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Jan 19 2025

Content of Our Character

Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. Day!!!

Please click here to listen to the 1-minute audio version of this article from the Success is a Choice podcast network.

I absolutely love that we honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and have a day set aside for him. I am glad that my son asks questions, and we get to talk about what Martin Luther King stood for, fought for, and died for.

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Leadership, Personal Growth · Tagged: Bill Curry, Clark Kellogg, Content of Character, Dr. Richard Johnson, Gandhi, Honor, impact, Influence, Jr., Legacy, Martin Luther King, Michael Catt, MLK Day, MLK quotes, Quotes, Race Issues, Racial Justice

Jan 23 2023

MLK (every) Day

Happy Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (every) Day!!!

Please click here to listen to the 1-minute audio version of this article from the Success is a Choice podcast network.

This past week we celebrated the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and remembered the great things he did to make the world a little bit better.

I saw a lot of memes and quotes about him on Monday.

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Leadership, Personal Growth · Tagged: Bill Curry, Clark Kellogg, Content of Character, Dr. Richard Johnson, Gandhi, Honor, impact, Influence, Jr., Legacy, Martin Luther King, Michael Catt, MLK Day, MLK quotes, Quotes, Race Issues, Racial Justice

May 29 2021

Memorial Day Quotes

Memorial Day in the United States is a time to remember and honor those who have fought and died for our freedoms. As U.S. citizens, we should never forget the prices paid and the sacrifices made so that we can live in a free nation.

To see a complete history of Memorial Day, check out this link from The History Channel.

Here are 30 quotes that sum up Memorial Day and provide us with reminders of the importance of this day . . .

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Leadership, Personal Growth · Tagged: Air Force, Andy Mariner, Armed Services, Army, Coast Guard, Freedom, Home of the Brave, Land of the Free, Lee Greenwood, Marc Polymeropoulos, Memorial Day, Memorial Weekend, Military, Navy, Quotes, Sacrifice, Top Gun, united states, Veterans Day

Dec 30 2019

Goals for 2020

“The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago.  The second best time is now.”  (Chinese Proverb)

The year 2020 should be your best year ever.  Do you plan on setting some “New Year’s Resolutions”.  Resolutions are really just goals that we set for ourselves.  The following is a list of 25 of my favorite quotes about achieving goals.  I hope that some of these inspire you to achieve your goals for 2020.

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Personal Growth · Tagged: 2020, Goals, Growth, Improvement, New Year's Resolution, Planning, Quotes, Vision2020

Feb 21 2018

Just Bring The Ship In

“Don’t tell me how rough the water is, just bring the ship in”.

I first saw this quote on Kobe Bryant’s twitter feed a few years ago as a “Mambo-ism”.  I don’t know who originally said this but I have said similar things for years.  Among them is the one quote that my players always rolled their eyes at ‘Don’t tell me about the labor pains, just show me the baby.’

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Leadership, Teams & Organizations · Tagged: Andy Carter, John Wooden, Kobe Bryant, Leadership, Newberry College, Quotes

Feb 06 2018

45 Motivational Quotes to Change Your Life

We all need a little motivation once in a while.  We all need to re-focus at one time or another.  I am a long-time fan of quotes or inspirational sayings that do just that and help me be more successful.
 
Here are some of my favorite quotes that have also been re-tweeted often by those on twitter.

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Personal Growth · Tagged: Motivation, Quotes

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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