You are a master of the words you don’t say and a slave to the ones you do…
Master Your Words
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Category: Communication
Silence is Golden
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Don’t talk unless you can improve the silence…
Silence is Golden
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“Don’t talk unless you can improve the silence.” ~Jorge Luis Borges Beautiful! P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Proverbs 1:5, “Let the wise listen and add to their learning.” (NIV)
Roads
“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.” ~Robert Frost Throughout my life I’ve traveled down some less-traveled roads. Some because of stupidity, others because of rebellion but mostly because I’ve always been my own person. This is probably why I have…
Words
“You are a master of the words you don’t say and a slave to the ones you do.” ~Unknown Nuff said. P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Proverbs 21:23, “He who guards his mouth and his tongue keeps himself from calamity.” (NIV)
Preserve Your Life*
“You can change your world by changing your words…Remember, death and life are in the power of the tongue.’ ~Joel Osteen This is something I’ve been working on for years. I used to think “being myself” and simply allowing words to roll from my mouth was the way to be. Today I know I need…
Daily focalPOINT – Patience
“Patience is the companion of wisdom.” ~St. Augustine …I learned this one the hard way on more than one occassion. P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Romans 8:25, “But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.”
Daily focalPOINT – Communication and Understanding
“Earn the right to be heard by listening to others. Seek to understand a situation before making judgments about it.” ~John Maxwell The best leaders who communicate effectively are those who ask a lot of questions without showing “their hand” because “their hand” may change based upon the facts they glean by listening. In Stephen…
Daily focalPOINT – Communication
“Great communication depends on two simple skills–context, which attunes a leader to the same frequency as his or her audience, and delivery, which allows a leader to phrase messages in a language the audience can understand.” ~John Maxwell Another way to phrase Maxwell’s quote above is “know your audience” and practice delivering information at a…
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.