“Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence.” ~Robert Frost An attribute of a great leader is the ability to “temper” one’s anger. I recall a few years ago a leader telling me boldly, “I’ve got a bad temper; you just need to know that.” I thought…
Daily focalPOINT – Life and Death
“The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.” ~Mark Twain I was reminded of this quote after my home town lost yet another friend prematurely due to an auto accident. Although death sucks no matter how you look at it there…
Daily focalPOINT – Circumstance
“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.” ~George Bernard Shaw, Mrs. Warren’s Profession, 1893. I couldn’t agree with…
Daily focalPOINT – God Delays
“Never think that God’s delays are God’s denials. Hold on; hold fast; hold out. Patience is genius.” ~Georges-Louis Leclerc Have you ever “made” something happen and wish you didn’t? You know what I mean; you decided to cheat “a little,” maybe cut a few corners, or maybe “muscle” your way through a situation all your…
Thanks…
…to all who’ve sacrificed or put their lives on the line in order that we may have the freedoms we enjoy in our great country. You are all very much appreciated and beyond worthy of carrying the title of “hero.” P.E.A.C.E. Jay@EagleLaunch.com
Daily focalPOINT – Great is a Process
“It isn’t hard to be great from time to time in sports. What’s tough is being great every day.” ~Willie Mays Aspiring to be great is not a one time thing, it’s an all the time thing where more times than not we fall short but we slowly separate ourselves from just being good. Achieving “great”…
Daily focalPOINT – The WHY
“Work performed at an enterprise to simply benefit the owner is called a job. Work performed at an enterprise to benefit the world is called a cause. The average worker gets much more excited and energized when he or she is working for a cause than when simply doing a job.” A few weeks ago…
Daily focalPOINT – Purpose First
“Chase your God-purpose and provision will follow.” Â ~Michael Slaughter …or chase provision and you may change your net worth; but chase your purpose (with God as your partner) and you will change lives. Proverbs 23:5, “Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone, for they will surely sprout wings aand fly off to…
Daily focalPOINT – Grow Your Know
“The more a man knows, the more he forgives.” ~Catherine the Great …so I guess the less a man forgives the less he knows… Today I know those who are in constant turmoil and at war with others are simply living in a very small world  where they are always trying to fit others into…
Daily focalPOINT – Attitude
“Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.” ~Thomas Jefferson If your attitude sucks take a look at what you are reading, the television you are watching and who you interact with. The devil works well in…
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.