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…
Category: Personal Improvement
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…
Daily focalPOINT – The Journey Within
“The only journey is the journey within.” ~Rainer Maria Rilke The destination of the journey within is a place where love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control reside (See Galatians 5:22, The Fruits of the Spirit). Show me a person in constant distress and conflict with his or her fellow man and/or…
Daily focalPOINT – Hearts Desire
“I only hope that I may always desire more than I can accomplish.” ~Michelangelo My desires are what get me up in the morning. The day I quit desiring to grow is the day I will be on the other side of the grass. P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Psalm 37:4, “Delight yourself in the Lord and he…
Daily focalPOINT – Self-Esteem, Book Mentors and Diamond Nuggets
The following is from one of my “book mentors”-Denis Waitley. He, along with Tom Hopkins were my first book mentors and date back to the early 80’s. I can remember reading Waitley’s “Seeds of Greatness” when I was an active alcoholic and drug addict and the reading of that book helped spark the beginning of…
Daily focalPOINT – Failure is subjective…
“You are the only person who can label what you do a failure. Failure is subjective.” ~John Maxwell I’ve said it before and I will say it again, failure is simply a step in the success formula. The people who “get this” are usually successful (realization of predetermined worthwhile goals). Those who don’t can label…
Daily focalPOINT – Circumstances
“People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I do not 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 cannot find them, make them.” George Bernard Shaw This is one of my favorite quotes…
Daily focalPOINT – Wisdom and Humility
“Knowledge is proud that it knows so much. Wisdom is humble that it knows so little.” Unknown P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Psalm 111:10, “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all those who practice it have a good understanding. His praise endures forever!” James 1:5, “If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask…
Wisdom and Knowledge
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“Knowledge is horizontal, but wisdom is vertical – it comes down from above.” ~Billy Graham How much time do you spend seeking wisdom from Him instead of knowledge from the world? P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Psalm 111:10, “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all those who practice it have a good understanding. His…