“The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.” ~William James I love this quote…the really wise people I know are usually in a state of serenity (they accept the things they cannot change) plus they not only know what to overlook and accept but they continuously seek wisdom from the ultimate…
Category: Leadership
Daily focalPOINT – Significance and Greatness
“It’s not the greatness of the work which matters to God but the significance it creates in His world.” Unknown Yesterday’s blog must be balanced with the real purpose you are chasing a dream. If it is to create significance in your life by expanding and enhancing God’s world then good for you. If it…
Daily focalPOINT – Listening
“The biggest mistake you can make in trying to talk convincingly is to put your highest priority on expressing your ideas and feelings. What most people really want is to be listened to, respected, and understood.” ~John Maxwell If you find yourself having to talk more than the group you are leading, you are most…
Daily focalPOINt – Know-Show-Go…Lead
“A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way and shows the way.” ~John Maxwell If you are leading; do you try your best to know as much as possible? Great leaders are always expanding their knowledge base. Since wisdom is simply the intelligent use of knowledge; knowledge is huge if you desire…
Daily focalPOINT – Mistakes
“A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them.” ~John Maxwell …nuff said. P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com 1 John 1:9, “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
Daily focalPOINT – Communication and Understanding
“Earn the right to be heard by listening to others. Seek to understand a situation before making judgments about it.” ~John Maxwell The best leaders who communicate effectively are those who ask a lot of questions without showing “their hand” because “their hand” may change based upon the facts they glean by listening. In Stephen…
Daily focalPOINT – Communication
“Great communication depends on two simple skills–context, which attunes a leader to the same frequency as his or her audience, and delivery, which allows a leader to phrase messages in a language the audience can understand.” ~John Maxwell Another way to phrase Maxwell’s quote above is “know your audience” and practice delivering information at a…
Daily focalPOINT – Character and Charisma
“It’s true that charisma can make a person stand out for a moment, but character sets a person apart for a lifetime.” ~John Maxwell I wrote a rather lengthy blog about character a year and a half ago: https://www.eaglelaunch.com/character and it serves as a great guide for me to try to live by. Notice I…
Daily focalPOINT – Strategy or Justification?
If the leader of your organization serves as the facilitator of your strategic planning session, your strategic planning session is just another lengthy meeting justifying what the leader thinks needs to be done. This is not strategic it is simply a way of justifying and gaining support for new directives and initiatives for the rank and…
Daily focalPOINT – Narrow or Broad?
“It is a narrow mind which cannot look at a subject from various points of view.” ~George Eliot The more I force myself to open my mind to other points of view, the more I grow as a human being… A person who has all the answers has obviously not asked enough questions… P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com…
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.