Category: Fear

Daily focalPOINT – unEXPECTED

“If you do nothing unexpected, nothing unexpected happens.”  ~Fay Weldon …nuff said P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Psalm 139:14, “I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.”

Daily focalPOINT – Faith

“Faith is not the belief that God will do what you want.  It’s the belief that God will do what is right.”  ~Unknown …faith is also the belief that I am NOT God… P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Proverbs 19:20-21, “Listen to advice and accept instruction, that you may gain wisdom in the future.  Many are the plans…

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Daily focalPOINT – Life and Death

“The fear of death follows from the fear of life.  A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”  ~Mark Twain I was reminded of this quote after my home town lost yet another friend prematurely due to an auto accident. Although death sucks no matter how you look at it there…

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Daily focalPOINT – Struggles

Paul Coelho says; …there is suffering in life… …and there are defeats… …no one can avoid them… But it’s better to lose some of the battles in the struggles for your dreams than to be defeated without ever knowing what you’re fighting for.” P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Joshua 1:9, “Have I not commanded you?  Be strong and…

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Daily focalPOINT – Which Factor?

“True Faith is having confidence in God when the flesh and world indicates otherwise.” I don’t know how many people I’ve coached over the years that profess to have faith and believe in God and the power of prayer but their actions indicate no faith and no trust in God’s ability to answer their prayers…

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Daily focalPOINT – On Leading

“The ultimate measure of man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”  ~Martin Luther King Jr. I’m sure I’ve used this quote before, but it is one of my favorites and is helpful to remind me of what true leadership is…

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Daily focalPOINT – Sales

“If you are in sales and only enjoy doing what you are doing when you close a deal…you are going to be miserable most of the time.”  ~Jay Meyer Over the years I closed many deals but no deal was more gratifying than when I finally closed a deal with a customer I had first…

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Daily focalPOINT – Start and Finish

“What is not started today is never finished tomorrow.”  ~Goethe I’ve always made it a habit to tackle the one thing I dread the most, first. Procrastination is an excuse for laziness, being undisciplined, fear of not knowing what to do, fear of failure or all the above. I have found those who get ahead…

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Daily focalPOINT

“The only thing I strive to be perfect at in my life is to always try to learn a lesson from my failures.”  ~Jay Meyer …and I sure have learned a lot over the years… 🙂 Oh and one other thing…the first step in being able to learn from our failures is to admit them….

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Daily focalPOINT

“Worrying is like a rocking chair: it gives you something to do, but doesn’t get you anywhere.”  ~ Van Wilder I thought it was worth reminding you all…if you pray why worry, if you worry why pray? P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com 1 Peter 5:6-7, “Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that He may lift you up…

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