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Jan 01 2018

Episode 046: Southeastern University Basketball Coach R-Jay Barsh

R-Jay Barsh is the head men’s basketball coach at Southeastern University. The 2017-18 season marks his sixth season at the helm of the Fire program. At the time of this episode being released, Barsh just won his 100th game moving the 7th ranked Fire program to 12-2 on the season.

In only his second season, he was a finalist for the Don Meyer National Coach of the Year Award as he guided the Fire to a 27-7 record and the program’s first-ever NAIA National Tournament appearance. Before coming to Southeastern, Barsh was the assistant coach at Tacoma Community College.  While at Tacoma, he was considered one of the top recruiters on the West Coast and was even featured in The Bleacher Report for being a main catalyst for the Titans recruiting and developmental success. He also coached at Pugent Sound University, as well. Before he began his coaching career, he enjoyed a successful playing career at Tacoma Community College from 2001–2003. In his first season, he led the Titans to a NWAACC title and a 30–3 overall record. In 2003, Barsh was named Second Team All-Conference and found himself in a unique position, having won NWAACC titles as both a player (2002) and a coach (2012).

Off of the hardwood, Barsh has always felt the call of God on his life and has used basketball as the vehicle to deliver the Gospel of Jesus Christ. For over the past 10 years, he has been an integral part of Northwest Basketball Camps (NBC), which is a Christ-centered camp that utilizes basketball to impact the hearts and minds of young people through Jesus Christ. Through NBC, Barsh has led several camps around the world, including in Italy, the United Kingdom, and Alaska.  He is also the founder of SkyMotivation, which is a ministry he uses to help young people grow in Christ. His website for the ministry has testimonies, devotionals, and even an area where viewers can ask questions about their faith.

In today’s episode, we discuss:

  • How he defines and measures success as a college basketball coach
  • What he is doing to help develop his players both on and off the court
  • Advice he has for a coach (or leader) going through a losing streak

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Podcast Episodes · Tagged: Alan Stein, Basketball, Billy Graham, Champions of Character, Coaching, Jamy Bechler, Jesus, Leadership, Ministry, Motivation, NAIA, Northwest Basketball Camps, Play NAIA, player development, Podcast, Southeastern University, Tacoma Community College, Twitter

Nov 27 2017

Episode 029: Fantasy Football Expert Adam Levitan

Adam Levitan is a fantasy football expert that helps thousands of casual and serious players each week. He is a DraftKings analyst. Along with Fantasy Football Millionaire Maker Winners, Peter Jennings and Al Zeidenfeld, they co-host The Daily Fantasy Football Edge pod. Levitan is also an analyst and writer for Fantasy Labs. He is a two-time Fantasy Sports Writer Association award winner. In 2015, PlayingLegal.com named Levitan as one of the Top-50 Influential People in Daily Fantasy Sports. Not only does he have a loyal following of people wanting fantasy sports advice but he also provides entertaining answers to listener questions each week on his “solo pod” fantasy edge podcast.

In today’s episode, we discuss:

  • Advice for individuals wanting to play fantasy football
  • Playing a tennis match against a frying pan-wielding tennis pro.
  • How to handle trolls or criticism on social media
  • What motivated him to get into better shape this year

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Podcast Episodes · Tagged: Al Zeidenfeld, Basketball, Betting, Bull Durham, DFS, Draftkings, ESPN, Fantasy Football, Fantasy Labs, Football, Gambling, hoosiers, Jonathan Bales, Keith Lipscomb, Matthew Berry, Motivation, Ms. Pacman, Peter Jennings, Philadelphia, Poker, Predictive Analytics, Return on Investment, Rotoworld, Tennis, Washington Bullets

Mar 20 2017

Episode 006: Fitness Trainer Scott Keppel

As an official Miss USA and Miss America Fitness Trainer, Scott Keppel knows a little something about the best way to motivate and achieve goals. He is the creator of Scott Fitness Systems. His training systems and accomplishments have been featured by media both nationally and internationally. He brings awareness to breast cancer with the annual Busting Butts to Save Breasts 5K Adventure Run/Walk and Bootcamp, held at the end of October each year.

In today’s episode, we discuss:

  • Working with Miss USA and Miss America contestants
  • How he motivates clients of all types … not just pageant contestants
  • His wife’s battle with breast cancer
  • Going from getting bullied to a top fitness trainer
  • Background as a college football player

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Podcast Episodes · Tagged: 5k run, Arizona, Beauty Queen, Breast Cancer, Cancer, cancer awareness, Fitness Trainer, Football player, google play, Hiram College, Hiram Terriers, Inspiration, Itunes, Miss America, Miss USA, Motivation, Pageant Queen, Podcast, Scott Keppel, soundcloud, stitcher, tunein

Nov 04 2016

Bechler Speaks at the University of Illinois

Motivational speaker and leadership trainer Jamy Bechler recently spoke to Big Ten student-athletes at the University of Illinois.  As a long-time college basketball coach and administrator, he connected with the student-athletes using insightful and relevant illustrations.

The Fighting Illini student-athletes learned various concepts and practical ideas on how to be better leaders and become people of influence. Bechler emphasized that each one of the players is a leader, not just the captains, upperclassmen or starters.

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: News · Tagged: Leadership, Matt Bollant, Motivation, Motivational Speaker, The Greentree Project, The Guidestone Group, Tyra Perry, University of Illinois

Sep 28 2016

Motivational Speaker Visits Schools

(originally published September 28, 2016)
Motivational speaker, Jamy Bechler, recently embarked upon a week long adventure to Michigan and Indiana to talk with student-athletes at various high schools and colleges.  His topics ranged from social media to making championship choices to becoming a better leader.

“It was a fun time visiting schools and adding value to their students”, said Bechler.  “It is always an honor and privilege to speak to our next generation of leaders.”

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: News · Tagged: Leadership, Motivation, Motivational Speaker, Social Media, Student-Athletes

May 22 2014

My Favorite Quotes

(originally posted on May 22, 2015)

In the last issue of THE ENCOURAGING LEADER, we highlighted some of the best books to help you become a better leader.  This issue’s theme centers around quotes.  We asked a number of leaders to write about their favorite quote and what it means to them.

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Leadership, Personal Growth · Tagged: Goals, Inspiration, Motivation, Quotes, The Encouraging Leader

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