“When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound, rebuild those plans, and set sail once more toward your coveted goal.†~Napoleon Hill I’m sure you’ve all heard that the true representation of a person’s character is shown in the way he or she handles defeat. Defeat and not getting…
Category: Perseverance
Daily focalPOINT – Low Points
God allows us to experience the low points of life in order to teach us lessons that we could learn in no other way….C.S. Lewis
Daily focalPOINT – Limitless Possibilities
The sky is not the limit…I am. ~T.F. Hodge The ability to overcome our self-imposed limits is the first step in being able to experience the type of life we once thought unrealistic. I often find myself cringing inside when I am talking to someone who speaks in the terms of “if only.” If only I…
Daily focalPOINT – Trails, Legacy, Digging or Building
Life is so strange. Once you get it figured out (if you ever do) you die or get dementia… This thought came to mind while doing my devotion yesterday morning. As a person in recovery we are taught to live in the moment in order to not let our past lives or the fears of…
Daily focalPOINT – Stick-to-it-ness
Jim Rohn once said; “the twin killers of success are impatience and greed.” I was talking with a friend the other day and ask him how his goal of getting out of debt was going. His reply, “oh that was last year’s goal, this year we decided to refinance our house, buy a new car…
Daily focalPOINT – Problems
“Positive thinking is how you think about a problem. Enthusiasm is how you feel about a problem. The two together determine what you do about a problem.” ~Norman Vincent Peale Most people who’ve accomplished any type of success in life understand problems are a part of the success formula. The most successful people I know…
Daily focalPOINT – unEXPECTED
“If you do nothing unexpected, nothing unexpected happens.â€Â ~Fay Weldon …nuff said P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Psalm 139:14, “I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.â€
Daily focalPOINT – Activity and Labor
One of my virtual “mentors” is Jim Rohn and I found this on his website yesterday: ACTIVITY & LABOR You must learn to translate wisdom and strong feelings into labor. The miracle of the seed and the soil is not available by affirmation; it is only available by labor. Make rest a necessity, not an…
Daily focalPOINT – More on Can’t
“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…
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…
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.