Providing Insights on Leadership and Success. Coach Bechler is a John Maxwell Leadership Team Member.
This week, I was reminded of a short little story by Portia Nelson entitled There’s a Hole in My Sidewalk: Autobiography in Five Chapters.
Integrity is NOT situational.
Habits are NOT situational.
Even if you are an NFL All-Pro.
When I was in middle school, I had a friend named Bill.
We would go over to each other’s house and play GI Joe or football in the backyard.
We were in a class together that required a partner assignment. Bill and I put a lot of work into that assignment. We thought we had something good. When the grades were given, I got an “A” and Bill got an “F”.
Today is Monday. Yikes!
Nothing like a case of the Mondays to get us down.
My dream car is an H2 – a Hummer.
My wife’s dream car is a Jaguar.
You might want a Lamborgini, a BMW, or some kind of vintage car.
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.
Most choices that we have in life are simple.
Knowing the right thing to do is not the hard part rather choosing to do the right thing is the difficult part.
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I love Diet Dr. Pepper, Kit Kats, and Twizzlers. These are my favorite snacks.
Today’s guest on the “Leaders Developing Leaders” series is Kelly Wells, the Director of Athletics at the University of Pikeville.
Jennifer Rothman is the Senior Manager for Youth and Young Adult Information, Support, and Education for NAMI. The National Alliance on Mental Illness is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.
Click here for Jennifer’s bio page on the NAMI website