and resources are grounded in research and a unique understanding of the emerging generations, and recognize that leading others at any level begins with learning how to lead yourself.

Tim spends his time teaching leadership courses and speaks at schools, universities, business, and athletic programs. He has trained thousands of leaders in partnership with nationally renowned schools and organizations like the San Francisco Giants, Stanford University, Virginia Tech, University of Alabama Athletics, Duke University, University of Texas, Chick-fil-a, Cici’s Pizza, Delta, and more.

Dr. Elmore has also authored more than 30 books including: Habitudes®: Images that Form Leadership Habits and Attitudes, Artificial Maturity: Helping Kids Meet the Challenge of Becoming Authentic Adults, Generation iY: Secrets to Connecting With Today’s Teens & Young Adults in the Digital Age, 12 Huge Mistakes Parents Can Avoid, Life Giving Mentors, and Nurturing the Leader Within Your Child. His newest book is Marching Off The Map: Inspire Students to Navigate a Brand New World

In today’s episode, we discuss:

  • How to reach this current generation of students
  • What does the phrase “habitudes” mean
  • What is the differences between generations
  • Stories about James Bond and Jim Harbaugh

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Podcast Episodes · Tagged: atlanta, Education, EntreLeadership, Generation Z, GIANT worldwide, Growing Leaders, High School, jeremie kubicek, jim harbaugh, Ken Coleman, Leadership, Lolly Daskal, millennials, Podcast, Students, Tim Elmore, Todd Gongwer

Sep 25 2017

Episode 028: San Jacinto College Dean of Liberal Arts Shawn Silman

Shawn Silman is the Dean of Liberal Arts at San Jacinto College, which is located in Houston, Texas. Prior to becoming the Dean in 2011, he served for 6 years as San Jacinto’s Athletic Director and 11 years as the Head Women’s Basketball Coach at San Jacinto.

In today’s episode, we discuss:

  • What exactly a Dean of Liberal Arts does on a daily basis
  • Why he got out of coaching and went into the academic side
  • The great flood of 2017 and how it affected Houston and San Jacinto’s students
  • How he made the transition from athletics to academics in an educational setting

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Podcast Episodes · Tagged: academic dean, Administrators, Athletic Director, basketball coach, Buster Olney, Don Meyer, Education, faculty, Flooding, houston, Houston Floods, Joe Rogan, Leadership, liberal arts, Microsoft Outlook, Shawn Silman, teachers, texas, Waze

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