The minute you think you have all the answers is the minute you begin digressing. The wisest people I know ask a lot more questions than they give answers.
Walking With
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Category: Community
Joy and Company
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 On the flip side of that coin, misery loves company. Who are hanging out with these days? Do they bring you joy or misery? With all of that being said, there is only one thing worse than two miserable people commiserating and that is a one person commiserating with the committee in his or…
Work and Wait
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Yesterday I achieved a goal I set for myself a couple of years ago. I completed a ½ Ironman Triathlon distance race twice in one month…so I could say I did a full Ironman (2.4mi swim, 112mi bike, 26.2mi run) in one month. This particular goal took me three years longer than I wanted because…
Questions
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 Take a look at your goals and ask yourself this most important question; “Who can best help me achieve my goals?” Then begin to ask these resources the questions that will help shape your future direction. Nothing great in life happens by doing it alone. P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Proverbs 15:22, “Without counsel plans fail, but…
Sweet Darkness
Great poem by David Whyte: P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Hebrews 10:24-25, “And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.
A Daily Goal…*
Anyone can carry his burden, however hard, until nightfall. Anyone can do his work however hard, for one day. Anyone can live sweetly, patiently, lovingly, purely, till the sun goes down. And this is what life really means. ~Robert Louis Stevenson This quote by Stevenson is all about living in the moment. Tall order but…
Daily focalPOINT – Hearts
“Carve your name on hearts, not tombstones. A legacy is etched into the minds of others and strories they share about you.” ~Shannon Alder A couple days ago I was heading home from an annual golf outing put on by my friend Bob McCurdy. For 15 years Bob has directed and guided the Ohio Northern…
Daily focalPOINT – Dumb or Depth
o-pin-ion (noun) 1. A view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge. I can remember receiving a call from my daughter during the first month of her freshman year of college. She said; “Dad, I feel so overwhelmed when I talk to my classmates (she was at an Ivy League School),…
Daily focalPOINT – Conflict
“Conflict cannot survive without your participation.” ~Wayne Dyer If you are one who is always in confict with something the conflict is not about something it is about you. Life is so much easier when I choose to accept the things I cannot change, change the things I can and walk away with grace from…
Daily focalPOINT – Temper
“Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence.” ~Robert Frost An attribute of a great leader is the ability to “temper” one’s anger. I recall a few years ago a leader telling me boldly, “I’ve got a bad temper; you just need to know that.” I thought…
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.