Jamy Bechler

Providing Insights on Leadership and Success. Coach Bechler is a John Maxwell Leadership Team Member.

Brother’s Keeper

“Two are better than one because they have a good return for their work. If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up!” (Ecclesiastes 4:9-10)
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Basketball was everything to me. It was my favorite sport. When I was in 7th grade, I was riding the bus home after school. My brother, who was three years younger than me was acting up quite a bit on the bus that particular day.

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Goal of a Conversation

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Nobel Peace Prize winner Bishop Desmond Tutu used to say, “Don’t raise your voice, rather just improve your argument.”

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The Coach’s Bulletin Board

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Good morning, good afternoon, or good evening to you whenever you’re reading this. Where I’m at it’s a good day … with an emphasis on the GOOD because today we’re announcing our new book.

For years people have been asking us to put together a collection of some of our best thoughts, ideas, insights, and quotes. Well, we’ve finally listened and today are announcing that we’ll be releasing “The Coach’s Bulletin Board” in early September.

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Persuading Others

Former Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg used to say “Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you.”

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Through the years, I have seen this quote posted on social media and referred to quite often. Most of the time, it is used as motivation or justification for fighting for a cause.
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Though it is important for us to champion a cause, we also must realize that there are 2️⃣ parts to this quote!

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Speech to Scholarship Winners

This is the transcript of a speech Jamy Bechler gave to the 2021 Barberton, Ohio Kiwanis International scholarship winners. 

Some of us see a 6. Some of us see a 9.

Sometimes whether we see a 6 or a 9 is based on our perspective. Our point of view.

We sometimes see things differently than others. It doesn’t mean that they are right and we are wrong, but it also doesn’t mean that we are right and they are wrong. Sometimes people just see things differently.

Sometimes it’s not just people but situations or things that we see differently. We might see a 6, but the reality is that the situation is a 9.

Our point of view or perspective may not always be right, but it also may not always be wrong. Sometimes we just see the world differently.

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Who’s On First?

Poor Abbott. Poor Costello. In the classic sketch Who’s On First, they heard each other’s words but just couldn’t seem to understand what each other was saying.

It’s no secret that we all desire to be listened to and we all want to be understood.

I am right. You are wrong. Why should I listen to you? Wait, what?!? You don’t understand what I’m saying? How is that even possible?

In the book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey said, “If you’re like most people you probably seek first to be understood; you want to get your point across. And in doing so, you may ignore the other person completely, pretend that you’re listening, selectively hear only certain parts of the conversation, or attentively focus on only the words being said, but miss the meaning entirely. So why does this happen?”

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