“Sometimes you need to lose your mind before you can come to your senses.” ~Peaceful Warrior This is another way of saying “we cannot change our current conditions with the same thinking that got us here.” I observe so many people going through life without ever taking a chance on expanding their thinking and deepening…
Category: Personal Improvement
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 – Wisdom
“The art of being wise is knowing what to overlook.” ~William James This quote applies to any leadership position whether it be the leader of an organization, a department in an organization, a family etc… Knowing what to overlook is an attribute which evolves out of knowing, being in touch with and living your values….
Daily focalPOINT – Creating vs. Finding
“Life isn’t about finding yourself; it is about creating yourself.” ~George Bernard Shaw The best way to truly find yourself is by creating yourself and this will only happen by taking control of your life and making the most of your situation and your God given talents and gifts. P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com James 1:17, “Every good…
Daily focalPOINT – Wisdom
“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…
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 – Wisdom
“By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest”. ~Confucius Today I know wisdom is best developed through experience and experience is only gained by taking action. When taking action, we must realize there will be criticism,…
Daily focalPOINT – Wisdom
“The wisest of the wise know what they don’t know.” ~Jay Meyer …nuff said. P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch Proverbs 17:28, “Even a fool is thought wise if he keeps silent” (NIV)
Daily focalPOINT – Wisdom
“To a great extent, the people with whom you choose to associate influence the direction of your life.” If you want to be wise, hang out with wise. Every morning I “hang out” with Solomon in the book of Proverbs and Jesus in the gospels. A couple of very wise men. Who are you hanging…
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.