Category: Leadership

Focused-Dedicated-Disciplined

No steam or gas drives anything until it is confined. No life ever grows great until it is focused, dedicated, disciplined.

— Harry Emerson Fosdick —

“No steam or gas drives anything until it is confined.  No life ever grows great until it is focused, dedicated, and disciplined.”  ~Harry Emerson Fosdick FOCUSED, DEDICATED & DISCIPLINED…3 key ingredients for success in whatever you do. All three require you to decide what is important and what is not and once the decision is…

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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    

Waitley Wisdom…

Learn from the past, set vivid, detailed goals for the future, and live in the only moment of time over which you have any control: now.

— Dennis Waitley —

“Learn from the past, set vivid, detailed goals for the future, and live in the only moment of time over which you have any control:  now.”  ~Dennis Waitley How much time do you waste on moments other than now? P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Psalm 119:105, “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for…

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The Best

You bring out the best in yourself by looking for the best in others.

— Gene Bedley —

“You bring out the best in yourself by looking for the best in others.”  ~Gene Bedley I would wager to say that some of my best days are when I make it through the day without trying to dig a speck out of my brother or sister’s eye but instead look for the good in…

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Self Esteem

There is overwhelming evidence that the higher the level of self-esteem, the more likely one will be to treat others with respect, kindness and generosity.

— Nathaniel Branden —

“There is overwhelming evidence that the higher the level of self-esteem, the more likely one will be to treat others with respect, kindness and generosity.”  ~Nathaniel Branden How is your self-esteem these days? How you treat others is a direct reflection of how you feel about yourself. P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com 1 John 3:20-21, “For whenever our…

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Confidence and Questions

Confidence, like art, never comes from having all the answers; it comes from being open to all questions.

— Earl Gray Stevens —

Confidence, like art, never comes from having all the answers; it comes from being open to all questions.”  ~Earl Gray Stevens Nuff said. P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com 2 Corinthians 3:5, “Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our sufficiency is from God,”  (ESV)

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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Victory over Blame

A man may make mistakes, but he doesn't become a failure until he blames someone else.

— John Wooden —

“A man may make mistakes, but he doesn’t become a failure until he blames someone else.”  ~John Wooden There are victims and there are victors. Victims have an excuse for everything that goes wrong and they usually blame others for their lot in life. Victors have an eye for creating opportunity when something goes wrong…

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Silence is Golden

Don't talk unless you can improve the silence.

— Jorge Luis Borges —

“Don’t talk unless you can improve the silence.”  ~Jorge Luis Borges Beautiful! P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Proverbs 1:5, “Let the wise listen and add to their learning.”  (NIV)

Open Mind

Man's mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions.

— Oliver Wendell Homes Jr. —

“Man’s mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions.”  ~Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. The best way to stretch your mind is by having it open and ready to catch new ideas. How open is your mind? P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com James 1:5, “If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask god, who…

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