by WillBowen | Feb 20, 2015 | JumpStart Series
The R in GRIPE stands for – Remove Responsibility. When you give someone a task, he or she might complain about the conditions surrounding the task as a way of preparing you that they are not going to get the task done. The JumpStart Today question is: Who...
by WillBowen | Feb 19, 2015 | JumpStart Series
Notice that all complaints fall under one of 5 headings and together they spell the word GRIPE. The G in GRIPE stands for— Get attention. People crave attention and if you don’t give it to them, they’ll complain to you to get it. The JumpStart Today question is: Who...
by WillBowen | Feb 18, 2015 | JumpStart Series
People complain for only 5 reasons. Over the next 5 days, I will teach you those reasons. Complaining is, “Expressing dissatisfaction to someone who can’t do anything to improve the situation.” The JumpStart Today Question is: Who should you be talking to instead of...
by WillBowen | Feb 17, 2015 | JumpStart Series
Life is a movie. If an actor didn’t show up or of a cue were missed, the show might come to a stop— but not life. In life, we re-write our script with each day. Every day is a new act and we are continually improving our script. The JumpStart Today question is:...
by WillBowen | Feb 16, 2015 | JumpStart Series
Emerson declared, “For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.” When we’re angry, it sometimes helps to realize that we’re going to, ultimately, get over our upset so we should do everything we can to expedite that positive shift....
