You can never make the same mistake twice because the second time you make it, it becomes a choice and not a mistake…and if you continue to make the choice over and over it becomes a habit and if you don’t stop it becomes an addiction and then the ability to choose is totally taken…
Daily focalPOINT – Truth and the Paths we walk
“To some the truth is an insult, to others life from the dead.” Gary Amirault As I was reading my morning Proverb yesterday my focus remained upon Proverb 18:10, “The name of the Lord is a fortified tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.” I jotted the following in my journal: The paths…
Daily focalPOINT
The following is taken from Jim Rohn’s Newsletter I received via email on September 17, 2012 and may be found in his book “The Seasons of Life.” Life is about constant, predictable patterns of change. For the six thousand years of recorded history, as humans have entered this world, received parental instruction, classroom instruction, and…
Daily focalPOINT – Wants
“My riches consist not in the extent of my possessions, but in the fewness of my wants.” ~J. Brotherton Luke 12:15, “And He said to them, “Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Luke 6:38, “Give, and it…
Daily focalPOINT – Running
“Sad is the life spent running away from problems and eventually figuring out the problem within the problems is yourself.” ~JJM I figured this out many years ago while sitting alone one evening in a chemical dependency center when I was at the end of my “run” at rock bottom in my life. It was in…
Daily focalPOINT – Success and a Name
Some people dream about success. Others wake up and work hard at it. I can remember years ago overhearing someone talk about why his kid wasn’t excelling in sports; it went something like this; “you have to have a name in order to have a chance at succeeding in sports at this school and my…
Daily focalPOINT – Growth
Life begins outside your comfort zone… One of the primary reasons people do not grow is because they are comfortable in their current state whether it is a good state or a state of misery. Life was meant for us to live and living doesn’t mean standing in place it means moving and growing. Where…
Daily focalPOINT – Success Barriers
“Most barriers to your success are man-made. And most often, you’re the man who made them.” ~Frank Tyger …nuff said P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Romans 8:1, “There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.”
Daily focalPOINT – Ownership
“The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems are your own… You realize that you control your own destiny.” ~Albert Ellis The moment you realize you control your own destiny and God wants it to be a great destiny is the day you can begin living and quit…
Daily focalPOINT – Responsibility
“You can’t escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.” ~Abraham Lincoln Responsibility begins with naming your responsibilities and roles in your life and prioritizing them. The most irresponsible act is to never name your responsibilities and what goes with them. I’ve watched a lot of people run from their responsibilities in life and…
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.