Jamie Bretzlaff

Father, Husband, Past High Performance Athlete and Coach, Retired Management Consultant, and Current Director of Parks, Rec, & Culture, City of Powell River.

[Jamie Bretzlaff @claricoast]

And it’s a wrap! Claricoast is over and out. On to the next adventure!

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@Jomboy_ I love sports for what it can teach, under the right leadership.

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@RichTweets I oversaw ops at the worlds longest patrolled freshwater beach (~15km) and there is no one right answer. It’s risky even for trained lifeguards who carry and know how to properly use lifesaving aids. It was the right choice for you but same action could be tragic for others.

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@aquajetnation @WR_Record Congrats Ron. All the best in your next adventure.

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@ray_oak … be glad they didn’t choose swimming … 6 morning workouts per week for 11 months/yr starting at ~age 13. Gives me flashback nightmares.

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@OksanaMasters With the fullest respect, I’d humbly offer an alternate approach - that we change our relationship with the concept of failure itself. Failure is beautiful. Failure is a wonderful opportunity. Failure is something to embrace and celebrate, not demonize. I ❤️ failure.

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@CHEK_News … they don’t really scream “I TRUST YOU” to employees, either.

[Coaching Confidence @theCoachingblog]

"Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning." (Gloria Steinem) #quote

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@RoyLeadership #leadership

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@BobRae48 Same goes for management consultants. Great advice to work and live by.

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In 2017 I led BC Wildfire Service's debrief of their historic fire season. I was reminded of the massive impacts stress has on teams and leaders, both on and off the front line. Thank you @BCGovFireInfo for everything so far. Pace yourself and caretake your full team to the max!

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@HarvardBiz @BusinessInsider Is this from 1921?

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@coachpparker @voyageursswim Thank you for all you’ve done Phil, for the swimmers, the team, the university, and for the sport as a whole. You have created a wonderful legacy that can never be undone.

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Great for athletes. Great for leaders.

[Champion's Mind @champsmindapp]

Control the controllables means:

1. Focusing on your own performance.
2. Being mentally and physically prepared.
3. Playing in the now.
4. Owning the things you are responsible for.
5. Sticking to your (process) goals.

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Terribly sad to hear that the Laurentian University swim program has been cut amidst a massive restructuring including over 60 program cuts and layoffs. While one of Canada’s iconic programs has been shelved, they can’t rip away the memories.

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Fantastic insight into a challenging but rewarding culture shift. No disrespect intended, but if an “old school”org like PwC can do it, anyone can.

[Harvard Business Review @HarvardBiz]

“If you trusted an individual enough to hire them, you also should trust them enough to get work done when and where they prefer.” https://t.co/xbfaYNCz5f

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@Woodstock_Fire @opffa @IAFFCanada @cityofwoodstock @1cas7 Congrats @1cas7 - great accomplishment. Enjoy the “R” to the fullest.

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@ray_oak @WesternU Great to see leaders in the field praising the role of sport. So many things we can learn there. As a proud spouse of an active member, love your angles on things. ps - Didn’t realize we shared some UWO time together. Go stangs!

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@RSmisko @OakBayPolice That’s a notoriously tempting spot for cyclists to blow the stop sign. Any rider that does that while I’m with them is usually the last time I ride with them.

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Thank you @sudburysports - it’s always great to have stories to share with the kids when they are older! https://t.co/44jKOP6q1s