Blog Archive

Live Your Purpose (Dharma Talk)

If we spot something new, the first thing we wonder is, “What’s that for?” In other words, we want to know the thing’s purpose–the reason for which it was created. You were created with a purpose–a ...

Never Mind (InVision Radio)

There is a relentless bully pushing you around and it’s in your own mind. It says things like, “You’ll NEVER be any good.” “You’ll NEVER succeed.” “He/She will NEVER love you.” And, things that are even ...

Happy Stories Book Launch

Meet the real people behind Will Bowen’s powerful and inspiring new book Happy Stories! Happy Stories book launch video!      

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InVision Radio

In Native American culture, there is a revered position held by those who dream of thunder. These select few become the Sacred Clowns whose job it is to create chaos. In this episode, Will interviews Gil ...

A Holiday Season Full of Silent Nights

A man puts distance between himself and his problems and, in the process creates the greatest Christmas Carol of all time. It may have been mice gnawing on the pipes. Or it may have been rust. ...

InVision Radio

Welcome to the inaugural episode of InVision Radio. On the show you’ll hear an inspiring interview with Edwene Gaines the author of The Four Spiritual Laws of Prosperity. Musical Guest Jon Troast joins Will in the ...

I think therefore I am…happy

“Watch your thoughts, for they become words. Watch your words, for they become actions. Watch your actions, for they become habits. Watch your habits, for they become character. Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny.” ...

Is the formula really < Money = + Happiness ?

Money = Happiness A thousand times and in hundreds of ways we have heard that this is not true and yet inside we all still have some latent belief to the contrary. Consider ads for casinos ...

Overcoming the Barriers to Happiness

A couple of weeks ago, I visited the Taipei zoo in Taiwan.  This is the zoo where the movie The Life of Pi was filmed. There were dozens of classes of kindergarteners visiting that day, hundreds ...

3 Tips for Happiness

People are literally searching for happiness. Every year, 259 million people worldwide Google the words ‘Happiness’ and ‘Joy’ and that number has increased 250% since 2004. People are looking for happiness everywhere except in the one ...

Don’t let the past remind us of what we are not now

What happened in the past does not always predict the future. Regardless of past experiences, you can choose a different outcome. Here is true story from my own life: When I was 17, my pet parrot ...

Complaining at Work — The “Wall Street Journal”

It’s official, complaining at work drags down not only your own productivity but the productivity of those around you as well. The Wall Street Journal reports that being in a nest of complainers makes it harder ...

Increase Productivity through Compassionate Detachment

Taking on other people's problems burdens you and weakens them. You can acknowledge others' difficulties and encourage them to overcome their challenges through Compassionate Detachment. ...

The crucial (and most often overlooked) step to success

There is a Zen saying, “To know and not to do is not yet to know.” There is one thing that nearly every executive, every salesperson, every employee of every stripe knows but very, very few ...

The first step to leadership

I am currently taking lessons to become a private pilot. Monday, my instructor Charlie gave me an important piece of advice with regards to flying that holds true for leadership as well. He said a pilot ...

Why Decision-Making is Difficult

What are you going to have for lunch? ‘Easy decision. Unless, you are being treated to a very expensive restaurant in a city you are unlikely to revisit. Then, the decision takes on greater significance and ...

Don’t Be an Ouch Looking for a Hurt

Many people are an “ouch” looking for a hurt. That is, they are poised to complain and are unconsciously looking for something wrong to upset them. Why is this? Because many people are unknowingly addicted to ...

Look for Evidence of Success

More than two decades ago, Mike Carmichael, a house painter living in Alexandria, Indiana took a standard, Major League baseball and covered it with a single coat of paint. Every day for the next 25 years, ...

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