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Mar 28 2020

100 Favorite Books

“The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who can’t read them.” (Mark Twain)

I love to read but it wasn’t always that way. We were made to read in 1st grade and I hated it. However, all that changed in 2nd grade.

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Leadership, Personal Growth, Sports · Tagged: Amazon, Books, Jamy Bechler, Jon Gordon, kindle, Larry Winget, Leaders are Readers, Mark Twain, Micheal Burt, Patrick Lencioni, Readers are Leaders, reading, tablet, The Bus Trip, The Leadership Playbook, Todd Gongwer

Feb 01 2020

Teacher’s Pet

Believe it or not, I was voted “Teacher’s Pet” in my graduating class. To this day, I don’t know how that was the case. Regardless of whether I agreed with it, I had to take a yearbook picture with Judith Shannon, my dreaded English teacher. 

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Personal Growth · Tagged: Education, english class, High School, Jonesville, Jonesville High School, Learning, mentors, Motivation, Mrs. Shannon, schools, Student-Athletes, Students, teachers, teaching, The Bus Trip, The Leadership Playbook

Mar 28 2018

New Book Released

The author of The Leadership Playbook: Become Your Team’s Most Valuable Leader has released his newest book. Building Champions: Success Principles From A-to-Z has been released on Amazon.com in paperback by author Jamy Bechler. The book will also be available in the Kindle version on Amazon and the Nook version at Barnes & Noble. There are plans to also release the book as an audio book on Audible.

You can get a copy of Building Champions by visiting www.BuildingChampionsTheBook.com. Discounts are also available for bulk or team orders.

The 140-page book is packed full of practical insights and interesting stories that can help readers better understand how to be more successful and maximize their potential. There are 26-chapters containing various character traits that start with a different letter of the alphabet.

Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: News · Tagged: Amazon, Audible, author, Building Champions, Jamy Bechler, Leadership, Principles, Success, The Leadership Playbook

Jan 04 2018

18 for ’18: 18 Books To Read In 2018

“It’s what you read when you don’t have to that will determine who you are when you can’t help it.” (Oscar Wilde)
“Today a reader, tomorrow a leader.” (Margaret Fuller)

It’s often said that all great leaders are readers. John C. Maxwell talks about leadership being about influence, nothing more and nothing less. If this is the case, then in order to be more influential it makes sense that you would want to gain knowledge and a greater understanding of the world that you know and that you don’t know.

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Leadership, Personal Growth · Tagged: Adam Grant, Amy morin, Arianna Huffington, Books, books to read, Coach Burt, Coach wooden, condoleezza Rice, Culture of Good, Extreme Ownership, Frances Hesselbein, gary vaynerchuk, intentional living, Jocko Wilink, John C. Maxwell, John Wooden, Jon Gordon, kareem abdul-jabbar, Kelly Roach, Lolly Daskal, Mel Robbins, Micheal Burt, Pat Summitt, Positive leadership, ryan mccarty, Sheryl Sandberg, Success is a choice podcast, The Huffington Post, The Leadership Gap, The Leadership Playbook, Tim Ferris, Viktor Frankl

Oct 21 2017

Episode 010: St. John’s University Athletic Director Anton Goff

Anton Goff is the Director of Athletics at traditional Big East power St. John’s University. He has also been the athletic director at Hartford University and Bowie State. Throughout his career, he also worked with the University of Maryland, Michigan State University, and Kent State University.

In today’s episode, we discuss:

  • Dealing with star employees
  • The pressures of being in a high-profile job
  • Growing up with a mother that was a pioneer in college athletics
  • How he treats all of his coaches and student-athletes
  • What he looks for when building a team around him

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Podcast Episodes · Tagged: Alfreeda Goff, Athletic Director, Bowie State, Chris Mullins, Communication, Dream Team, Extreme Ownership, Gary Williams, Hartford, HostGator, Jamy Bechler, Jocko Wilink, Kent State, Leadership, Leif Babin, Michael Watkins, Michigan State, Navy SEALs, New York, Social Media, St. Johns University, The Big Apple, The First 90 Days, The Leadership Playbook, Tom Izzo, University of Maryland

Oct 19 2017

Episode 001: Toronto Raptors Head Coach Dwane Casey

We couldn’t be more excited to have Dwane Casey as our first-ever guest. He has had a remarkable career that has spanned from the University of Kentucky to coaching the Japanese National Team to being a successful NBA coach. He is the all-time winningest coach in Toronto Raptors history.  The Raptors enter this season with high hopes as they are coming off of three straight 50 win seasons and last year finished tied for 2nd with the Cleveland Cavaliers just one game behind the Boston Celtics.

In today’s episode, we discuss:

  • His outlook on the upcoming season
  • Working in the coal mines growing up and the value of hard work
  • How being falsely accused of NCAA rule violations shaped his career
  • George Karl giving him his start in the NBA

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Podcast Episodes · Tagged: Annie Brock, Coal Mines, George Karl, head coach, HostGator, Itunes, Jamy Bechler, Japan, kentucky wildcats, NBA, NCAA, Pete Carroll, Podcast, St. Jude Children's Hospital, Success is a Choice, The Growth Mindset Playbook, The Leadership Playbook, Toronto Raptors, University of Kentucky, Win Forever

Sep 14 2017

Episode 025: Actor Bill Coelius

Bill Coelius has been in numerous television shows including American Horror Story, Criminal Minds, Parks and Rec, Modern Family, The Office, Desperate Housewives, Law and Order, and many others. His movies include Taking Woodstock directed by Ang Lee, and Brave New Jersey with Tony Hale. He has also booked over 50 national commercials which has allowed him to visit Buenos Aires, hang out with James Gandolfini, and get naked on 43rd Street. He also teaches acting in New York, Los Angeles, Portland, and Detroit with his Working Actor Solution courses.

In today’s episode, we discuss:

  • Getting his throat slashed by LadyGaga
  • What he really thinks about reality television
  • When he was a bigger star than George Clooney
  • Not getting cast for any school productions while in college

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Podcast Episodes · Tagged: American Horror Story, Audible, Bigger than Clooney, dallas travers, eastern michigan university, Eckhart Tolle, George Clooney, HostGator, john osborne hughes, Lady Gaga, Marc Maron, New York Jets, NFL, Podcast, Radio Labs, The Leadership Playbook, the working actor solution, WTF

Aug 02 2017

The Leadership Playbook Appears on Amazon Best-Seller List

The much-anticipated July 25 release of Jamy Bechler’s The Leadership Playbook: Become Your Team’s Most Valuable Leader proved to be a giant success as it was named the #1 New Release for basketball coaching books on Amazon.com.

Overall, it reached a high of #2 on Amazon’s list of basketball coaching books. Other books on this list include Jay Bilas’ Toughness, Pat Summitt’s Sum it Up, Mike Krzyzewski’s Leading with the Heart, Lew Alcindor’s Coach Wooden and Me, and Phil Jackson’s Eleven Rings.

Bechler is a John Maxwell certified leadership coach and former college basketball coach. He works with various teams and businesses to maximize their success by developing leadership skills and creating a championship culture. His clients have included teams from the NBA and the Big Ten, as well as multi-million dollar corporations.

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Leadership, News, Teams & Organizations · Tagged: Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Books, Champions of Character, Character, Coaches, Leadership, Micheal Burt, Monster Producer, NAIA, The Leadership Playbook

Jul 25 2017

Episode 014: Grace College Athletic Director Chad Briscoe

Chad Briscoe is the athletic director at Grace College in Winona Lake, Indiana.  He earned the 2017 Crossroads League Athletic Director of the Year award.  He also won the award in 2010.  At the NAIA level, he has helped initiate several “Champions of Character” initiatives, starting various sportsmanship summits for the league and local high school conferences. He currently is the league’s representative on the NAIA National Administrative Council and is the vice chair of the Championship Committee on the NAIA-NAC.  Briscoe’s energetic vision of the future has guided Grace Athletics to unparalled success across the school’s varsity programs. His desire to pursue Christ-like excellence through the realm of athletics has led many of Grace’s teams to some of their best seasons ever. In addition to being a collegiate athletic director, Briscoe has also been a professional basketball player in Sweden, a minor league baseball general manager, and a college basketball coach.

In today’s episode, we discuss:

  • Mistakes leaders make
  • Traits that successful leaders have
  • How he develops his coaches and student-athletes
  • The importance of having a positive culture

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Podcast Episodes · Tagged: Chad Briscoe, Coaching, crossroads league, Denny Lehnus, Itunes, Jamy Bechler, larry desimpelare, Leadership, NAIA, podcast episode, sportsmanship, sportsmanship summit, TELL Summit, The Leadership Playbook, Tim Buckley

May 04 2017

Bechler Prepares for Busy Summer

The summer typically brings vacations and down time for many people.

However, for Jamy Bechler, a motivational speaker and John Maxwell leadership coach based in Atlanta, his life kicks into high gear as this summer approaches.

He will be speaking to thousands of athletic directors and coaches at a number of large and prestigious conferences this summer.

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Guest Blog Post written by Melanie Williams

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: News · Tagged: Book Tour, IHSAA, Keynote Speaker, Leadership, Melanie Williams, Motivational Speaker, Speaking, Student-Athletes, The Leadership Playbook, Workshops

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