“Success seems to be connected with action. Successful men keep moving forward. They make mistakes, but they don’t quit.” ~ Conrad Hilton 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…
Category: Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Daily focalPOINT
“Forgiveness is me giving up my right to hurt you for hurting me.” – Anonymous I don’t know if there is anything more difficult yet liberating than forgiveness. It is quite draining and tiring to carry a back pack full of resentments and grudges every day. Some acts against us are harder to forgive than…
Rights
So I am on my way home from work Wednesday evening and my wife has notified me “I’m on my own” as far as dinner goes. Knowing I need to get some gift certificates for a friend’s Christmas present, I figured it would be time-effective to sit at the bar of my friend’s favorite restaurant,…
PEG and an unconventional Winning Formula
Philippians 4:6-7, “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” (NIV) 1 John 5:5:, “Who is it that overcomes the world? Only he who…
All Means All
Jeremiah 17:5-8, This is what the Lord says: “Cursed are those who put their trust in mere humans, who rely on human strength and turn their hearts away from the Lord. They are like stunted shrubs in the desert, with no hope for the future. They will live in the barren wilderness, in an uninhabited…
Leading is Leading
2 Timothy 2:15, “Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.” (NIV) I came across the following recorded from the Chinese founder of Taoism, Lao Tzu. What amazes me is he had these beliefs about…
“It”
Acts 1:8, “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” (NIV) Last night we had our small church group over for dinner. After dinner we began to discuss “Christmas is…
Dream Chasing
Proverbs 13:12, “Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.” (NIV) I was speaking with a coaching client of mine the other day and he shared with me the joy he was feeling as he had achieved yet another goal in his quest toward achieving the dream he…
The 3rd “D”
Hebrews 12:11, “No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Â Later on, however, it poduces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.” If you haven’t figured it out yet, I am a dreamer and I love helping others with their dreams. Â Just yesterday I was talking with…
50/50…Life and Death
Proverbs 11:2, “When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.” I was reflecting with my wife last night about how up until I was 50 I was planning on living forever and then after turning 50 I began to plan as if I was going to die any moment. Â Part of this…
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.