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Jan 20 2024

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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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Leadership, Personal Growth, Podcast Episodes · Tagged: Brother, Brother's Keeper, John C. Maxwell, Jonesville High School, Learn to Listen, Listening, Middle School, MLK, Person of Influence, Persuading others, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, School Bus, Suspended, Weekend Wisdom

Oct 14 2022

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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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Leadership, Personal Growth · Tagged: Arguments, Bishop Desmond Tutu, Communication, conversation, Learn to Listen, Listening, MLK, Nobel Peace Prize, Perspective, respect, Seek First to Understand, Stephen Covey

Jul 21 2022

The Coach’s Bulletin Board

Preorder our new book now and get a free signed copy!

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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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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Leadership, Personal Growth, Podcast Episodes · Tagged: Brother, Brother's Keeper, John C. Maxwell, Jonesville High School, Learn to Listen, Listening, Middle School, MLK, Person of Influence, Persuading others, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, School Bus, Suspended, Weekend Wisdom

Jul 07 2022

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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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Leadership, Personal Growth, Podcast Episodes · Tagged: Desmond Tutu, John C. Maxwell, Learn to Listen, Listening, MLK, Person of Influence, Persuading others, RBG, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court, Understanding Others, Weekend Wisdom

Jun 21 2022

Oh?!?

“The single biggest problem with communication is the illusion it has taken place.” (George Bernard Shaw)

A man and his wife had been arguing all night, and as bedtime approached neither was speaking to the other.

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It was not unusual for the pair to continue this war of silence for two or three days. However, on this occasion the man was concerned; he needed to be awake at 4:30am the next morning to catch an important flight and being a very heavy sleeper, he normally relied on his wife to wake him.

Cleverly (so he thought), while his wife was in the bathroom, he wrote on a piece of paper: “Please wake me at 4:30am – I have an important flight to catch.”

He put the note on his wife’s pillow, then turned over and went to sleep.

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Personal Growth · Tagged: Betsy Butterick, Body Language, Communication, Communications, Listening, Miscommunication, Speaking, Tone of Voice

Oct 29 2018

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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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Leadership, Personal Growth · Tagged: 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Abbott and Costello, Andy Stanley, Communication, Learn to Listen, Listen to Learn, Listening, Perspective, Stephen Covey, Understanding

Oct 20 2018

5 Tips for Better Communication

“Half the world is composed of people who have something to say but can’t, and the other half who have nothing to say but keep on saying it.”  (ROBERT FROST)

“If we were supposed to talk more than we listen, we would have two tongues and one ear.”  (MARK TWAIN)

Because I am married and I fly often, the following story is near and dear to my heart . . .

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Personal Growth · Tagged: Abe Lincoln, Communicating, Communication, Cori Jones, John Maxwell, Listening, Stephen Covey

Jun 30 2018

Episode 077: Hall of Fame Softball Coach Sue Enquist

Sue Enquist is UCLA Softball’s first All-American, National Champion, and Hall of Famer. In 2006, Enquist concluded her storied 27-year career as head coach of the UCLA Bruins with a 887-175-1 (.835) record, making her the winningest softball coach among all active coaches. She is the only person in NCAA Softball history to win a championship as a head coach and a player. During her career, Enquist produced 65 All-Americans and 15 Olympians. She has been inducted into six Hall of Fames including UCLA, Women’s Sport Foundation, USA Softball Hall of Fame, and National Fastpitch Coaches Association. Enquist is also the recipient of multiple National Coach of the Year and Pac-10 Coach of the Year honors. She grew up in San Clemente, California, and is a former professional surfer. Today she lives in San Clemente, California, where she surfs daily and enjoys spending time with her family.

In today’s episode, we discuss:

  • How she was able to be so successful as a coach
  • What she would do differently if she was still coaching today
  • Her friendship with legendary basketball coach John Wooden

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Podcast Episodes · Tagged: All-American, Betsy Butterick, Billy Graham, Celia Slater, Coaching, Communication, John Wooden, Kevin Harrington, Listening, National Championship, Softball, Sue Enquist, Surfing, UCLA, Wizard of Westwood

Dec 11 2017

Episode 035: Begin to Win President Jeff Raver

Jeff Raver is a John Maxwell Certified National Sales and Leadership Coach, motivational speaker, as well as the founder and president of Begin To Win. Jeff previously held the position of Director of Training for over 20 years, as well as the position of Vice President of Sales and Marketing, at CVS Systems, a national electronics distributor. He recently spent 2 1/2 years growing an electronics retail company from a small start up to one of the fastest growing Dish retailers in the Midwest. As Vice President of American Wireless Entertainment, Jeff was responsible for hiring managers and sales people, as well as opening 6 locations in a year and a half. He has experience in every aspect of the sales business and knows the process very well. Jeff is passionate about everything he does and he is an excellent choice as a coach, trainer, or consultant for you or your company.  Jeff spent most of his life in central Indiana with his wife and three daughters, but Jeff and his wife Penny recently moved to North Port, Florida, allowing Jeff the freedom to travel the nation as a coach and consultant.

In today’s episode, we discuss:

  • Why he left a 6-figure corporate job to become an entrepeneur
  • How the John Maxwell Team has played a role in his life
  • What mistakes people make when trying to sell
  • Why his sales training philosophies and strategies are unique

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Podcast Episodes · Tagged: Begin to Win, Chopped, connecting, CVS, Dish Network, executive coach, Indiana, Jeff Raver, John C. Maxwell, John maxwell team, Learning, Les Brown, life coach, Listening, Marion, Michael Gerber, Sales, Sales Training, Selling, Survivor, The Collins Group, Zig Ziglar

Apr 17 2017

Everyone Communicates; Few Connect

“The ability to deal with people is as purchasable a commodity as sugar or coffee and I will pay more for that ability than for any other under the sun.” (John D. Rockefeller)

My brother and I can chat for 30 minutes on the phone and when I hang up, I can’t answer any questions from my wife about my brother’s family or what’s really going on in his life.  But, boy can I tell you his opinion on Michigan football or the Detroit Tigers. [Read more…]

Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Leadership, Personal Growth · Tagged: Books, Communicating, Communication, connecting, Influence, John D. Rockefeller, John Maxwell, Leadership, Listening, Napoleon, Robert E. Lee, Stephen Covey

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