“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…
Daily focalPOINT – Temper
“Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence.” ~Robert Frost An attribute of a great leader is the ability to “temper” one’s anger. I recall a few years ago a leader telling me boldly, “I’ve got a bad temper; you just need to know that.” I thought…
Daily focalPOINT – Life and Death
“The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.” ~Mark Twain I was reminded of this quote after my home town lost yet another friend prematurely due to an auto accident. Although death sucks no matter how you look at it there…
Daily focalPOINT – Circumstance
“People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don’t believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and, if they can’t find them, make them.” ~George Bernard Shaw, Mrs. Warren’s Profession, 1893. I couldn’t agree with…
Daily focalPOINT – God Delays
“Never think that God’s delays are God’s denials. Hold on; hold fast; hold out. Patience is genius.” ~Georges-Louis Leclerc Have you ever “made” something happen and wish you didn’t? You know what I mean; you decided to cheat “a little,” maybe cut a few corners, or maybe “muscle” your way through a situation all your…
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.