“Humility does not mean thinking less of yourself than of other people, nor does it mean having a low opinion of your own gifts. It means freedom from thinking about yourself at all.” ~William Temple In Jim Collin’s book “Good to Great” he shares a chart on what he considers the progression of a leader. Standing…
Daily focalPOINT – Wisdom
“The art of being wise is knowing what to overlook.” ~William James This quote applies to any leadership position whether it be the leader of an organization, a department in an organization, a family etc… Knowing what to overlook is an attribute which evolves out of knowing, being in touch with and living your values….
Daily focal POINT – What’s Important…
“In our headlong search for secondary success– money and social status–we run a very serious risk of missing entirely the far deeper satisfaction of primary success: Â the love, trust, and gratitude of those we serve.” Â ~Stephen Covey Thanks for the reminder Stephen. P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Matthew 28:19 “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations,baptizing them…
Daily focalPOINT – Begin at the End
“We may be very busy, we may be very efficient, but we will only be truly effective when we begin with the end in mind.” ~Stephen Covey I often chuckle at how much time, energy and preparation people put into planning their vacations or social events but spend very little time on planning their lives. A…
Daily focalPOINT – Communication
One of the key attributes of effective leadership is communication and communication is a two-way street. It is important to effectively share information and equally important to effectively process information. The greatest leaders I know are great communicators. One of my favorite “book mentors,” John Maxwell, has some great quotes around this topic: “People may…
Daily focalPOINT – Leading vs. Managing
Last week I spent two days with a group of aspiring leaders who currently serve as managers for their organizations. Whenever I get around people with a desire to grow and learn I get amped up as I love to help people grow. Thus the reason for my recent thread of blogs focused on leadership. …
Daily focalPOINT – Leading and People Value
“To add value to others, one must first value others.” ~John Maxwell All great organizations become great through the ongoing growth of their people and people have a better chance in growing if leadership views them as something of value and not just a means to an end. I tried my best to view each…
Daily focalPOINT – More on Leading
“The key to successful leadership is influence, not authority.” ~Ken Blanchard Years ago I was talking with a business owner about titles and he said to me, “Jay I don’t give people titles, because titles give them the impression they have authority and I don’t want them to have authority and in-turn forget who the…
Daily focalPOINT – Leading Begins and Ends With Me
Leaders can only lead others as far as they’ve led themselves. Therefore if you want to be a great leader you must never stop growing your leadership capabilities… If you read the quote above and thought, “well I am not a leader so this doesn’t pertain to me” …please read on. Every human being, unless…
Daily focalPOINT – The Greatest Role
“There is no way to be a perfect mother, and a million ways to be a good one.” ~Jill Churchill “A mother is a person who sees there are only 4 pieces of pie for 5 people and promptly announces she never did care for pie.”. ~Tenneva Jordan My wife has always said her most…
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.