Category: Confidence

Shouldn’ts to Shoulds

“Aerodynamically the bumble bee shouldn’t be able to fly, but the bumble bee doesn’t know that so it goes on flying anyway.”  ~Mary Kay Ash What things have you been conned into thinking you “shouldn’t be able to do?” A vision with a plan in line with your priorities has helped many people overcome “the shouldn’ts,”…

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Beyond Circumstance

“Nothing splendid has ever been achieved except by those who dared to believe that something inside of them was superior to circumstance.”  ~Bruce Barton I was having lunch the other day with a couple of young men.  One is a senior in high school and the other a first year college student.  They shared with…

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Reality and Opinions

“Other people’s opinion of you does not have to become reality.”  ~Les Brown And if it has become your reality, change it!  For only you and God determine your reality. Proverbs 21:21, “He who pursues righteousness and live finds life, prosperity and honor.”  (NIV) P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com

Real Value

“If you really put a small value upon yourself, rest assured that the world will not raise your price.”  ~Unknown Quit worrying about what the world thinks and get on with your business.  At the end of the day a very small hand full of people care about you but the one who cares the…

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Wronging to Right

“Confidence comes not from always being right but from not fearing to be wrong.”  ~Peter T. Mcintyre I’ve spent almost 55 years “wronging my way” into figuring out what right is. Isaiah 40:31, “but those who trust in the Lord will renew their strength; they will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and…

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Escaping Disbelief

“The light of starry dreams can only be seen once we escape the blinding cities of disbelief.”  ~Shawn Purvis Or I might add:  “the blinding cities of misbelief.” Whether or not we believe we can accomplish something is often rooted in our beliefs or misbeliefs about life.  Do you believe you can?  If yes, that…

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Good Hands

“Put your future in good hands—your own.”  ~Unknown I like the quote above but I would change it to say: “Put your future in good hands—your own, and put your hands inside God’s.” Philippians 4:13, “I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.”  (NIV) P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com  

Persecuted or Contradicted?*

“Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted.”  ~Ralph Waldo Emerson We seem to live in a “super-sensitive” society.  Are you a part of adding to or subtracting from the number of people who are members of the “super-sensitive” society? My God (Jesus) calls me…

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Paint*

“If you hear a voice within you say, “you cannot paint,” then by all means paint and that voice will be silenced.”  ~Vincent Van Gogh I love this quote by Van Gogh.  Think about something your “voice” is telling you, you can’t do.  My God exists in the world of CAN’S.  The devil exists in…

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Making the Most*

“Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.”  ~Ralph Waldo Emerson This sounds like a great New Year’s resolution to me. How about you? You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother’s womb. Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! …

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