Anyone can be successful at the expense of others, but it takes a special type of discipline and focus to be successful for the benefit of others.
— JJM —
 The above quote came to me about five years ago when my life went down a new path with a focus on helping others achieve their dreams. When I came up with this new vision for my life I laid down a few core values to follow and the first one was the opening…
Any significant achievement begins with a vision and continues with a well thought out plan combined with an attitude focused on execution. Having a vision is the easy part, planning and executing is where the real work takes place.
— JJM —
 Yesterday, I shared with you the fact that I will be completing a 1/2 Ironman Triathlon this Sunday. Training for an event of this magnitude teaches me so much about life and how to live it on purpose. The opening quote came to me this past Sunday morning as I began planning for my…
Small disciplines repeated with consistency every day lead to great achievements gained slowly over time.
— John Maxwell —
 Next Sunday I will be doing another 1/2 Ironman Triathlon which consist of a 1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike ride and a 13.1 mile run…I’m not boasting but seeking your prayer support as this distance usually means I am working the “old” heart for 6 solid hours and also missing lunch. 🙂 I’ve…
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 really simple to do if you die to self first thing in the morning and allow God to live through you a day at a time. And some days you may need to stop and start over. P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Galatians 5:22,…
Public opinion is a weak tyrant compared with our own private opinion. What a man thinks of himself, that it is which determines, or rather indicates, his fate.
— Henry David Thoreau —
 How are your thoughts about yourself these days? In other words what is your fate looking like? If you are not pleased with the opinion you have of yourself then you will need to change the way you think. The best way to change your thinking as well as your fate is to change…
To the person who does not know where he wants to go there is no favorable wind.
— Seneca —
 …nuff said. P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Habakkuk 2:2, “And the Lord answered me: ‘Write the vision; make it plain on tablet, so he may run who reads it.”
If you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy and inspires your hopes.
— Andrew Carnegie —
 I love this quote by Andrew Carnegie. Visualizing a dream and creating a plan for execution through goal setting does indeed command your thoughts, liberates your energy and inspires your hopes…I write from experience. No matter where you are in life or what the Good Lord has given you to handle, set goals in…
A philosophy of life: I'm an adventurer, looking for treasure.
— Paulo Coelho —
 What a great philosophy! The way I look at life; you find what you are looking for. Look for treasure and you will find treasure. Look for trash and you will find trash. And most importantly…look for God and you will find Him. P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Matthew 6:33, “But seek first his kinddom and his…
No one is a firmer believer in the power of prayer than the devil; not that he practices it, but he suffers from it.
— Guy H. King —
“The reason why we obtain no more in prayer is because we expect no more. God usually answers us according to our own hearts.” ~Richard Alleine “Seven days without prayer makes one weak.” ~Allen Vartlett “It is not the body’s posture, but the heart’s attitude that counts when we pray.” ~Billy Graham “We can be…
Reflection is looking in so you can look out with a broader, bigger, and more accurate perspective.
— Mick Ukleja and Robert Lorber —
 Taking time to reflect and pray has been a key part of my every day life. If we don’t take time to reflect, pray, and get in touch with our spirit and our creator, we all become robots and allow life to live us instead of living life with a higher purpose…I write from…
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.