“People still retain the errors of their childhood, their nation, and their age, long after they have accepted the truths needed to refute them.” ~Condorcet Over the years I’ve witnessed a fair share of people who are born into a negative life-cycle and for one reason or another they never take the time to change…
Category: Personal Improvement
Define Yourself*
“Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one’s definition of your life; define yourself.” ~Robert Frost Hmm…define yourself…if you are living aimlessly right now, you may want to take a look at defining yourself as you stand today and then defining your future self and then choose…
What’s Inside…*
“If, in fact, it is what’s inside us that makes all the difference, then the difference is made when we choose what goes inside.” ~Andy Andrews, The Traveler’s Gift …this is a continuation of yesterday’s blog…what you feed your mind, body and soul will be evident to those on the outside but most importantly to…
Daily focalPOINT – Get Past the Past
“One problem with gazing too frequently at the past is that we might turn around and find the future has run out on us.” ~Michael Cibenko As we get closer to beginning a new year it is important to move into 2013 without any extra baggage and there is no greater baggage than a past…
Daily focalPOINT – Acceptance
“We cannot change anything until we accept it. Condemnation does not liberate, it oppresses.” ~C.G. Jung P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Romans 8:28, “And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.”
Daily focalPOINT – Changing Behavior
“The chains of habit are generally too small to be felt until they are too strong to be broken.” ~Samuel Johnson I love this quote by Samuel Johnson and it is so true. Often we find when we still have the ability to break a habit we usually don’t have the desire to break it, but when…
Daily focalPOINT – Self Superiority
“The truth is that there is nothing noble in being superior to somebody else. The only real nobility is in being superior to your former self.” ~Whitney Young A couple of “book mentors” of mine; John Maxwell and Jim Collins have summarized leadership and the art of leading into 5 levels. Although both summaries are…
Daily focalPOINT – Growth
Life begins outside your comfort zone… One of the primary reasons people do not grow is because they are comfortable in their current state whether it is a good state or a state of misery. Life was meant for us to live and living doesn’t mean standing in place it means moving and growing. Where…
Daily focalPOINT – Success Barriers
“Most barriers to your success are man-made. And most often, you’re the man who made them.” ~Frank Tyger …nuff said P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Romans 8:1, “There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.”
Daily focalPOINT – Ownership
“The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems are your own… You realize that you control your own destiny.” ~Albert Ellis The moment you realize you control your own destiny and God wants it to be a great destiny is the day you can begin living and quit…
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.