YES CARD

You have to decide what your highest priorities are and have the courage - pleasantly, smilingly, nonapologetically - to say 'no' to other things. And the way to do that is by having a bigger 'yes' burning inside. The enemy of the 'best' is often the 'good.

— Stephen Covey —

  What is it you need to say YES to? What is it you need to say NO to? Make a YES and NO card and hang it on your mirror or somewhere you will see it often. Make a YES and NO card and carry it with you everywhere you go. Change does not…

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Superior “Self”

There is nothing noble about being superior to some other man. The true nobility is in being superior to your previous self.

— Hindu Proverb —

  How do we become superior to our previous self? It is pretty simple and is at the foundation of my life coaching formula; know your priorities, know your principles and try your best to live them without wavering a day at a time.  Having your priorities and principles in order and in agreement will…

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Virtue

You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.

— Malcolm Forbes —

  How is your virtue looking these days? Taking action is pretty simple.  It takes one step and this step is spelled S T A R T and, of course, the next step is spelled C O N T I N U E. P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com James 2:14, “What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims…

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Educated

It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.

— Aristotle —

  Are the fruits of your thoughts reflective of an educated mind or of a mind that is always chasing the wind? I believe it is always better to do something rather than nothing but I am a strong proponent of always striving to do the next right thing in order to cut down on…

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Self Respect or Interest?

You do not wake up one morning a bad person. It happens by a thousand tiny surrenders of self-respect to self-interest.

— Robert Brault —

  I love the quote above by Robert Brault and is why I tell everyone I work with whether it be someone I coach, advise or mentor…always try to do the next right thing. If you struggle with recognizing what “the next right thing” is, I suggest you pray early and often for God’s guidance and find…

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Delays and Denials

Never think that God's delays are God's denials. Hold on; hold fast; hold out. Patience is genius.

— Georges-Louis Leclerc —

  It is amazing how many people miss out on great things because of their lack of patience and their willingness to accept good for great. P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Romans 12:12, “Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.”  (NIV)

Keep Hammering

Look at a stone cutter hammering away at his rock, perhaps a hundred times without as much as a crack showing in it. Yet at the hundred-and-first blow it will split in two, and I know it was not the last blow that did it, but all that had gone before.

— Jacob A. Riis —

  Great results are usually the end-product of a solid plan tied to a clear vision fueled by unleashed effort and perseverance. P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Proverbs 18:9, “A lazy person is as bad as someone who destroys things.” (NLT)

Conquer

It's not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.

— Edmund Hillary —

  …and what makes up ourselves is our beliefs and if we have beliefs that are lies and rooted in the world of “CAN’T,” and we believe that nonsense, then we will never conquer ourselves. P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com 1 Corinthians 9:27, “I discipline my body like an athlete, training it to do what it should.”  (NLT)

Answer to…

It ain't what they call you, it's what you answer to.

— W.C. Fields —

  Knowing who you are and what you stand for will determine what you answer to. I’ve seen many people and organizations chase “the next great thing” because they haven’t taken the time to figure out who they are and what they stand for…that used to be me. P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Psalm 20:7, “Some trust in chariots and…

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Believe-Content-Accept

Because one believes in oneself, one doesn't try to convince others. Because one is content with oneself, one doesn't need others' approval. Because one accepts oneself, the whole world accepts him or her.

— Lao Tzu —

  If you battle with any of the above, try putting your faith in God instead of others and the world.  Regardless of what the world is telling you, God believes in you, is content with you, and accepts you right where you are and as you are.  But God will not be there to…

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