“As our need to have an “opinion” decreases, our ability to grow in wisdom and understanding increases.” ~Jay Meyer This thought came to me as I was reading about wisdom in Proverbs 9 on April 9th. (A great way to grow in wisdom and faith is to read the Proverb matching the number of the…
Category: Life Issues
Daily focalPOINT – Perseverance
“What you get by reaching your destination is not nearly as important as what you will become by reaching your destination.” Zig Ziglar How many times have you given up on a dream, goal or plan as soon as the going gets tough? It is the tough times and challenges that build us and our…
Daily focalPOINT
“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.”  ~G.B. Shaw, Mrs. Warren’s Profession, 1893 Go out and make…
Daily focalPOINT – Giving
“Giving is better than receiving because giving starts the receiving process.” ~Jim Rohn Although we should not give in anticipation of receiving, God’s natural laws are in place to bless the giver. Many years ago when my wife and I began to recover from the destruction I had caused in our lives, we made a…
Daily focalPOINT – Giving
“You can’t keep what you have unless you give it away.” ~Unknown I learned this quote in the rooms of alcoholics anonymous (AA) many years ago and next to God is the primary reason a person gets and stays sober. The same holds true for anything you do in life. Give love and you get love…
Will God give a Hoot?
“The willingness to share does not make one charitable; it makes one free.” ~Robert Brault So many people go through life with their hands, heads, eyes, ears and hearts closed to others. It is a form of bondage to self. I’ve been blessed to have experienced many great things in my life but next to…
Daily focalPOINT – Self-Discipline
“Respect your efforts, respect yourself. Self-respect leads to self-discipline. When you have both firmly under your belt, that’s real power. “ ~Clint Eastwood I often think most people take better care of their pets and/or their cars than they take care of themselves. Show me a person who is well groomed, vibrant, fun to be…
Daily focalPOINT – Self-Discipline
“Rule your mind or it will rule you.” ~Horace Habits are created out of repetitive actions; actions from thoughts; thoughts from beliefs. If we want to rule our minds, as Horace notes, we need to rule our thoughts but our thoughts will not change if our beliefs do not change. Many years ago I realized…
Daily focalPOINT – Self Discipline
The best day of your life is the one on which you decide your life is your own. No apologies or excuses. No one to lean on, rely on, or blame. The gift is yours – it is an amazing journey – and you alone are responsible for the quality of it. This is the…
Daily focalPOINT – Self-Discipline
“We must all suffer one of two things: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret or disappointment.” ~Jim Rohn A simple piece of advice I often give to young people who are contemplating their future and agonizing over making the right decision is; “do something.” Doing something keeps us moving, it helps us…
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.