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…
Daily focalPOINT – Anxious and Depressed
“When I am anxious it is because I am living in the future. When I am depressed it is because I am living in the past.” ~Unknown One of the best ways to alleviate both of these emotions is to have a Dream with a Plan which is a Vision for your life and ask…
Daily focalPOINT – Riches
“The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches but to reveal to him his own.” ~Benjamin Disraeli Sharing riches is a temporary proposition; helping others find theirs’ is eternal. I am looking forward to helping those of you coming to Third Thursdays find your riches through growing your…
Daily focalPOINT – Trails, Legacy, Digging or Building
Life is so strange. Once you get it figured out (if you ever do) you die or get dementia… This thought came to mind while doing my devotion yesterday morning. As a person in recovery we are taught to live in the moment in order to not let our past lives or the fears of…
Daily focalPOINT – The Journey Within
“The only journey is the journey within.” ~Rainer Maria Rilke The destination of the journey within is a place where love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control reside (See Galatians 5:22, The Fruits of the Spirit). Show me a person in constant distress and conflict with his or her fellow man and/or…
Daily focalPOINT – Jump In
“The fact, that to do anything in the world worth doing, we must not stand back shivering and thinking of the cold and danger, but jump in and scramble through as well as we can.” ~Robert Cushing Often, activity and giving something a try is the best way to find out if something is going…
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.