“The fool wonders, the wise person asks.” Disraeli How many times do we choose to do something on our own whether we know it is right or not in order to avoid looking foolish in asking for help and then when we do it our way, we do it wrong and look foolish anyway? The wise…
Daily focalPOINT – Hearts Desire
“I only hope that I may always desire more than I can accomplish.” ~Michelangelo My desires are what get me up in the morning. The day I quit desiring to grow is the day I will be on the other side of the grass. P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com Psalm 37:4, “Delight yourself in the Lord and he…
Daily focalPOINT – Leading Art
“The difficulty lies not so much in developing new ideas as in escaping old ones.” ~John Maynard Keynes Being a leader today is not real easy unless you are willing to let go of old ways of doing things. Leadership is about influence and motivation and getting people to do something better than they ever thought…
Daily focalPOINT – Humility
“Humility is greatness in plain clothes.” ~Spencer Kimball The Proverb for today reminds me of the importance of staying humble especially if you are in a leadership role: Pride ends in humiliation while humility brings honor. (Proverbs 29:23) A great way to test your humility is to keep track of how often you need to…
Daily focalPOINT – Self-Esteem, Book Mentors and Diamond Nuggets
The following is from one of my “book mentors”-Denis Waitley. He, along with Tom Hopkins were my first book mentors and date back to the early 80’s. I can remember reading Waitley’s “Seeds of Greatness” when I was an active alcoholic and drug addict and the reading of that book helped spark the beginning of…
Daily focalPOINT – Stick-to-it-ness
Jim Rohn once said; “the twin killers of success are impatience and greed.” I was talking with a friend the other day and ask him how his goal of getting out of debt was going. His reply, “oh that was last year’s goal, this year we decided to refinance our house, buy a new car…
Daily focalPOINT – Influence
If you are having trouble reading the content of this blog please click on:Â https://www.eaglelaunch.com/daily-focalpoint-influence P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com 1 Timothy 4:12, “Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.”
Conflict Is Good
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Silence, not dissent, is the one answer leaders should refuse to accept.  ~Warren Bennis Years ago I can remember coming up with the grand idea of meeting with all of my employees once a month.  Although I was a little green when it came to leading an organization, I knew I needed to do everything I…
Daily focalPOINT – Growth
“A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them and strong enough to correct them.” ~John Maxwell Sorry to all my faithful followers over the past couple of days. I’m trying some new things with the formatting etc… and know just enough to be dangerous. I’m back to…
Daily focalPOINT – Funnel Vision
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.