Fear Not and Do

Posted January 30, 2015 - Focus

Do it! People who succeed don’t just sit and think about what they want to do. They take meaningful, purposeful, directional action consistently and persistently. Every step they take puts them toward the outcome they’re looking for.

— Dr. Phil —

  Along with Dr. Phil’s quote above, two other thoughts come to mind: Stop dreaming and start doing… At the end of the day there is more said than done… What is preventing you from doing? P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Most of the time fear is what prevents us from doing.  If you do not want to…

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Concentrate

Posted January 29, 2015 - Focus

Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun’s rays do not burn until brought to a focus.

— Alexander Graham Bell —

  Nuff said. Proverbs 4:25, “Let your eyes look directly forward, and your gaze be straight before you.”  (ESV) P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com  

Plates and Leaving Room

Posted January 28, 2015 - Focus

My success, part of it certainly, is that I have focused in on a few things.

— Bill Gates —

  How full is your plate? You cannot be all things to all people. What are the few things you really need to focus on? And by the way, if you believe in God, He wants to be all things to you.  Where is he on your plate of life?  If he isn’t one of…

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Targets

Posted January 27, 2015 - Leadership

I don’t care how much power, brilliance or energy you have, if you don’t harness it and focus it on a specific target, and hold it there you’re never going to accomplish as much as your ability warrants.

— Zig Ziglar —

  Amen Zig! What is your target? What does it look like? The simple act of creating a visual target will begin the process of creating focus in your life. Take control of the focus of your life or else some other person, place or thing will. Matthew 6:33, “But seek first the kingdom of…

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Decrease = Increase

Posted January 26, 2015 - Focus

It’s not the daily increase but daily decrease. Hack away at the unessential.

— Bruce Lee —

  The best plan is a plan that begins with all the things we need to stop doing.  Throwing more goals on an already unattainable plan is a form of insanity…I write from experience. Matthew 6:26, “Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and…

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Write Your Desire Down

Posted January 25, 2015 - Focus

Success is focusing the full power of all you are on what you have a burning desire to achieve.

— William Peterson —

  Have you ever taken the time to write down on paper what it is you would like to achieve?  This step is the first step in turning a dream into a vision with a plan. Habkkuk 2:2, “And the LORD answered me: “Write the vision; make it plain on tablet so he may run…

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Eliminate the Noise

Posted January 24, 2015 - Focus

Until you remove the noise, you’re going to miss a lot of signal.

— Seth Godin —

  How much noise is in your life?  How much signal are you missing? P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Proverbs 2:2, “Making your ear attentive to wisdom and inclining your heart to understanding;”  (ESV)

Good and Great

Posted January 23, 2015 - Focus

If you want to get ahead in this life, you must develop the ability to overcome the urge to settle for short term 'goods' and remain focused on the longer term 'greats'.

— JJM —

  Those who cave in and settle for the “goods” most likely haven’t taken the time to write down what “great” looks like…been there done that. Read the scripture below.  How wide or narrow is the gate that leads to your daily decisions? P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Matthew 7:13-14, “Enter by the narrow gate.  For the gate…

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Focus Matters

Posted January 22, 2015 - Focus

To be the best, you need to spend hours and hours and hours running, hitting the speed bag, lifting weights and focusing on training.

— Sugar Ray Leonard —

  Becoming really good at something takes practice and practice requires focus and focus requires us to place our aim towards what really matters. Have you ever taken the time to inventory the activities of a routine week for yourself?  Give it a try, you might be surprised at how many things you do that…

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FOCUS is the Magic Elixir

Posted January 21, 2015 - Focus

You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones at every dog that barks.

— Winston Churchill —

  In four weeks we will begin our 2nd Annual EagleLaunch-Habitfast Journey.  The journey aligns with the Christian season of Lent as it begins on Ash Wednesday and ends on Easter Sunday.  If you aren’t of Christian faith, no worries this journey is for anybody looking for a way to get rid of a habit…

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