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Feb 08 2022

Willing to Adapt?

Despite breaking the school record for total offense during his senior year with the Kent State Golden Flashes, Julian Edelman was not invited to the NFL combine. 

Click here to listen to the 2-minute version of this article on the “Success is a Choice” podcast network.

He was a successful college quarterback but NFL scouts did not see much of a future for him. It was looking bleak for this college star but then hope.

At the end of 7th and final round of the NFL draft, he received a phone call. 

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Personal Growth, Sports · Tagged: adapting, Bill Belichick, Brandon Bostick, Change, Football, Improvement, JJ Birden, julian edelman, Kent State, Kent State University, New England Patriots, NFL, Shemy Schembechler, SuperBowl, Tom Brady

Jan 05 2020

20 Books to Read in 2020

I once read 30 books in an entire summer, including 10 John Grisham novels. Reading is something that I enjoy doing. I am a paperback kind of guy as I will dog-ear pages, highlight passages, and make notes in the margins. My wife, on the other hand, only reads Kindle books or listens to audio books. 

Whatever your preference, it is important that you read. Readers are leaders. As Dr. Seuss said, “The more that you read, the more things that you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.”

What follows is my recommended list of books in various categories that were published during the last two years. I have previously made recommended book lists of “19 Books to Read in 2019”, “18 Books to Read in 2018”, “15 Best Books for Coaches”, “15 Best Books for Leaders”, and “7 Underrated Books for Leaders”.

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Personal Growth · Tagged: Adam Levitan, alan Stein Jr., Audible, Books, books to read, Dr. Seuss, Heather Macy, jason romano, John Brubaker, John Maxwell, Jon Gordon, julian edelman, Kevin Eastman, Mark Fauser, Pat Williams, Success is a choice podcast, The Bus Trip, Tony Dungy, travis daugherty

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