“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…
Category: P.E.A.C.E.
The acronym P.E.A.C.E. serves as a simple way to become the best you can be at everything you do.
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 – Ladders and Dreams
“Dream no small dreams for they have no power to move the hearts of men.” ~Johann Wofgang von Goethe I was working with a client a few months ago and he shared some hesitancy while we worked to create a vision for his organization. He said someone told him to not get carried away with dreaming…
Daily focalPOINT – Dreams to Reality takes Work
“The dream is free but the journey you have to pay for. A person with work ethic, is willing to pay the price today so they can reap and realize the dream tomorrow.” ~John Maxwell It amazes me the number of young people today who have ideas and dreams. I believe due to technology and…
Daily focalPOINT – Potential
Potential is God’s gift to us; what we do with it is our gift to God. How are you handling your potential these days? Would God be happy with how you are handling it? P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Colossians 3:23; “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for…
Daily focalPOINT – The Extra Mile
“The road is never crowded along the extra mile.” ~Wayne W. Dyer This quote fits perfectly with the Proverb for today. Proverbs 24:30-34 How is the extra mile looking for you these days? Are you taking it on or doing everything you can to avoid it? The “extra mile” is where excellence will be found. P.E.A.C.E….
Daily focalPOINT – Strategy or Justification?
If the leader of your organization serves as the facilitator of your strategic planning session, your strategic planning session is just another lengthy meeting justifying what the leader thinks needs to be done. This is not strategic it is simply a way of justifying and gaining support for new directives and initiatives for the rank and…
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 – Seek AND Listen
When life seems much too complicated and overwhelming…chances are you forgot to include God in on what you are doing or else you included Him and you just aren’t listening… Including God in on everything you do is a great solution to all problems but the solution is worthless if you don’t listen to what…
Daily focalPOINT- Pretty Pumped
My oldest son Jason is getting married to his college sweetheart Ashley Taylor this evening. Genesis 2:24, “This is why a man leaves his father and mother and bonds with his wife, and they become one flesh.” Please keep them in your prayers as they begin their new life as one…pretty cool and this old…
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.