“To some the truth is an insult, to others life from the dead.” Gary Amirault As I was reading my morning Proverb yesterday my focus remained upon Proverb 18:10, “The name of the Lord is a fortified tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.” I jotted the following in my journal: The paths…
Category: Character
Daily focalPOINT – Responsibility
“You can’t escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.” ~Abraham Lincoln Responsibility begins with naming your responsibilities and roles in your life and prioritizing them. The most irresponsible act is to never name your responsibilities and what goes with them. I’ve watched a lot of people run from their responsibilities in life and…
Daily focalPOINT – Trails, Legacy, Digging or Building
Life is so strange. Once you get it figured out (if you ever do) you die or get dementia… This thought came to mind while doing my devotion yesterday morning. As a person in recovery we are taught to live in the moment in order to not let our past lives or the fears of…
Daily focalPOINT – Reputation
“The way to gain a good reputation, is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear.” ~Socrates P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com About P.E.A.C.E. –> In his years of working with and observing and studying successful men and women who strive for excellence in all aspects of their lives, Jay noticed they have 6 common traits. People of excellence have…
Daily focalPOINT – Humility
“Humility is greatness in plain clothes.” ~Spencer Kimball The Proverb for today reminds me of the importance of staying humble especially if you are in a leadership role: Pride ends in humiliation while humility brings honor. (Proverbs 29:23) A great way to test your humility is to keep track of how often you need to…
Conflict Is Good
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Silence, not dissent, is the one answer leaders should refuse to accept.  ~Warren Bennis Years ago I can remember coming up with the grand idea of meeting with all of my employees once a month.  Although I was a little green when it came to leading an organization, I knew I needed to do everything I…
Daily focalPOINT – Seeds and Thinking
…if you aren’t happy with your harvest, change the seeds you sow and your seeds will only change when your thinking changes… So many people try to talk their way out of something they have behaved themselves into. We behave as we think and if we want to change our life and the direction it…
Daily focalPOINT – Take a look at yourself…
“The day I stop sinning is the day I have the right to judge and help others to stop sinning…and this will happen when hell freezes over.” “Sin is not the metric we use to measure others’ lives but instead the metric we use to measure our own lives.” “The less my focus on recognizing…
Daily focalPOINT – Simple Truth
“If you are lying, you are lying.” ~John Maxwell …there is no such thing as truth in-between… P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com John 17:17, “Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth.”
Daily focalPOINT – Truth and Trust
“Speak the truth. Transparency breeds legitimacy.” ~John Maxwell I once had a colleague ask me my opinion about something and after sharing the truth with her she looked at me and said, “I don’t agree or appreciate what you just said.” Sometimes the truth hurts but as with most things in life…no pain-no gain. When…
Jay Meyer
I started this blog in 2008 because of my passion for helping others take their lives to the next level. My hope is that, through sharing my life experiences as a business leader, husband, father, and recovering drug addict, I will positively impact your life.