Success is a Choice – Details, episodes & analysis

In today's WEEKEND WISDOM episode, Jamy Bechler reminds us of President Kennedy's inaugural speech and how his words can still be true today.

The "Success is a Choice" podcast network publishes these WEEKEND WISDOM episodes to provide food for thought as we look to finish the week strong and make a difference in the world around us.

Please follow Jamy on Twitter @CoachBechler for positive insights and tips on leadership, success, culture, and teamwork.

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The Success is a Choice podcast network is made possible by TheLeadershipPlaybook.com. Great teams have great teammates and everyone can be a person of influence. Whether you're a coach, athletic director, or athlete, you can benefit from this program and now you can get 25% off the price when you use the coupon code CHOICE at checkout. Build a stronger culture today with better teammates and more positive leaders. 

If you like quotes, then you'll want to check out Jamy Bechler's new book "The Coach's Bulletin Board". It contains thousands of insights, thoughts, and quotes are contained in this book. Please visit JamyBechler.com/BulletinBoardBook to get your signed copy.

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Please consider rating the podcast with 5 stars and leaving a quick review on iTunes.  Ratings and reviews are the lifeblood of a podcast. This helps tremendously in bringing the podcast to the attention of others.

Thanks again for listening and remember that “Success is a choice. What choice will you make today?”

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Jamy Bechler is the author of eight books including "The Captain" and "The Bus Trip", host of the "Success is a Choice Podcast", professional speaker, and trains organizations on creating championship cultures. He previously spent 20 years as a college basketball coach and administrator.  TheLeadershipPlaybook.com is Bechler's online program that helps athletes become better teammates and more positive leaders while strengthening a team's culture. As a certified John Maxwell leadership coach, Bechler has worked with businesses and teams, including the NBA. Follow him on Twitter at @CoachBechler. To connect with him via email or find out about his services, please contact speaking@CoachBechler.com. You can also subscribe to his insights on success and leadership by visiting JamyBechler.com/newsletter.

In today's episode of the 2-Minute Drill, Success is a Choice podcast host, Jamy Bechler talks about a couple of ways people have honored teammates that have died. These thoughts were inspired by the anniversary of 9/11.

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Please follow us on Twitter @CoachBechler for positive insights and tips on leadership, success, culture, and teamwork.

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The Success is a Choice podcast network is made possible by TheLeadershipPlaybook.com. Great teams have great teammates and everyone can be a person of influence. Whether you're a coach, athletic director, or athlete, you can benefit from this program and now you can get 25% off the price when you use the coupon code CHOICE at checkout. Build a stronger culture today with better teammates and more positive leaders.

If you like motivational quotes, excerpts, or thoughts, then you'll want to check out Jamy Bechler's book "The Coach's Bulletin Board" as it has more than 1,000 positive insights to help you (and those around you) get motivated and inspired. Visit JamyBechler.com/BulletinBoardBook.

Please check out our virtual sessions for parents, coaches, students, and administrators at FreeLeadershipWorkshop.com. These sessions are free and cover a variety of topics. 

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Please consider rating the podcast with 5 stars and leaving a quick review on Apple podcasts. Ratings and reviews are the lifeblood of a podcast. This helps tremendously in bringing the podcast to the attention of others.

Thanks again for listening and remember that “Success is a choice. What choice will you make today?”

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Jamy Bechler is the author of eight books including "The Captain" and "The Bus Trip", host of the "Success is a Choice Podcast", professional speaker, and trains organizations on creating championship cultures. He previously spent 20 years as a college basketball coach and administrator.  TheLeadershipPlaybook.com is Bechler's online program that helps athletes become better teammates and more positive leaders while strengthening a team's culture. As a certified John Maxwell leadership coach, Bechler has worked with businesses and teams, including the NBA. Follow him on Twitter at @CoachBechler. To connect with him via email or find out about his services, please contact speaking@CoachBechler.com. You can also subscribe to his insights on success and leadership by visiting JamyBechler.com/newsletter.

In this episode of the Success is a Choice podcast, our guest is Chef Andrew Gruel, a renowned food entrepreneur and TV personality.  

• Twitter - @chefgruel
• Email - admin@wintherace.info
• Website - chefgruel.com
• Facebook - Facebook.com/CHEFGRUEL
• Instagram - @andrewgruel
• YouTube - youtube.com/user/andrewgruel
• Substack - andrewgruel.substack.com

Chef Gruel covers a lot of ground in this conversation including ...

• Behind the scenes of running a restaurant
• Thoughts about pineapple on pizza
• The food dish he never gets right
• Differences between him and his wife when it comes to cooking
• Tipping at a restaurant
• ... and much more!!!

Andrew Gruel is the Founder of Slapfish Restaurant Group (27 locations), the award-winning food truck turned international brick and mortar, based out of Huntington Beach, CA and currently CEO and founder of American Gravy Restaurant Group which comprises Calico Fishhouse, Big Parm Pizza, Two Birds Chicken, Butterleaf, Lolo’s Tacos and 101 Burger.

Andrew has appeared on multiple television series including his most recent role as a judge on Food Network’s “Chopped Junior” with Megan Markle. He was the Host of FYI Series “Say It To My Face”, as well as a judge on Food Network’s “Food Truck Face Off.” He has made appearances on the TODAY show, Fox News, CNN, NBC Nightly News, PBS, Cooking Channel, and has been featured in numerous publications including The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Men’s Health, Food & Wine magazine, USA Today, Entrepreneur and Nation’s Restaurant News. He was named Top 25 Business Executives for Fast Casual magazine as well as featured in Nation’s Restaurant News’ 2017 Power List. In 2013 he was named top 40 under 40 entrepreneurs in Orange County. He and his wife Lauren Gruel were named Pandemic Heroes by Restaurant Business Magazine alongside Guy Fieri and Jose Andres.

Episode Timestamps:

• 2:00 - Anything you can't make?
• 3:20 - Instructions or Improvising
• 4:16 - Career snapshot
• 6:25 - Pineapple and Anchovies on Pizza
• 7:30 - Go-to picnic dish // working with lobster
• 9:30 - Dish he never gets right // Cooking difference between he and wife
• 11:00 - Running cross country in college // Going on TODAY show during honeymoon
• 12:45 - Behind the scenes on cooking shows // Reality TV
• 17:00 - The restaurant business
• 20:15 - Creative business tips
• 23:00 - How covid affected small businesses
• 27:00 - Economics and tipping at restaurants
• 30:30 - Final meal he'd like to eat

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Each week, the SUCCESS IS A CHOICE podcasting network brings you leadership expert Jamy Bechler and guest experts who provide valuable insights, tips, and guidance on how to maximize your potential, build a stronger culture, develop good leadership, create a healthy vision, optimize results, and inspire those around you.

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Please follow Jamy on Twitter @CoachBechler for positive insights and tips on leadership, success, culture, and teamwork.

Check out our virtual sessions for parents, coaches, students, and administrators at FreeLeadershipWorkshop.com. These sessions are free and cover a variety of topics.

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The Success is a Choice podcast network is made possible by TheLeadershipPlaybook.com. Great teams have great teammates and everyone can be a person of influence. Whether you're a coach, athletic director, or athlete, you can benefit from this program and now you can get 25% off the price when you use the coupon code CHOICE at checkout. Build a stronger culture today with better teammates and more positive leaders. 

If you like quotes, then you'll want to check out Jamy Bechler's new book "The Coach's Bulletin Board". It contains thousands of insights, thoughts, and quotes are contained in this book. Please visit JamyBechler.com/BulletinBoardBook to get your signed copy.

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Please consider rating the podcast with 5 stars and leaving a quick review on iTunes.  Ratings and reviews are the lifeblood of a podcast. This helps tremendously in bringing the podcast to the attention of others.

Thanks again for listening and remember that “Success is a choice. What choice will you make today?”

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Jamy Bechler is the author of five books including "The Captain" and "The Bus Trip", host of the "Success is a Choice Podcast", professional speaker, and trains organizations on creating championship cultures. He previously spent 20 years as a college basketball coach and administrator.  TheLeadershipPlaybook.com is Bechler's online program that helps athletes become better teammates and more positive leaders while strengthening a team's culture. As a certified John Maxwell leadership coach, Bechler has worked with businesses and teams, including the NBA. Follow him on Twitter at @CoachBechler. To connect with him via email or find out about his services, please contact speaking@CoachBechler.com. You can also subscribe to his insights on success and leadership by visiting JamyBechler.com/newsletter.

Michael Brooks is the Executive Director of the National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE).  NACE is a nonprofit membership association organized by and on behalf of member institutions and the largest varsity organization in North America.  NACE’s members are developing the structure and tools needed to advance collegiate esports in the varsity space. Areas of collaboration include: Eligibility, Path to Graduation, Competition & Scholarships, IP Rights, and Program Implementation. NACE currently has over 200 varsity esports programs as members, accounting for nearly all varsity programs across North America.  Michael and his work with NACE has been featured on ABC’s Good Morning America, ESPN, Forbes, Fortune, NBC, SBJ and many others.

• What are Esports
• Why Esports should matter to you
• How Esports teams are similar to traditional sports teams
• and much more!!!

• Website: NACEsports.org
• Twitter: @EsportsMike
• NACE Twitter: @NACEsports
• NACE Facebook: Facebook.com/NACeSports
• NACE Twitch: Twitch.tv/nacesports

Past "Success is a Choice" podcast episodes of interest . . .

• Rachel Cruze (Ramsey Solutions and Best-Selling Author) - Episode 161
• Laura DiBenedetto (America's Happiness Coach) - Episode 169
• Marc Polymeropolous (Former CIA Officer) - Episode 166
• Gary Sheffield, Jr. (Outkick.com) - Episode 159
• Nate Bain (Tennessee Titans social media manager) - Episode 143
• Mark Fauser ("Because of Burt" author) - Episode 126
• Jim Carr (Executive Director of the NAIA) - Episode 116
• Kaya Jones (former Pussycat Doll) - Episode 115
• Justin Kittredge (Founder of iSlide) - Episode 112
• Phil Hellmuth (15x World Series of Poker Champion) - Episode 108
• Stephanie Harvey "Miss Harvey" (5x Esports World Champion) - Episode 087

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This episode is made possible by TheLeadershipPlaybook.com. Great teams have great teammates. Build a stronger culture today by helping athletes become better teammates and more positive leaders. Get a 25% discount off your membership when you use the coupon code CHOICE at checkout.

Please consider rating the podcast with 5 stars and leaving a quick review on iTunes.  Ratings and reviews are the lifeblood of a podcast. This helps tremendously in bringing the podcast to the attention of others.

Thanks again for listening and remember that “Success is a choice. What choice will you make today?”

Jamy Bechler is the author of five books including The Captain and The Bus Trip, host of the Success is a Choice Podcast, professional speaker, and trains organizations on creating championship cultures. He previously spent 20 years as a college basketball coach and administrator.  The Leadership Playbook is Bechler’s online program that helps athletes become better teammates and more positive leaders while strengthening a team’s culture. As a certified John Maxwell leadership coach, Bechler has worked with businesses and teams, including the NBA. Follow him on Twitter at @CoachBechler. To connect with him via email or find out about his services, please contact speaking@CoachBechler.com. You can also subscribe to his insights on success and leadership by clicking here.

Legendary Alabama softball coach Patrick Murphy appeared on the "Coachable Coach" series of the SUCCESS IS A CHOICE PODCAST NETWORK. Together with host Jamy Bechler, they discussed ...

• Team building activities
• Connecting with players
• Creating a championship culture
• What a great teammate looks like
• Learning from other coaches at Alabama
• The secret sauce for Bama softball success

In 2022 Patrick Murphy completed his 24th season at the helm of Alabama softball. During that time he has won 78% of his games totaling nearly 1,200 victories. AStoundingly, his teams have earned a trip to the College World Series in 13 of his 24 seasons as head coach. They won the 2012 NCAA National Championship.

• Follow him on Twitter or Instagram @UACoachMurphy
• Learn more about Alabama softball by visiting Rolltide.com/sports/softball
• See Coach Murphy's full bio at Rolltide.com/sports/softball/roster/coaches/patrick-murphy/1416
• Anatomy of a Teammate (Brittany Rogers) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_iM05vVP84

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The Coachable Coach" series on the Success is a Choice Podcast Network goes beyond the X's and O's as Jamy Bechler talks with some of the best sports coaches. Jamy talks with coaches who value growth, improvement, and leadership – not just with their athletes but for themselves, as well. They believe that a strong culture doesn’t just happen by accident. Good coaches may know the X’s and O’s, the tactics, and strategies that should lead to winning BUT great coaches know their athletes. Great coaches go beyond the X’s and O’s. Great coaches know how to inspire their athletes to do their best and maximize their chances for success.

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The Success is a Choice podcast network is made possible, in part, by TheLeadershipPlaybook.com. Great teams have great teammates and everyone can be a person of influence. Build a stronger culture today by helping athletes become better teammates and more positive leaders. Get 25% off your membership when you use the coupon code CHOICE at checkout.

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Please consider rating the podcast with 5 stars and leaving a quick review on iTunes. Ratings and reviews are the lifeblood of a podcast. This helps tremendously in bringing the podcast to the attention of others. Thanks again for listening and remember that “Success is a choice. What choice will you make today?”

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Jamy Bechler is the author of five books including The Captain and The Bus Trip, host of the Success is a Choice Podcast, professional speaker, and trains organizations on creating championship cultures. He previously spent 20 years as a college basketball coach and administrator. The Leadership Playbook is Bechler’s online program that helps athletes become better teammates and more positive leaders while strengthening a team’s culture. As a certified John Maxwell leadership coach, Bechler has worked with businesses and teams, including the NBA. Follow him on Twitter at @CoachBechler. To connect with him via email or find out about his services, please contact speaking@CoachBechler.com.

Human Resource Issues can make or break a company. "The Talent & Strategy Show" co-hosts Ruston Pierce and Jamy Bechler talked with human resources expert Jason Sowash.

They discussed:

• Hiring process
• Human Resources Outsourcing
• Best practices for HR
• Getting rid of an employee
• Handling discipline & legal issues
• Pitfalls HR managers should be aware of

Each week, the SUCCESS IS A CHOICE podcasting network brings you leadership expert Jamy Bechler and guest experts who provide valuable insights, tips, and guidance on how to maximize your potential, build a stronger culture, develop good leadership, create a healthy vision, optimize results, and inspire those around you.

This week's guests included ...

• JAMY BECHLER - "Success is a Choice" podcast, Author of five books, professional speaker, and leadership consultant. Former college basketball coach and high school athletic director. Follow him on Twitter @CoachBechler or email him at Speaking@CoachBechler.com
• JASON SOWASH - President of the Human Resource Outsourcing Division of Affinity Recruiting & Consulting | Email him at JSowash@AffinityToday.com
• RUSTON PIERCE - Co-Host of the Show | President of Consulting for Affinity Recruiting & Consulting | Former school administrator, development director, and coach | Follow him on Twitter @RustonPierce or email him at Ruston@AffinityToday.com

"The Talent & Strategy Show" is made possible by Affinity Recruiting & Consulting. Learn more about their top-notch services to help your organization, business, or team by visiting them at www.AffinityToday.com. Find out how they might be able to help advance your mission or even increase your bottom line.

Today's episode partners include ... 🌐 AffinityToday.com 🌐 TheLeadershipPlaybook.com

In today's episode of "The Success is a Choice" podcast, Chad Busick joined host Jamy Bechler to talk about having a championship mindset.

Chad is the author of The Rock Tumbler and is a highly-respected mental toughness coach. Chad is also a Power of Positive Leadership Trainer for the Jon Gordon Companies. You can follow him on Twitter @Champ_Mindset or visit him at ChampionshipMindset.net. Chad also hosts the "Championship Mindset" podcast.

The "Success is a Choice" podcast provides positive insights, interesting interviews, and timely inspiration so that you can make an impact on the world around you. The podcast offers a variety of guests and different types of daily episodes. See the entire menu of episodes and guests at SuccessIsAChoicePodcast.com

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The Success is a Choice podcast network is made possible, in part, by TheLeadershipPlaybook.com. Great teams have great teammates and everyone can be a person of influence. Build a stronger culture today by helping athletes become better teammates and more positive leaders. Get 25% off your membership when you use the coupon code “CHOICE” at checkout.

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FreeLeadershipWorkshop.com offers a variety of virtual sessions for parents, coaches, students, and administrators. Be sure to visit FreeLeadershipWorkshop.com to see the schedule and topics. These sessions are free and cover a variety of topics.

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Please consider rating the podcast with 5 stars and leaving a quick review on iTunes.  Ratings and reviews are the lifeblood of a podcast. This helps tremendously in bringing the podcast to the attention of others.

Thanks again for listening and remember that “Success is a choice. What choice will you make today?”

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Jamy Bechler is the author of five books including The Captain and The Bus Trip, host of the Success is a Choice Podcast, professional speaker, and trains organizations on creating championship cultures. He previously spent 20 years as a college basketball coach and administrator.  The Leadership Playbook is Bechler’s online program that helps athletes become better teammates and more positive leaders while strengthening a team’s culture. As a certified John Maxwell leadership coach, Bechler has worked with businesses and teams, including the NBA. Follow him on Twitter at @CoachBechler. To connect with him via email or find out about his services, please contact speaking@CoachBechler.com. You can also subscribe to his insights on success and leadership by clicking here.

"The Talent & Strategy Show" co-hosts Ruston Pierce and Jamy Bechler look ahead to 2023. They'll discuss ...

• Sports predictions
• New Year Resolutions
• People they'd like to meet
• Personal & Professional Goals
• Life hacks and favorite advice
• Something they'd like to learn to do this year

Each week, the SUCCESS IS A CHOICE podcasting network brings you leadership expert Jamy Bechler and guest experts who provide valuable insights, tips, and guidance on how to maximize your potential, build a stronger culture, develop good leadership, create a healthy vision, optimize results, and inspire those around you.

This week's guests included ...

• JAMY BECHLER - "Success is a Choice" podcast, Author of five books, professional speaker, and leadership consultant. Former college basketball coach and high school athletic director. Follow him on Twitter @CoachBechler or email him at Speaking@CoachBechler.com
• RUSTON PIERCE - Co-Host of the Show | President of Consulting for Affinity Recruiting & Consulting | Former school administrator, development director, and coach | Follow him on Twitter @RustonPierce or email him at Ruston@AffinityToday.com

"The Talent & Strategy Show" is made possible by Affinity Recruiting & Consulting. Learn more about their top-notch services to help your organization, business, or team by visiting them at www.AffinityToday.com. Find out how they might be able to help advance your mission or even increase your bottom line.

Today's episode partners include ... 🌐 AffinityToday.com 🌐 TheLeadershipPlaybook.com

1:45 ... Favorite movies of all-time

9:15 ... Best college basketball players ever

17:30 ... Pet peeves

34:30 ... Leadership quote

38:00 ... Fictional leaders

43:45 ... Underrated athletes

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• JAMY BECHLER - "Success is a Choice" podcast, Author of five books, professional speaker, and leadership consultant. Former college basketball coach and high school athletic director. Follow him on Twitter @CoachBechler or email him at Speaking@CoachBechler.com
• RUSTON PIERCE - Co-Host of the Show | President of Consulting for Affinity Recruiting & Consulting | Former school administrator, development director, and coach | Follow him on Twitter @RustonPierce or email him at Ruston@AffinityToday.com

This interview is from Father's Day Weekend 2022. We never intended for this episode to be released on our audio network as it was a live interview on YouTube but with our guest having such a great football season, we thought we’d release it today. Jason Candle is the coach of the University of Toledo football team and this year they won the Mid-American Conference Championship and defeated Liberty in the Boca Raton Bowl. We ran into Coach Candle back in June at the Fatherhood Festival at the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He had brought his leadership council to help out with the event. The interview took place outside with a lot of other things going on around us but the insights are still good and I think you’ll get a sense as to one of the reasons Toledo football had the season that they did. We hope you enjoy this brief interview with Coach Jason Candle from the University of Toledo.

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Watch the full interview at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YwKJjxT4Do

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University of Toledo football coach Jason Candle sat down with the "Success is a Choice" podcast host Jamy Bechler at the Fatherhood Festival. This event took place at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio on Father's Day weekend 2022.

Get more information about the event at FatherhoodFestival.com

Coach Candle has won more than 60% of his game since taking over the reins of the Rocket program in 2015. He brought his player leadership council to the event as volunteers. This was a homecoming of sorts for Candle as he played on two NCAA Division III National Championship teams as a Wide Receiver at nearby Mount Union College.

Some of the athletes in attendance at this event included Anthony Munoz, Mike Singletary, Ben Garland, Ed McCaffrey, Christian McCaffrey, David Tyree, and Shaun Alexander. Some of the event's organizers included Justin Blatt, Michael Munoz, Darrin Gray, and Rachel Joy Baribeau.

The "Success is a Choice" podcast is made possible by TheLeadershipPlaybook.com. Great teams have great teammates and TheLeadershipPlaybook.com is helping build strong team cultures through the development of positive leaders and better teammates.

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Jamy Bechler is the author of five books including The Captain and The Bus Trip, host of the Success is a Choice Podcast, professional speaker, and trains organizations on creating championship cultures. He previously spent 20 years as a college basketball coach and administrator. Follow him on Twitter @CoachBechler or visit his website JamyBechler.com