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Mar 22 2024

Getting the Most Out of Your Coaching Mentors

The leadership expert and author John C. Maxwell says, “We all need someone to help us in our pursuit of intentional growth and the right mentor helps you take massive leaps forward.”

Even coaches need coaches. Maxwell talks about “intentional growth”. This is when you make the conscious decision to make yourself better.

One of the best ways to do this is with a mentor.

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Leadership, Personal Growth, Sports · Tagged: Coachable, Coaching, development, Leadership, life coach, Mentor, Mentorship, personal development, Planning, professional development, self-aware

Oct 16 2019

Seeing Turtles

As a college student, I spent my summers as a life guard and camp counselor. During the weekends, the camp director would take the staff for boat rides around the lake. It seemed like every five minutes, he said, “See that turtle over there” or “Look at that turtle sunny itself on that log”. I don’t think I saw a turtle before he saw it at any point during that entire summer. Funny thing is that I also never saw a turtle on my own when I went out on the boat out without him.

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Personal Growth, Teams & Organizations · Tagged: Abraham Lincoln, boats, Camp Selah, cigarettes, community service, Culture, discernment, Donald Trump, Duane Cross, lakes, Leadership, leadership retreat, lyndon johnson, NCAA, Negativity, open-minded, patience, Perspective, Positive leadership, self-aware, turtles, U.S. Presidents, UAB, Wisdom

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