This is a replay of one of our more popular episodes. If you listened to it the first, you might want a refresher because Dr. Johnson makes some great points and has a lot of wisdom. If this is your first time listening to him, then enjoy the episode.
Original show notes are below ...
Richard A. Johnson, Ed.D., is the director of the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Booker T. Washington Initiative which examines the effects of public policy on African-American communities.
Click here to read Dr. Johnson's complete bio.
In today’s episode, we discuss:
- Educating today's youth
- The importance of Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Thoughts on race
- Beating Hall of Famer David Robinson in a basketball game
- ... and much more!!!
Resources, Books, and Links
Articles of interest . . .
Past "Success is a Choice" podcast episodes of interest . . .
Booker T. Washington Quotes . . .
- "Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome."
- "If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else."
- "Character, not circumstances, makes the man."
- "Excellence is to do a common thing in an uncommon way."
- “The happiest people are those who do the most for others. The most miserable are those who do the least.”
- “Egotism is the anesthetic that dulls the pain of stupidity”
- “I would permit no man, no matter what his color might be, to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate him.”
Dr. Johnson in Action
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fYDcxM9jOI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3Ji9WlV02M
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Jamy Bechler is the author of five books including The Bus Trip and The Leadership Playbook, host of the Success is a Choice Podcast, professional speaker, and trains organizations on creating championship cultures. He is also a certified John Maxwell leadership coach. Bechler spent 20 years as a college basketball coach and administrator. He 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.
