The road to excellence will be littered with setbacks and failures…accept this fact, learn from the setbacks, get back up, brush yourself off and move on.

Often the difference between success and failure is one more try.

P.E.A.C.E.

Jay@EagleLaunch

Joshua 1:9, “This is my command–be strong and courageous!  Do not be afraid or discouraged.  for the Lord your God is with you everywhere you go.”

Hopefully you all know what my P.E.A.C.E. acrostic stands for.  Many years ago I simplified (for myself) what I thought were the most important activities involved in leading a successful life.  The EagleLaunch definition of a successful life is; “a continuous journey of setting and attaining worthwhile goals that will positively impact your life as well as the world around you.”

I believe in having a Plan, putting forth productive Effort, with an effective Attitude, with a willingness to be helped and to be of help to the Community of people we surround ourselves with; all while taking care of our spiritual, emotional and physical aspects of our being in order to have the Energy required to effectively carry out our plans.

Since I started this blog four years ago, you may recall how I often refer to my morning devotion time.  My morning devotion time involves my quiet time with God where I talk to God (pray) and he talks to me (through his scripture) and then I reflect on my day ahead as well as my roles and responsibilities.  It is during my morning time where I take a look at my goals and reflect on how I am doing.  Then I place everything in God’s hands and go off and hopefully do his business through me.

It is during my morning devotion time where P.E.A.C.E. comes alive for me.  It is where I ask God to live in all aspects of my P.E.A.C.E. acrostic.

We are starting our fourth week of 2012.  Maybe you are losing your edge in staying on top of your goals you set for the new year.  Try gaining the edge back by taking time to talk with God about your goals (sounds corny but it works).

God wants us to seek his help, he wants us to gain an edge so we can share with others where we get our edge from.

Thus, one of the primary purposes of my blog.

P.E.A.C.E.

Jay@EagleLaunch

Psalms 121:2, “My help comes from the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth.”

How great is your mind?

Greatness and excellence in your life will only happen if you choose to spend time with the right people, places and things.

If you want to be great hang out with great, read about great, study great and become great.

P.E.A.C.E.

Jay@EagleLaunch

Proverbs 15:14, “A wise person is hungry for knowledge, while the fool feeds on trash.” (NLT)

I’m into my 7th decade of breathing air on this earth and still spend at least 20 hours a week studying and preparing for everything I do.

With that being said, I don’t have much time for time wasters such as sitting on the pity pot, watching T.V., gossiping, criticizing, computer surfing, idle chit-chat, and all the other ways the devil tries to create roadblocks on my road to excellence.

I must admit the 30 minutes I spend each week watching “The Office” counts toward study and preparation.

P.E.A.C.E.

Jay@EagleLaunch

Proverbs 15:14, “A wise person is hungry for knowledge, while the fool feeds on trash.” (NLT)

Are you always looking for the path of least resistance?  Are you avoiding life by drinking and drugging or using some other form of addictive/self-medicating behavior?

Understand excellence is often developed through the effective handling of the obstacles and challenges in life as well as the failures.

A set-back is simply a set-up for success.

P.E.A.C.E.

Jay@EagleLaunch

Proverbs 13:4, “Lazy people want much but get little, but those who work hard will prosper.” (NLT)

P.E.A.C.E.

Jay@EagleLaunch

Proverbs 13:4, “Lazy people want much but get little, but those who work hard will prosper.” (NLT)

Excellence is simply doing the next right thing, one step at a time.  It is a process, not an event.

P.E.A.C.E.

Jay@EagleLaunch

Proverbs 13:4, “Lazy people want much but get little, but those who work hard will prosper.”

The road of excellence often gets painful along the way.

Excellence is an attitude.

P.E.A.C.E.

Jay@EagleLaunch

Proverbs 13:4, “Lazy people want much but get little, but those who work hard will prosper.” (NLT)

Are you leading and if you are, are you developing others?  Are you motivating those you lead?  Are you helping those you lead work through the pain of growth?  Are you listening to those you lead?   Do you truly care about those you lead?  Are you able to lead without becoming defensive?  Are you able to lead without taking things personally?

If you are a leader or want to be a leader you will need to be able to easily answer yes to the above questions.

Leadership is not about status, title, wealth, fame, fortune or control.  It is simply the effective handling of people.

P.E.A.C.E.

Jay@Eaglelaunch

Hebrews 13:7, “Remember your leaders who taught you the word of God.  Think of all the good that has come from their lives, and follow the example of their faith.”

So we are one week into the new year and I must ask you; how are you doing with your New Year’s resolution(s)?  Hopefully you recall my January 1st blog about setting and achieving BHAG’S (Big Hairy Audacious Goals-from Built to Last, Porras and Collins), one year at a time.

The quote above, by Conrad Hilton, is a quote that hangs on my computer in my home office as it reminds me of the most important ingredient (next to God) in the success formula.  And that is to keep moving forward and don’t quit.

All things considered; if you are working the P.E.A.C.E acronym (e.g. with the help of God, you have a Plan, coupled with the willingness to put forth the right Effort and Attitude combined with drawing strength from the Community of people around you all while doing things that give your body Energy you will have a great chance of succeeding at achieving your BHAG’S and/or getting your house in order.

The question is, what happens when you have a bad day or two?  What happens when you fall off the wagon?  What happens when things aren’t going your way?  What happens when the attitude goes south or the effort is just not there?  What happens when you have a day or two of eating or spending “wrong?”  What happens when you get sucked into comparing yourself to others and you become derailed?  What happens when the spirit to keep moving forward begins to grow weak?  What happens when you begin second-guessing your dream?

…what happens?

If you are committed to achieving your BHAG(S), you simply need to keep moving forward with a commitment to do the next right thing with a refusal to give up…it works…I write from experience.

P.E.A.C.E.

Jay@EagleLaunch

Romans 5:3-4. “Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope.