“Just because the past didn’t turn out like you wanted it to, doesn’t mean your future can’t be better than you ever imagined.” A major breakthrough in my life took place when I read Stephan Covey’s book, “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People.” Next to the Bible, it is the book I’ve read the…
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Vision & Baby Steps
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 This is the thirty-eighth day of this journey in building your life playing field and we will finally be taking a look at what your vision (dream with a plan) is for your life. Making a decision to live life by design instead of default is a decision that may only take a few…
Playing Field & Discipline
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 I have often been accused of being very disciplined. I know myself well enough to know I am the most undisciplined person in the world and is why I created a playing field for my life many years ago. The various elements that go into making my life playing field assist in my decision…
Passions & Rewards
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 Naming our passions is sometimes a difficult process due to the many things we have to do (our priorities). I can remember working with a group of young leaders and I asked them to answer three questions about their roles as leaders: What is required of you? What do you do that gives you…
Passions & Work Worth Doing
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 When I reflect back on my career in business and identify those things I did which meant the most to me it wasn’t about the money or the recognition. It was about the people we served and the people we served weren’t just our patients but the teammates that took care of the patients….
Slow and Steady
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 Read and reflect on the quote above. Creating and living a life of purpose takes time, energy, effort and focus. How is your life playing field shaping up? Have you figured out your Why/Purpose yet? What do you stand for (guiding principles)? What are your strengths and gifts? What are your priorities? There is…
Know Yourself
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 I am a big dreamer and love to help people chase their dreams but part of my role in being a coach is to help my clients achieve their dreams in a balanced and healthy manner. Our world is saturated with people chasing the next shiny object. My goal is to help people create…
Priorities & The Main Thing
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 Continued from March 3rd… I can remember seeing my son’s basketball schedule for the 2005-2006 season and was pretty pumped as they were going to play Standford at Stanford in December. I had a friend with a similar business as mine located near Stanford. He was doing some cutting edge things and I had…
Priorities & The Main Thing
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The year is 2005. I’m now eighteen years sober which means I’m forty-six years old. My life is pretty much on track. My oldest is in college living his dream as a Division I college basketball player. My youngest is chasing her dream of playing Division I college basketball. Jordan is stable and Lori and…
Priorities-More 1st Things 1st
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 Listing our priorities and living them are not easy. I can remember helping a family who was in a total mess because of an addiction problem the husband/dad was struggling with. I met with the husband/dad and he said to me, “Jay I would take a bullet for anyone in my family but I…
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.