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Jul 26 2022

Failing Like Thomas Edison

“Many of life’s failures are people who didn’t realize how close they were to success when they gave up.” (Thomas Edison)

Many of us know Thomas Edison as the inventor of the lightbulb, but he invented many other things.

In fact, he received more than 1,000 patents during his lifetime. He was quite a prolific inventor.

Click here to listen to the 1-minute version of this article on the “Success is a Choice” podcast network.

I must admit that I wasn’t very good at science when I was young and don’t know a lot about technology or electricity. My dad could make anything work but the same couldn’t be said for me.

I’m glad there was someone like Edison to invent all this stuff but I have a hard time relating to his inventing prowess.

However, I can relate to him in one sense…

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Leadership, Personal Growth, Podcast Episodes · Tagged: Abraham Lincoln, Adversity, Failure, Frank Bechler, Inventions, Lightbulbs, Mr. Frank, Overcoming Challenges, Patents, Perseverance, Persistence, Science, Shark Tank, Success, Thomas Edison

Feb 07 2020

Peaks and Valleys

“Mountaintops inspire leaders but valleys mature them.” (Winston Churchill)

This past summer, I went golfing with my wife and her parents. Now, this might seem like the opening line to a joke, but I assure you that they are nice people and I would never say a bad word about them – at least until they stop reading my articles. 

About halfway into the round, I finally birdied a hole and my father-in-law said “It’s about time. I’ve waited 10 years to see you get a birdie.”

I think I saw a playful smile on his face.

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Personal Growth · Tagged: Failure, golf, Improvement, peaks, peaks and valleys, Perseverance, Personal Growth, Spencer Johnson, Success, Success is a Choice, valleys, Who Moved My Cheese

Apr 18 2019

Comebacks Are Fun

Winning is fun. Winning when it is not expected of you might be even more fun. Most of us love a good comeback story and recently, we were treated to a couple of good stories from the world of sports.

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Personal Growth, Sports · Tagged: Failure, NCAA Tournament, Perseverance, rebounding, Responding, Tiger Woods, Tim Hall, UMBC, Virginia, Virginia Cavaliers

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