Daily focalPOINT – Specific and Terrific

“You must be specific if you want to be terrific,” is one of my favorite quotes as I recall first seeing it almost 30 years ago while reading a book written by sales guru Tom Hopkins. I thought of this quote the other day during a good bike ride while listening to Zig Ziglar’s most…

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Daily focalPOINT – Defeat

“When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound, rebuild those plans, and set sail once more toward your coveted goal.” ~Napoleon Hill I’m sure you’ve all heard that the true representation of a person’s character is shown in the way he or she handles defeat. Defeat and not getting…

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Daily focalPOINT – Life

Never think that God’s delays are God’s denials.  Hold on; hold fast; hold out.  Patience is genius.  ~Georges-Louis Leclerc

Daily focalPOINT – Self Superiority

“The truth is that there is nothing noble in being superior to somebody else.  The only real nobility is in being superior to your former self.”  ~Whitney Young A couple of “book mentors” of mine; John Maxwell and Jim Collins have summarized leadership and the art of leading into 5 levels.  Although both summaries are…

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Daily focalPOINT – Gratitude

“Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.”  ~Cicero Very interesting quote.  In other words if you can’t feel gratitude all else is null and void. Whenever I get a little down I create a gratitude list which is a list of all the things I have to be…

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Daily focalPOINT – The “C” Words

“Leaders need to inspire confidence, and they do that, not with charisma, but with competence.”  ~John Maxwell Last week a business colleague of mine said to me; “Jay, as far as I am concerned there are two keys to being an effective leader:  One-your team needs to know and believe you care about them; Two-the…

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Daily focalPOINT – The “R” Word

“A time of turbulence is a dangerous time, but its greatest danger is a temptation to deny reality.”  ~Peter Drucker Drucker was the 20th century guru of utilizing management in order to create a fine tuned organization.  Although his quote was directed at business it also may be applied to your personal life. Building strong…

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Daily focalPOINT – First Step

“The first step to getting the things you want out of life is this:  decide what you want.”  ~Ben Stein …and you can’t do everything…if you want to be terrific, you must be specific… P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Jeremiah 29:11, “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and…

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Daily focalPOINT – Leading Self

“First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.”  ~Epictetus Last week a young man I am mentoring was picking my brain on leadership. We talked for an extended period of time as I gave him every last bit of wisdom (knowledge with experience attached to it) about leadership…

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