“There comes a time when you have to choose between turning the page and closing the book.” ~Josh Jameson Where are you today? Is it time to quit turning the page and simply close the book and move on? Our past was not intended to be our present and/or future. Sometimes it is best to move on…
Daily focalPOINT – Humble Spirit
“It is far more impressive when others discover your good qualities without your help.” ~Unknown Today I know the more comfortable I am in my own skin the less I need for the world to know about my accomplishments. I also know there is a direct correlation between me being comfortable in my own skin and how…
Daily focalPOINT – More on Can’t
“If you hear a voice within you say “you cannot paint,” then by all means paint and that voice will be silenced.” ~Vincent van Gogh If we are unable to bridle our thoughts, we become our own worst enemies. Back during our walk through the 47 days of lent I wrote about the devil and his…
Daily focalPOINT – Value
“Try not to become a man of success but rather try to become a man of value.” ~Albert Enstein You have to believe on judgement day the good Lord will have a list of the ways we gave of ourselves to add value to His world and a list of the ways we took from the…
Daily focalPOINT – Innovation
“If you wish to find, you must search. Rarely does a good idea interrupt you.” ~Jim Rohn A trait I’ve noticed among successful people is an ongoing state of discomfort and restlessness. They are always in search of finding a better way of doing what they are doing. They are always open to looking at…
Daily focalPOINT – Addiction
Addiction is a crazy process; you don’t want to stop when you can and you want to stop when you can’t… If the statement above is you, you CANNOT whip the addiction you are batthling on your own. Addiction is whipped in conjunction with a higher power, and/or a network of friends and mentors who…
Daily focalPOINT – Adversity
“Adversity is part of life–by avoiding adversity, one avoids life.” ~Paul Stoltz Proverbs 24:10, “If you fail under pressure, your strength is too small.” (NLT) Somewhere, somehow we Americans have been lulled into thinking everything should be instant and easy. Once you understand adversity is a part of life you begin to view it as a…
Daily focalPOINT – More on Wisdom
“I ain’t perfect and never will be but if I’m not aspiring for daily progress I will fall back into the cycle of daily digress.” ~JJM The brain is like any other muscle in the body it needs stretched if it is going to grow in wisdom and understanding. As I mentioned yesterday, Proverbs 3…
Daily focalPOINT – Wisdom
The less I think I know the more I can learn and the more I learn the more I can understand and the more I try to understand the more I can learn to love and accept others right where they are and the more I can learn to love and accept others right where…
Daily focalPOINT – Conflict
“Conflict cannot survive without your participation.” ~Wayne Dyer If you are one who is always in confict with something the conflict is not about something it is about you. Life is so much easier when I choose to accept the things I cannot change, change the things I can and walk away with grace from…
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.