Right Success

Commit your work to the Lord, and then your plans will succeed.

— Proverbs 16:3 —

  This is one of my favorite Proverbs. The question we must ask is what happens when we don’t commit our work to the Lord? Will our plans fail? Many years ago I came up with my own definition of success…The progressive realization of predetermined worthwhile goals that positively impact God’s world. I believe this…

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Study and Prepare

No man ever reached to excellence in any one art or profession without having passed through the slow and painful process of study and preparation.

— Horace —

  There are no shortcuts or free lunches on the journey of creating a quality life and making the most of yourself. P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch Proverbs 15:14, “A wise person is hungry for knowledge, while the fool feeds on trash.” (NLT)

Great

Small minds and small people talk about things, average minds and average people talk about other people, great minds and great people talk about dreams, goals, ideas and concepts.

— Eleanor Roosevelt —

  How great is your mind? Greatness and excellence in your life will only happen if you choose to spend time with the right people, places and things. If you want to be great hang out with great, read about great, study great and become great. P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch Proverbs 15:14, “A wise person is hungry…

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More Excellence

If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.

— Colin Powell —

  P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch Proverbs 13:4, “Lazy people want much but get little, but those who work hard will prosper.” (NLT)

Excellence

We are what we repeatedly do; excellence then is not an act but a habit.

— Aristotle —

  Excellence is simply doing the next right thing, one step at a time, one day at a time. Excellence is a process, not an event. P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch Proverbs 13:4, “Lazy people want much but get little, but those who work hard will prosper.”

Standard and Quality

If standard of living is your major objective, quality of life almost never improves, but if quality of life is your number one objective, your standard of living almost always improves.

— Zig Ziglar —

  True That. P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch Mark 8:36, “What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul?”  (NIV)

Forgive instead of Hurt

Forgiveness is me giving up my right to hurt you for hurting me.

— Anonymous —

  It is impossible to make the most of ourselves if we hold onto old “hurts.” Grudges and resentments are the devil’s way of preventing us to live out our God Purpose to our fullest. What do you need to let go of? P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Mark 11:25, “And when you stand praying, if you hold…

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Character

Character isn't something you were born with and can't change, like your fingerprints. It's something you weren't born with and must take responsibility for forming.

— Jim Rohn —

  Character is the ability to handle the demands of reality without cheating or taking short cuts. It is staying true to your principles when the world tells you principles are “things of the past.” Character is formed when we are doing what we know we need to do when we don’t want to do…

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Fools

Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain and most fools do.

— Ben Franklin —

  Take that one to the bank. P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com James 5:9, “Do not grumble against one another, brothers, so that you may not be judged; behold, the Judge is standing at the door.”  (ESV)

Success and Action

Success seems to be connected with action. Successful men keep moving forward. They make mistakes, but they don't quit.

— Conrad Hilton —

  There is nothing I can add to this other than the fact that success is usually found in giving something one more try. Do you give up too easily or do you continue to fight and move forward? P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Philippians 4:13, “I can do all things through him who strengthens me.”  (ESV)