“In our headlong search for secondary success– money and social status–we run a very serious risk of missing entirely the far deeper satisfaction of primary success: Â the love, trust, and gratitude of those we serve.” Â ~Stephen Covey Thanks for the reminder Stephen. P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Matthew 28:19 “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations,baptizing them…
Category: Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Daily focalPOINT – Real
“The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself.” ~Friedrich Nietsche I am preparing a presentation for a group of 5th and 6th…
Daily focalPOINT – Happiness
“Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude.†~Dennis Waitley Hmm…don’t think I can add anything to this one Mr. Waitley. 🙂 P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Psalm 37:4, “Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of…
Whipping the devil – Day 11 – Excuses
“He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else.” ~Benjamin Franklin Our fear of or unwillingness to face reality is often the reason behind excuses. Our character is built upon our ability to handle reality. The devil despises character and does not want us to face reality and therefore likes to…
Will God give a Hoot?
“The willingness to share does not make one charitable; it makes one free.” ~Robert Brault So many people go through life with their hands, heads, eyes, ears and hearts closed to others. It is a form of bondage to self. I’ve been blessed to have experienced many great things in my life but next to…
Discipline follows Purpose
“The successful person has the habit of doing things failures don’t like to do. Â They don’t like doing them either necessarily; but their disliking is subordinated to the strength of their purpose.” ~E.M. Gray This is my favorite quote on discipline. Â The last word of the quote is key and many people fail to identify…
Daily focalPOINT – “Super Life”
“The genesis of wisdom is one’s ability to come to grips with one’s own stupidity.” ~Jay Meyer Today is Super Sunday as the most watched sporting event of the year takes place. To be honest with you, I enjoy watching the game but even more enjoyable for me is reading the real life stories written…
Daily focalPOINT – Perseverance
“I am not judged by the number of times I fail, but by the number of times I succeed; and the number of times I succeed is in direct proportion to the number of times I can fail and keep on trying.” ~Tom Hopkins When I reflect on my business career I would guess we…
Daily focalPOINT
“Anyone can achieve success at the expense of others; it takes a special person to achieve success for the benefit of others.” ~Jay Meyer Last year our pastor asked us on the day prior to the day someone predicted the world was supposed to end to reflect on what we would change if we knew what…
Daily focalPOINT
“Character isn’t something you were born with and can’t change, like your fingerprints. It’s something you weren’t born with and must take responsibility for forming.” ~Jim Rohn Character, plain and simple is one’s ability to handle the demands of reality. Running from reality and/or creating your own reality is quite common in the addiction community…been there,…
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.