“Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude.†~Dennis Waitley Hmm…don’t think I can add anything to this one Mr. Waitley. 🙂 P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Psalm 37:4, “Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of…
Daily focalPOINT – Wisdom
“As our need to have an “opinion” decreases, our ability to grow in wisdom and understanding increases.” ~Jay Meyer This thought came to me as I was reading about wisdom in Proverbs 9 on April 9th. (A great way to grow in wisdom and faith is to read the Proverb matching the number of the…
Daily focalPOINT – Perseverance
“What you get by reaching your destination is not nearly as important as what you will become by reaching your destination.” Zig Ziglar How many times have you given up on a dream, goal or plan as soon as the going gets tough? It is the tough times and challenges that build us and our…
Daily focalPOINT
“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.”  ~G.B. Shaw, Mrs. Warren’s Profession, 1893 Go out and make…
Daily focalPOINT – Whipping the devil – Day 42 – Pride
Too much pride can kill a man… …I know this to be true first-hand. When I was into my final downward spiral in addiction I would not ask anyone for help as I viewed it as a form of weakness…the devil had convinced me of this and this thinking darn near killed me. The devil…
Daily focalPOINT – Whipping the devil – Day 36 – Instant Gratification
“The chief cause of failure and unhappiness is trading what you want most for what you want right now.” Zig Ziglar As my business partner often reminded me, “great things come to those who wait.” Amazing how many great things have happened in my life when I’ve overcome the urge to obtain short term fixes…
Whipping the devil – Day 11 – Excuses
“He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else.” ~Benjamin Franklin Our fear of or unwillingness to face reality is often the reason behind excuses. Our character is built upon our ability to handle reality. The devil despises character and does not want us to face reality and therefore likes to…
Daily focalPOINT – Giving
“Giving is better than receiving because giving starts the receiving process.” ~Jim Rohn Although we should not give in anticipation of receiving, God’s natural laws are in place to bless the giver. Many years ago when my wife and I began to recover from the destruction I had caused in our lives, we made a…
Daily focalPOINT – Giving
“You can’t keep what you have unless you give it away.” ~Unknown I learned this quote in the rooms of alcoholics anonymous (AA) many years ago and next to God is the primary reason a person gets and stays sober. The same holds true for anything you do in life. Give love and you get love…
Will God give a Hoot?
“The willingness to share does not make one charitable; it makes one free.” ~Robert Brault So many people go through life with their hands, heads, eyes, ears and hearts closed to others. It is a form of bondage to self. I’ve been blessed to have experienced many great things in my life but next to…
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.