“Credibility is a leader’s currency. With it, he or she is solvent; without it, he or she is bankrupt.” ~John Maxwell Credibility is greatly enhanced by practicing what you preach until your practice eliminates any need to ever have to preach… P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com John 17:17, “Sanctify them by your truth; your word is truth.” Over…
Category: Character
Daily focalPOINT – Character is a Process
“Over time, is it easier or harder to sustain your influence within your organization? With charisma alone, influence becomes increasingly more difficult to sustain. With character, as time passes, influence builds and requires less work to sustain.” ~John Maxwell A great litmus test for you as a leader in seeing where you are with what…
Daily focalPOINT – Character and Consistency
“Character creates consistency, and if your people know what they can expect from you, they will continue to look to you for leadership.” ~John Maxwell The best way to create consistency from a character perspective is to possess the same character traits in public as you have when you are alone. P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Proverbs 10:9;…
Daily focalPOINT – Character and Trust
“Character makes trust possible, and trust is the foundation of leadership.” ~John Maxwell If you are leading, are you worthy of being trusted? If you are following, are those you are following worthy of your trust? It really comes down to walking the walk and if you are leading the walk includes what you do…
Daily focalPOINT – Character and Image
“You build trust with others each time you choose integrity over image, truth over convenience, or honor over personal gain.” ~John Maxwell Do any of these “character conflicts” strike a chord with you? Our society as a whole has a major problem with all three of these and it is easy to be drawn into…
Daily focalPOINT – Character and Charisma
“It’s true that charisma can make a person stand out for a moment, but character sets a person apart for a lifetime.” ~John Maxwell I wrote a rather lengthy blog about character a year and a half ago: http://www.eaglelaunch.com/character and it serves as a great guide for me to try to live by. Notice I…
Character
Proverbs 10:9, “The man of integrity walks securely, but he who takes crooked paths will be found out.” Character and/or integrity is something we all have and is molded and shaped throughout life. The stronger our character, the better we are able to handle life and the realities that come with life. Simply stated, character is the…
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.