“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 If we are unable to bridle our thoughts, we become our own worst enemies. Back during our walk through the 47 days of lent I wrote about the devil and his…
Category: Life Issues
Daily focalPOINT – Value
“Try not to become a man of success but rather try to become a man of value.” ~Albert Enstein You have to believe on judgement day the good Lord will have a list of the ways we gave of ourselves to add value to His world and a list of the ways we took from the…
Daily focalPOINT – Adversity
“Adversity is part of life–by avoiding adversity, one avoids life.” ~Paul Stoltz Proverbs 24:10, “If you fail under pressure, your strength is too small.” (NLT) Somewhere, somehow we Americans have been lulled into thinking everything should be instant and easy. Once you understand adversity is a part of life you begin to view it as a…
Daily focalPOINT – More on Wisdom
“I ain’t perfect and never will be but if I’m not aspiring for daily progress I will fall back into the cycle of daily digress.” ~JJM The brain is like any other muscle in the body it needs stretched if it is going to grow in wisdom and understanding. As I mentioned yesterday, Proverbs 3…
Daily focalPOINT – Wisdom
The less I think I know the more I can learn and the more I learn the more I can understand and the more I try to understand the more I can learn to love and accept others right where they are and the more I can learn to love and accept others right where…
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…
Daily focalPOINT – Circumstance
“People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don’t believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and, if they can’t find them, make them.” ~George Bernard Shaw, Mrs. Warren’s Profession, 1893. I couldn’t agree with…
Daily focalPOINT – God Delays
“Never think that God’s delays are God’s denials. Hold on; hold fast; hold out. Patience is genius.” ~Georges-Louis Leclerc Have you ever “made” something happen and wish you didn’t? You know what I mean; you decided to cheat “a little,” maybe cut a few corners, or maybe “muscle” your way through a situation all your…
Thanks…
…to all who’ve sacrificed or put their lives on the line in order that we may have the freedoms we enjoy in our great country. You are all very much appreciated and beyond worthy of carrying the title of “hero.” P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com
Daily focalPOINT – Great is a Process
“It isn’t hard to be great from time to time in sports. What’s tough is being great every day.” ~Willie Mays Aspiring to be great is not a one time thing, it’s an all the time thing where more times than not we fall short but we slowly separate ourselves from just being good. Achieving “great”…
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.