Providing Insights on Leadership and Success. Coach Bechler is a John Maxwell Leadership Team Member.
“When asked if my cup is half-full or half-empty my only response is that I am thankful I have a cup.” (Sam Lefkowitz)
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A couple of years ago, my family returned from a long Thanksgiving trip in which we rented a car, we found our actual car right where we had left it in the rental company’s parking lot … but it had 2 Flat Tires!
“It’s not happy people who are thankful, but rather thankful people who are happy.”
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Back in Ancient times, leprosy was one of the worst illnesses a person could have. Not only was it a nasty skin disease that caused extreme pain, but it was also contagious.
Lepers were social outcasts as everyone shunned them and avoided them at all costs.
Communication is perhaps the most important skill you can possess. It can make or break your relationships, friendships, and partnerships — and it’s the difference between your team reaching their potential or not.
Billionaire businessman Richard Branson says “Communication is a skill that you can learn. It’s like riding a bicycle or typing. If you’re willing to work at it, you can rapidly improve the quality of every part of your life.”
The right to an opinion doesn’t make our opinion right.
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Leonardo da Vinci once said, “The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions.”
We see this all the time whether it’s watching TV, scrolling through social media, gathering around the water cooler, or hanging out with family and friends.
Just because we have an opinion on something doesn’t mean we are right.
“All battles are first won or lost in the mind.” (Joan of Arc)
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The American commute is getting longer and longer.
According to a Washington Post article, the average American spends a total of 52 minutes commuting to and from work each day.
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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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While taking hundreds of flights throughout my life only once has my luggage gotten lost and that was on my honeymoon (fortunately, it wasn’t a sign of things to come)!
The second time occurred when traveling to speak at some high schools.
After speaking at a prestigious prep school in the Washington D.C. area, I was traveling to Charlotte, NC to speak at a large high school in that city.
An elderly carpenter told his employer of his plans to leave the business and start a life of leisure with his wife and extended family.
He would miss the money, but the time was right and he was ready to hang up his hammer. His boss was disappointed as the carpenter had been a loyal and diligent worker for many years, so he was sad to see him go.
Today in America, we celebrate Thanksgiving.
Maybe you love it because you’ll sit on the couch all day watching football, or stuff yourself full of yummy foods, or get a game plan for Black Friday shopping or spend time with family.
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.