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Jun 13 2022

Motivational Minute: Burn the Boats

​“Excuses are the nails used to build a house of failure.” (Jim Rohn)

Please click here to listen to the 1-minute audio of this email on the “Success is a Choice” podcasting network

After landing his invasion forces on the shores of some far away country, it’s been said that the sixteen-century Spanish conquistador Hernando Cortes would immediately burn his own boats.

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Leadership, Personal Growth, Podcast Episodes · Tagged: Burning the boats, Elminating Excuses, excuses, Explorers, Hernando Cortes, Kevin Templeton, Making Excuses, Monday Motivation, Motivational Monday, Opportunities, Responsibility, To The Hilt

Jun 19 2016

Stop Being a ‘BUT’

I heard an interview with MVP Steph Curry the other night after Game 6 of the NBA Finals, in which he made a comment that got me thinking about my pre-maritial counseling.

Wait, what?!?

You mean it’s not natural to associate Steph Curry getting ejected and throwing mouth-pieces with pre-maritial counseling?

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Personal Growth, Sports · Tagged: accountability, Apologies, complaining, excuses, Leadership, marriage, NBA, officiating, Potential, Responsibility, Steph Curry, Success

May 10 2016

The Encouraging Leader

(Originally posted on May 9, 2016)

Five years ago I was inspired by Mike Neighbors, an assistant coach at Xavier University, to begin a newsletter on leadership entitled THE ENCOURAGING LEADER.  Neighbors was doing a newsletter for basketball coaches and I really enjoyed it.

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Personal Growth, Sports · Tagged: excuses, Final Four, Mike Neighbors, NCAA, The Encouraging Leader

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