Category: Action

Direction

If you don't change the direction you are going, then you're likely to end up where you're heading.

— John Maxwell —

If you don’t change the direction you are going, then you’re likely to end up where you’re heading. ~John Maxwell

Action and Inspiration

We should be taught not to wait for inspiration to start a thing. Action always generates inspiration. Inspiration seldom generates action.

— Frank Tibolt —

We should be taught not to wait for inspiration to start a thing. Action always generates inspiration. Inspiration seldom generates action…

Growing Daily

The law of process says--leaders develop daily, not in a day.

— John Maxwell —

“The law of process says–leaders develop daily, not in a day.”  ~John Maxwell If you are aspiring to become a better leader of your life, take a look at what you are doing in order to grow spiritually, emotionally, physically, professionally, relationally, and financially a day at a time.  I refer to these six areas…

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Sails

The pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects it to change. The leader adjusts the sails.

— John Maxwell —

The pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects it to change. The leader adjusts the sails.  ~John Maxwell There is no bigger responsibility God gives us than the responsibility of leading our own lives. Do you take responsibility for adjusting the sails of your life or do you expect someone else to do it…

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Happiness Chasing

Unhappiness is not knowing what we want and killing ourselves to get it.

— Don Herold —

“Unhappiness is not knowing what we want and killing ourselves to get it.”  ~Don Herold I spend my professional life helping others figure out where they want to go and how to get there.  Of the people I’ve assisted, a small percentage of them actually stay on the strategic path they created.  Most become distracted…

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No Shortcuts

Good planning and hard work lead to prosperity, but hasty shortcuts lead to poverty.

— Proverbs 21:5 —

Proverbs 21:5, “Good planning and hard work lead to prosperity, but hasty shortcuts lead to poverty.” There are no shortcuts to prosperity. P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com “There is no substitution for hard work.”  ~Thomas Edison    

Toil

The highest reward for a person's toil is not what they get for it, but what they become by it.

— John Ruskin —

“The highest reward for a person’s toil is not what they get for it, but what they become by it.”  ~John Ruskin What are you becoming through your toil? Are you making your creator proud? P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Proverbs 21:5, “The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is hasty comes only…

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Action over Fear and Worry

Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.

— Dale Carnegie —

  I’m not the sharpest knife in the drawer but when I need to, I can work with the best of them and many times over the years I have “worked” my way through fear, worry and anxiety. What are your worrying about?  What do you fear? Name it, claim it, dump it…and get to…

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Time Takes Time

It takes time to build a corporate work of art. It takes time to build a life. And it takes time to develop and grow. So give yourself, your enterprise, and your family the time they deserve and the time they require.

— Jim Rohn —

  Our “get everything quick” society causes many of us to grow impatient when things don’t happen as quickly as we would like.  Anything of any significance takes time, it takes patience, it takes focus, it takes perseverance…I write from experience. Slow and steady, with an unwillingness to quit, always wins the race. P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch…

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Unlearning is Learning

Intelligent people are always open to new ideas. In fact they look for them.

— Proverbs 18:15 (NLT) —

  The other day I was working with a young man who has decided to head in a new direction in his profession.  He had spent his past several years with a very well known and highly regarded organization.  During our talk he said, “Jay I’ve learned a ton of great things over the past…

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