Generated by All in One SEO Pro v4.9.10, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Will Bowen Founder of A Complaint Free World, #1 International Best Selling Author, Motivational Speaker ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://willbowen.com/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [Living a Complaint Free Life - Lesson 8 of 9](https://willbowen.com/living-a-complaint-free-life-lesson-8-of-9/) - https://vimeo.com/1079573909?share=copy Do you remember "The Secret?" Great philosophers and teachers for thousands of years have tried to help us understand that, "We become what we think about." Well, we also become what we COMPLAIN about! And, here's why. Before someone complains, they must THINK about what they're going to gripe about. Even if it happens - [Living a Complaint Free Life - Lesson 9 of 9](https://willbowen.com/living-a-complaint-free-life-lesson-9-of-9/) - https://vimeo.com/1079572061?share=copy There are a LOT of myths surrounding complaining. And in this video, Will takes on the most prevalent complaining myths! Like, the one about people needing to vent. Many people believe that human beings need to vent their anger, disappointment and frustration like letting air out of a balloon before the balloon pops. But, - [Living a Complaint Free Life - Lesson 7 of 9](https://willbowen.com/living-a-complaint-free-life-lesson-7-of-9/) - https://vimeo.com/1079572085?share=copy Awhile back, I was hired to keynote an event for thousands of teachers and school principals. One of the schools had a huge presentation hall and that's where I was asked to speak. As I walked toward the backstage entrance, I noticed a banner hung far down at the end of the hallway. It - [Living a Complaint Free Life - Lesson 6 of 9](https://willbowen.com/living-a-complaint-free-life-lesson-6-of-9/) - https://vimeo.com/1079572098?share=copy If you change your environment, you yourself will change. To become a Complaint Free person you've got to drop out of the Whiners' Club. That's the wrong environment for you. You've got to stop hanging around with turkeys if you're going to soar with the eagles. If you examine your friends, family, and coworkers - [Living a Complaint Free Life - Lesson 5 of 9](https://willbowen.com/living-a-complaint-free-life-lesson-5-of-9/) - https://vimeo.com/1079572056?share=copy Have you ever gotten in your car to drive somewhere and then realized that you're driving somewhere else? Sure, everyone does this. It's because our minds aren't focused on where we want to go and, as a result, we end up somewhere else. The same is true in life. If we're not clear about - [Living a Complaint Free Life - Lesson 4 of 9](https://willbowen.com/living-a-complaint-free-life-lesson-4-of-9/) - https://vimeo.com/1079572074?share=copy Believe it or not: some people DON’T want you to stop complaining. Coworkers, friends, family members, even casual acquaintances might actually discourage you from completing the Complaint Free challenge. Why? Because they feel threatened by your efforts to improve yourself. They’re concerned that if you stop complaining you won’t be any fun or that - [Living a Complaint Free Life - Lesson 3 of 9](https://willbowen.com/living-a-complaint-free-life-lesson-3-of-9/) - To successfully complete the 21 Day Complaint Free program you need to repeat these words like a mantra, “There’s no shame in Day 1. There’s no shame in Day 1. There’s no shame in Day 1.” Most people who take on the Complaint Free challenge think that it’s going to be easy. It’s not easy. - [Living a Complaint Free Life - Lesson 2 of 9](https://willbowen.com/living-a-complaint-free-life-lesson-2-of-9/) - I’ve got bad news for you -- you're on drugs. Yep, every time you make a major decision to change your life, your body pumps out the bliss drug dopamine. Dopamine is what gives runners their high. And when you decided to take the Complaint Free challenge, your brain rewarded you with a big blast - [Living a Complaint Free Life - Lesson 1 of 9](https://willbowen.com/living-a-complaint-free-life-lesson-1-of-9/) - Congratulations and Welcome! You’ve ordered Complaint Free bracelets and are now part of a worldwide movement of over 11 million positive people! We’re excited you’re here! You probably have questions like, * “How does this whole thing work?” * “How can I get other people on board with the Complaint Free program? Or, at the - [Living a Complaint Free Life – Lesson 1 of 9](https://willbowen.com/living-a-complaint-free-life-lesson-1-of-9-2/) - Congratulations and Welcome! You probably have questions like, “How does this whole thing work?” “How can I get other people on board with the Complaint Free program? Or, at the very least, get them to support me in my attempt? ” In this video, you'll learn specifically what to do first to create a Complaint - [JumpStart -  The Messy Middle of Change](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-the-messy-middle-of-change/) - Podcast Change is a great dichotomy, we all desire change, and, at the same time, we fear change. All growth comes from change but we tend to avoid change at all costs. My guest on this JumpStart is Randy Pennington, a self-described "organizational and leadership nerd", who helps leaders deliver positive results in a world - [JumpStart - Dermboy](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-dermboy/) - Podcast The largest organ you have is your skin and yet, sadly, most people don't take good enough care of their skin. My guest on Today's JumpStart is Dr. Brian Matthys and he's bee not only my dermatologist for many years but also a good friend. In addition to his work as a physician, Brian - [JumpStart -  True Inspiration](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-true-inspiration/) - ************************************** - [JumpStart -  Influence](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-influence/) - Podcast The word “influence” gets batted around a lot these days but what does it mean to be an influencer? The definition of influence is “The capacity of a person to be a compelling force on the actions, behaviors, and opinions of others.” We all want to influence others and we also want to be - [JumpStart -  Stop Being Overwhelmed](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-stop-being-overwhelmed/) - Podcast We all know that we can only do one thing effectively at a time, right? But while we’re doing something -- even things of the highest importance, our minds are strategizing other things we feel we need to be doing. All of this mental stress on top of an already busy life leads to - [Jumpstart – Speakers’ Bootcamp](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-speakers-bootcamp/) - Podcast Professional speakers need help to master the art, business, and content of speaking, and my guest on today’s JumpStart Frank Furness is a master in all areas of speaking. Frank is an International Keynote speaker and specialist on sales and social media. He has presented in 69 countries and has also run his 'Speakers - [Jumpstart – Adultitis](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-adultitis/) - Podcast “I won't grow up, I don't wanna go to school, just to learn to be a parent, and recite a golden rule.” Those were the first words I ever said on stage, actually, I sang those words as a Lost Boy in a community production of Peter Pan. When we were kids, anything seemed - [Jumpstart – Real Estate](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-real-estate/) - Podcast They call it “real estate” for a reason -- it’s real, and it’s estate, and it has historically become more valuable over time. Leigh Brown, my guest on today’s JumpStart is a successful REALTOR®, forward-thinking CEO, #1 best-selling author, honest coach, and kickin’ keynote speaker. We take a deep into real estate and discuss - [Jumpstart – A Hospitality Revival](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-a-hospitality-revival/) - Podcast These are tumultuous times for the hospitality industry. People demanding higher wages, and many people even leaving the hospitality industry after decades of service. My guest today, James Henderson, says that it is time for a hospitality revival. It is time for us to look at the hospitality industry in a whole new way - [Jumpstart – Introverts](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-introverts/) - Podcast One of the best definitions I’ve ever heard for understanding introverts and extroverts is: An introvert thinks, speaks, and thinks again. Whereas, an extrovert speaks, thinks, and then speaks again. In today’s jumpstart, I explore this idea as well as how my guest, Jennifer B. Kahnweiler, came to be a champion for introverts around - [JumpStart -   INVERSITY™](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-inversity/) - Podcast Ask yourself, “Do you want to be perfect or do you want to be happy?” Secretly we tend to think, when I become perfect, THEN I’ll be happy, right? But, my guest in today’s JumpStart Karith Foster says that being happy and being perfect are miles apart. Karith is the CEO of Inversity Solutions, - [JumpStart -  Overcoming](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-overcoming/) - Podcast Remember Sisyphus? In Greek mythology, Sisyphus was condemned to roll a large boulder up a hill only to then watch it roll back down again in an eternal cycle of near success followed by failure. Can you relate? Well, if you’re ready to stop struggling and to overcome your problems, then you’re going to - [JumpStart -  Transformation](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-transformation/) - Podcast We all want to transform, right? That is, we all want to become more, better, and happier in all of the areas of life that are important to us. That’s why you read inspirational books and watch these daily JumpStarts -- because you want to transform; but, have you ever considered that maybe that’s - [JumpStart -  Slam Networking](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-slam-networking/) - Podcast What do you do when you’ve decided to become a professional speaker, you’ve worked and trained with the best (me, that is) but then…a pandemic strikes and your speaking opportunities dry up? Well, if you’re Wendy Babcock you create a SUPER hot Facebook movement AND you create your own networking platform. Wendy’s story is - [JumpStart -  D!SRUPT!ON](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-dsrupton/) - Podcast Today’s Jumpstart guest is Mike Rayburn. Mike’s a two-time TED Talk presenter, a successful entrepreneur, and a member of the speaker hall of fame. He’s been a featured artist on Sirius/ XM, has headlined on the strip in Las Vegas, and received standing ovations at all eight of his performances at Carnegie Hall. Mike - [JumpStart -  Nice Bike](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-nice-bike/) - Podcast What happens when you mix thousands of tatt’d up Harley riders and one beige rental car? The answer is a powerful concept called, “Nice Bike.” My guest in this JumpStart is Mark Scharenbroich, Emmy award-winning speaker, who takes you for a fun ride on how to be effective at making meaningful connections in both - [JumpStart -  Raise Your EQ](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-raise-your-eq/) - Podcast Can I let you in on a little secret? I have never had my IQ tested. And, do you want to know why? I don’t want to find out that I’m NOT as smart as I THINK I am -- LOL. A person’s IQ has been used for many years to determine how well - [JumpStart -  Becoming Positively Outrageous](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-becoming-positively-outrageous/) - Podcast Today’s JumpStart guest is on a mission to teach the world to become “Positively Outrageous”. Michael Hoffman has spent 30 years working with organizations on igniting and equipping cultures of ownership and people of influence. Michael says that now, more than ever, we need to OWN our behaviors, interactions, and success. We all need - [JumpStart -  Feel Good Habits](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-feel-good-habits/) - Podcast If you’re struggling to feel good in life, then it’s time to examine your habits. We can see how our physical habits, such as exercise, can change our body but we also need to notice the impact of our mental habits. If you've struggled to develop happier habits then you're going to love this - [JumpStart -  Improv-e- Your Life](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-improv-e-your-life/) - Podcast Do you enjoy watching improv comedy? I find it fascinating watching the comedians pass topics and characters back and forth attempting to increase the laughs and never drop the gag. It’s an amazing skill to master. My guest in this JumpStart teaches you how to apply improvisational comedy principles to create a happier and - [JumpStart -  When the Cookie Crumbles](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-when-the-cookie-crumbles/) - Podcast What do you do when everything seems to be going wrong and you don’t know where to begin to put things right? My JumpStart guest today is Woobie Eldridge and she’ll help us put life back together after our cookie crumbles. Lyn-Dee Eldridge (a.k,a. “Woobie”) is Chief Happiness Officer/Founder of Happiness Jungle® LLC and - [JumpStart -  Red Carpet Service](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-red-carpet-service/) - Podcast Think of some companies such as Disney, Southwest Airlines, and Starbucks and your mind thinks of very good customer service. Doing business with these companies gives us a warm feeling and we are more likely to being their customers again. Then there are companies, not to be named here, that we all know have - [JumpStart -  Social Justice](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-social-justice/) - Podcast Many of the experts I get to interview in these JumpStarts teach us how to improve ourselves whereas my guest today takes a broader view and works on building social justice. Dr. Omékongo Dibinga is the founding director of UPstander International, an organization designed to help individuals and organizations take a stand against injustice, - [JumpStart -  Restraint](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-restraint-2/) - Podcast The Academy Awards…what a grand and huge spectacle. Well, the other night one famous person made a spectacle of himself at the Academy Awards - Will Smith. If you haven’t heard, Will Smith stormed up onstage during the Oscars and SMACKED Chris Rock on live TV. As a movie buff and a huge Will - [JumpStart -  Having a Great Day](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-having-a-great-day/) - ************************************** - [JumpStart -  Dancing in the Discomfort Zone](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-dancing-in-the-discomfort-zone/) - Podcast Fill in the following blank, “Change _____.” If you’re like most people you’d say, “Change… is hard, stressful, difficult, the worst thing ever, or maybe even change sucks!” And those are all very typical (and valid) responses but what if you could dance through change? That’s what my guest Anne Bonney has taught thousands - [JumpStart -  Leadership](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-leadership/) - Podcast Whether we like it or not, you, me, everyone -- we’re ALL leaders. And as leaders, people look to us for guidance so it’s incumbent upon us to be the best leaders we can. Lauren Schieffer, a.k.a. “The Colonel’s daughter”, travels the world teaching her Nine Essentials Of Significant Leadership” to businesses and individuals - [JumpStart -  Zeigarnik effect](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-zeigarnik-effect/) - Podcast Have you ever wondered why stressing over your “To Do” list seems to affect your mind more than the tasks you’ve completed? Have you noticed that your mind seems to NEED to label things in your environment? Have you struggled with feeling good about what you’ve accomplished rather than stressing out over what’s outstanding? - [JumpStart - The Myth of “Time Management”](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-the-myth-of-time-management/) - Podcast Jones Loflin, my guest on Today’s JumpStart, has made it his life’s work to deliver powerful ideas and practical solutions to help people make the best choices with their time and he’s here to share… * How "time management" isn't really possible. Tell me more about what you mean by that? * In his - [JumpStart -   Overcoming Depression](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-overcoming-depression/) - Podcast Have you ever woken up depressed? My mom called it “Waking up on the wrong side of the bed” and believe me it's no fun. It seems that if you wake up feeling sad and defeated, those emotions stay with you for the rest of the day and can even linger over into the - [JumpStart  - The New Science of Breathing ](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-the-new-science-of-breathing/) - Podcast The single most important thing I’ve learned in the last 50 years is our ability to control our breathing in such a way as to: Heal depressionStop anxietyRelease worry And, as a result, become more focused, creative, and efficient every moment of our lives. If you struggle with bouts of anxiety, fear, and worry, - [JumpStart - Shaking Your Snow Globe](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-shaking-your-snow-globe/) - Podcast These days, it feels like we’re in an ever-shaking snowglobe, am I right? Well, Jeff Nischwitz has traveled the world sharing Snow Globe Leadership in over 350 cities and today, we’re excited to welcome Jeff, a.k.a. “The Facilitator of Truth” as he shares: * What's the story behind snow globe leadership? * Why is - [JumpStart -  The Great Resignation](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-the-great-resignation/) - Podcast You’ve heard about it, you’ve read about it, perhaps you’re even experiencing it -- The Great Resignation is underway as people leave their jobs and change careers en masse. This is a time of great change around the world and my guest Scott Carley, a.k.a. “The Change Energizer”, has made a detailed study of - [JumpStart - Dancing With Disruption](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-dancing-with-disruption/) - Get ready to feel inspired and empowered by this interview with Nikki Bush… ************************************** Join me LIVE Every Weekday Morning at 8 AM Eastern on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/ ************************************** - [JumpStart -  Hitting Your Stride](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-hitting-your-stride/) - Podcast With this JumpStart, I’m excited to create a new series of interviews with thought leaders across the U.S. Today, Steve Hughes joins me as we discuss how to, once and for all, hit your stride! Steve’s the author of “Captivate” and he has been featured on NPR, CBS, BBC Radio, The Wall Street Journal, - [JumpStart -  Mental Real Estate](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-mental-real-estate/) - Podcast Almost every wealth plan includes real estate because it’s so valuable and there is a limited amount of it. The same is true for your mental real estate. You only have room in your brain for a limited amount of thoughts and beliefs so the question becomes, are you using your mental land to - [JumpStart -  Does Evil Exist?](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-does-evil-exist/) - Podcast The existence of evil has been debated for millennia. My take is that once we label someone or something as evil we negate our ability to see any goodness that exists within that person or that thing. And it may surprise you to know that the Bible is incorrect when it says “Deliver Us - [JumpStart -  Values 2](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-values-2-2/) - Podcast In our previous JumpStart, we addressed the importance of having values that are our own. The best way to tell whether you are living your values is the gap between your ideal life and your current life. Life not only is shaped by our values but is a reflection of our values. It's time - [JumpStart -  Values](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-values-2/) - Podcast The other day, I was listening to a podcast explaining the Rooney Rule, which was implemented decades ago to increase the number of black coaches in the NFL. However, since the death of Dan Rooney, former owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers and the man for whom the rule is named, the Rooney Rule has - [JumpStart - Running the numbers](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-running-the-numbers/) - Podcast Unfortunately, we have all seen these upsetting videos on the news and social media… Airline passengers who get unruly and act abusive to the flight crew and to other passengers as well. Well, I had just such an encounter the other day with someone sitting next to me on a plane from Seattle. She got - [JumpStart - Stop Transitioning](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-stop-transitioning/) - Podcast As you probably know, I am vegan and have been for about a dozen years. I'm a member of several vegan Facebook groups and attend events for vegans and vegetarians. I am also on a dating app for vegetarians and vegans. I tell you all of this because I have discovered an interesting phenomenon - [JumpStart - Chair Wars](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-chair-wars/) - Podcast A long time ago… In a galaxy far, far away… A battle has begun in the condo complex where I live and small skirmishes are threatening to explode into full-flown… CHAIR WARS! The snowbirds have descended on our complex and are seizing control of the pool chairs and there has begun an uprising among - [JumpStart - 5 x 2 = 16](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-5-x-2-16/) - Podcast Worry serves a purpose. Worry gets us to think of possible negative outcomes and make plans should they occur. The problem is, worry doesn’t typically stop once we’ve thought of alternative solutions should problems arise. Our worrying just continues which is not good because as my friend, Joe Vitale says, “Worry is negative goal - [JumpStart - Black Rainbows](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-black-rainbows/) - Podcast “I got you something,” my friend said handing me a couple of pages stapled together. “What is it?” I asked. “I paid someone to do your horoscope,” he said, a big smile spreading across his face. “Read it.” As I scanned the horoscope, I was surprised to see how accurate it was to my - [JumpStart - The Inner Winner](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-the-inner-winner-2/) - Podcast “This was the best Disney trip we’ve ever had,” my daughter Lia said for the umpteenth time as she packed her souvenirs into her suitcase. “Agreed,” I said. “We got to do all the rides and shows we wanted and the press of crowds and even the ride delays really didn’t get to me, - [JumpStart - Are You Properly Cast](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-are-you-properly-cast/) - Podcast As you probably know, I just been gone a week at Disney World celebrating my birthday. One of the questions that bothered me when I was here was “how many employees does Disneyworld have? “ The answer is - none, zero, zip. Everyone who works at Disneyworld is a cast member, not an employee. A - [JumpStart - Happy Birthday To Me](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-happy-birthday-to-me/) - Podcast It’s my birthday and in this JumpStart I share with you: My New Meditation Technique (both easy and effective)A Recent Test I Passed (thankfully)And A Bit “Life So Far” Wisdom Share your birthday wishes in the comments section and join me as we celebrate! ************************************** Join me LIVE Every Weekday Morning at 8 AM - [JumpStart - A Thinking Universe](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-a-thinking-universe/) - Podcast I'm really enjoying Wallace D. Wattles' book “The Science Of Getting Rich.” This book is a great primer for metaphysics. The core concept of this and all of Wattles' books is that we live in the universe that thinks. Not only does every molecule in the universe think, we impact what the universe thinks - [JumpStart - Burying Your Head In The Reef](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-burying-your-head-in-the-reef/) - Podcast If you come to visit me here in Key Largo and I take you for a walk out of the dock, you would see here and there along the ocean bottom what looks like a purplish plant growing out of the reef. Actually, it's not a plant — — it is/was a Cassiopeia jellyfish. - [JumpStart - “Present!”](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-present/) - Podcast Remember the teacher taking attendance in school? If you were there that day, your response was “present” (although I and the other bratty boys also loved to say “Absent!”). To be present is to be positive. And to be negative is to be absent. To enjoy more and better life we need to spend - [JumpStart - Mood Altering](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-mood-altering/) - Podcast Did you know that dogs sleep 80% of their lives? That would be like you and me sleeping over 19 hours every single day -- wow! Sleep is the activity we do most and yet we overlook making our sleep as deep and undisturbed as possible. Your mood is dependent on your quality of - [JumpStart - Once Upon a Time](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-once-upon-a-time/) - Podcast Once Upon a Time... Don’t you just love a good story? The best teachers teach with stories and we vibe with someone only once we know what their story is. Regardless of what is happening around us, the story we tell ourselves about our circumstances is of our own creation and shapes our reality. - [JumpStart - Emotional Weighted Blanket](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-emotional-weighted-blanket/) - Podcast You need to buy a weighted blanket,” he said. “What's a weighted blanket?” I asked. “It's a heavy blanket that you curl up under and it makes you feel safe and secure,” he replied. So I bought a weighted blanket — and I love it. For some reason, having weight spread out over our - [JumpStart - Leave, Change, Accept](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-leave-change-accept/) - Podcast In every challenge you have three basic options: * Leave * Change * Accept Personally, I realized the power of this recently when I was on a flight and I exercised my power to improve a difficult situation. You have more control in your life than you give yourself credit for and I'm going - [JumpStart - Drop Stress / Gain Focus 10 “Practice”](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-drop-stress-gain-focus-10-practice/) - Podcast OK, so by now you know the value of dropping stress from your life and how it’s a pre-requisite for attaining and obtaining everything you want. But, how do you make mindfulness and/or meditation a regular part of your day? How do you take all of this knowledge and apply it to make your - [JumpStart - Drop Stress / Gain Focus 9 “Mantra Meditation”](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-drop-stress-gain-focus-9-mantra-meditation/) - Podcast Training your mind is like training a dog. The most important thing is to teach both the dog and the mind to first “sit” and then stay. When we get the mind to sit it is anchored in the present moment. The challenge is then to get the mind to stay because it wants - [JumpStart - Drop Stress / Gain Focus 8 “Sitting / Walking Zen”](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-drop-stress-gain-focus-8-sitting-walking-zen/) - Podcast Here's a question for you… Which is more difficult, meditating with your eyes open or with your eyes closed? The answer may surprise you... It is actually more difficult to meditate with your eyes closed because in your field of vision there are a limited number of distractions whereas in your mind, as we - [JumpStart - Drop Stress / Gain Focus 7 “Skipping Stone”](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-drop-stress-gain-focus-7-skipping-stone/) - Podcast Here's a trivia question for you: What do America's favorite vacation destinations and America's favorite thrill rides both have in common? Answer: water. People are drawn to water for vacation. They go to Lakes, the beach, the river--anywhere there is water people are drawn like moths to a light bulb. The same is true - [JumpStart - A New You In 2022](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-a-new-you-in-2022/) - Podcast It’s the New Year! Every year we bid farewell as we simultaneously say welcome. The calendar date changes and we feel we must change with it but where and how do we begin? How can you put resolve into our resolutions?Let me teach you… * The power of the magic wand * The discipline - [JumpStart - Drop Stress / Gain Focus 6 “Describing Life”](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-drop-stress-gain-focus-6-describing-life/) - Podcast Do you remember this old joke that people would post at work? (I've always thought this was funny and a good commentary on life.) “I am currently out of my office. I have gone to look for myself. If I find myself I will be right back. Otherwise, please wait.” Few of us are - [JumpStart - Drop Stress / Gain Focus 5 “Yawns, Laughter, And Birthday Candles”](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-drop-stress-gain-focus-5-yawns-laughter-and-birthday-candles/) - Podcast Over the last several JumpStarts, we have talked about the importance of dropping stress and gaining Focus. Specifically, we have talked about what causes stress and we have looked at why it is important to focus in our lives. Now, we are going to begin actual techniques for becoming more relaxed and less stressed. - [JumpStart - Drop Stress / Gain Focus 4 “Dr. Jekyll? We Must Hyde!”](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-drop-stress-gain-focus-4-dr-jekyll-we-must-hyde/) - Podcast The story goes that in the middle of one night in 1835 Robert Louis Stevenson was sound asleep when he was awakened by a frightening nightmare. Getting quickly out of bed, Stevenson grabbed a pen and paper and jotted down an idea for what ultimately would become one of his most famous stories — - [JumpStart - Drop Stress / Gain Focus 2 “MINDFULNESS”](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-drop-stress-gain-focus-2-mindfulness/) - Podcast The importance of mindfulness cannot be overstated when it comes to dropping stress and gaining focus. And many people are confused about the concept of mindfulness. When you encourage people to be “mindful” they often respond with “my mind is already full!” Becoming mindful is like watching a professional sport like basketball, football, or - [JumpStart - Merry Christ Mass](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-merry-christ-mass/) - Podcast Consider Christmas… If you think about it, the story of the birth of Jesus is one of the great Heroes Journeys as if written by Joseph Campbell himself. His family had a place to go (Bethlehem) and were under time pressure (be counted for the census/taxed) and during that journey, a new life came - [JumpStart - Drop Stress / Gain Focus 2 “FOCUS”](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-drop-stress-gain-focus-2-focus/) - Podcast Do you remember the animated movie “Up?” In the film, there is a dog that has a custom collar that translates his barks into human words. The cartoon dog, like real dogs AND humans, is easily distracted and the most common thing he says is, Look! A squirrel!” Like the dog in the movie, - [JumpStart - Drop Stress / Gain Focus 1 “Stress”](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-drop-stress-gain-focus-1-stress/) - Podcast In the coming months, I’m going to be delivering several speeches at major corporate events on how to Drop Stress and Gain Focus. As a member of our JumpStart community, you’re going to receive all of the same knowledge people are paying thousands of dollars to watch me teach -- for FREE. So let's - [JumpStart - Maturity](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-maturity/) - Podcast Today we are going to revisit something that I found in my mother’s papers after she passed away. It is the mark of a mature person to be patient, non-reactive, understanding, and non-judgmental but our society does not celebrate maturity. To be a happy and healthy person we must first learn to be content - [JumpStart - The Third Shot](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-the-third-shot/) - Podcast Last week, I was invited to attend a weekly bowling league event to watch a friend bowl. I have not bowled seriously since I was in a league myself in high school. It was fun to watch everyone bowl but it was even more fun watching their reactions to their performances. It seemed that - [JumpStart - The Mirror](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-the-mirror/) - Podcast One of the great truths that I’ve discovered is that we cannot get along with anyone else any better than we get along with ourselves. If we are struggling in our relationship with others, we first need to reconnect the relationship with ourselves in a positive way. The opposite of this is true as - [JumpStart - The Original “F Word”](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-the-original-f-word/) - Podcast My poor parents! Raising 3 boys was hard enough but always having to try to treat each of us fairly was a near impossibility. And believe me, we registered our displeasure when one of us was not being treated equally to the others. Fairness is an important concept for human beings. As soon as - [JumpStart - Worthiness](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-worthiness/) - Podcast “Here…this is yours.” My dad said handing Me the keys to my latest new car. Then he said what he always said whenever he gave me something, “you don't deserve it.” That feeling of not deserving what I want has been a real millstone around my neck for most of my life. I was - [JumpStart - Square One](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-square-one/) - Podcast Yesterday, I had the good fortune to sit down and talk with an old friend I haven't seen in decades. Each of us had kept up with some people we knew but neither one of us knew the full story of our other friends and so we shared the details we had. It was - [JumpStart - Jealousy VS Envy](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-jealousy-vs-envy/) - Podcast The other day I was talking to someone about jealousy and I was using the word “envy” as a synonym for “jealous.” My friend said that envy and jealousy are not the same. He explained that jealousy can actually drive a person forward to achieve and to obtain what they want. Envy, on the - [JumpStart - Getting Slapped](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-getting-slapped/) - Podcast Did you know that long before he got into martial arts, Bruce Lee was a childhood movie star? Not only that, Bruce Lee was a street thug who walked around picking fights who only got into martial arts after taking on some victims who were strong enough to fight back. Part of Lee’s training - [JumpStart - Rewind](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-rewind/) - Podcast There’s a wonderful moment in Hamilton, where the Skyler sisters sing a song, and in the middle, they shout “rewind” and the stage itself slowly spins like a record album in reverse. The characters all end up momentarily back in the past where they relive a previous scene from the musical but with a - [JumpStart - Behavioral Economics](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-behavioral-economics/) - Podcast Have you ever wondered why it’s so hard to be grateful but it’s so easy to complain? It has to do with Behavioral Economics which states that human beings value loss more than gain. It’s a weird quirk we all have and you see it easily in kids. A child will totally ignore an - [JumpStart - Complaint Free Wednesday](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-complaint-free-wednesday/) - Podcast Twice now at my request, U.S. congressional representatives have put forth bills to designate the day before Thanksgiving “Complaint Free Wednesday.” And in both cases, not one additional member of congress supported the bill. Why? Find out in this JumpStart as we all try and go just one day without complaining. Today is “Complaint - [JumpStart - For Giving](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-for-giving/) - Podcast Wayne Dyer wisely pointed out that “forgiving” should be two words because forgiveness is “for giving.” Forgiveness is a vital step toward health and happiness and yet forgiveness is often misunderstood. Learn to more easily forgive yourself and others when you remember that forgiveness: * Is an internal practice (not external) * - [JumpStart - Overcoming Obstacles](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-overcoming-obstacles-2/) - Podcast In this JumpStart, I get to share with you the inspiring true story of Scott Lesnick.Scott Lesnick is a global keynote speaker, author and trainer.His two books- Kidjacked: A Fathers Story and Lifejacked: Life Lessons on Leadership were recently published to critical acclaim.Scott recently received his CSP- Certified Speaking Professional designation of which there - [JumpStart - Wave Your Wand](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-wave-your-wand/) - Podcast My daughter and I were recently at Universal Studios in Orlando and, WOW, it’s Harry Potter everywhere! The number one thing you see are magic wands for sale. Not being a big H.P. fan, I didn’t realize all the backstory behind the wands and how to select one but we purchased wands for both - [JumpStart - Landing On Top](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-landing-on-top/) - Podcast I once heard a quote from someone that said, “Anyone on top didn’t just land there.” It was an important reminder that success in any area of our life takes effort, focus, and breaking the rules. In biographies of Ron Howard, Lucille Ball, and Will Smith I’ve seen these same traits: Hard workFocusBreak the - [JumpStart - Words of Comfort](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-words-of-comfort/) - ************************************** - [JumpStart - Problems](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-problems-3/) - Podcast I’ve gotten hooked lately on celebrity bios. Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve read the life stories of George Carlin, Ron and Clint Howard, Johnny Carson, and Jerry Lewis. Even before social media, the rich and famous were presented as being care-free and above life’s problems leaving us all aspiring to be like - [JumpStart - The Road Most Travelled](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-the-road-most-travelled/) - Podcast Imagine you’re a struggling comedian. Actually, you’re not so much struggling as a comedian bombing night after night; so, you decide to do something rash. You decide to take on a completely different persona and perform as someone other than yourself and… Suddenly, you’re a hit! This is the true story of one of - [JumpStart - “Gratitude”](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-gratitude-6/) - Podcast Thanksgiving is just a few weeks away and we’re not going to wait until Turkey Day to put a focus on gratitude. Gratitude opens your mind to opportunities, calms your body, and makes you feel happier! In this Jumpstart, learn how to apply: * Gratitude walks * Gratitude chants * Gratitude driving * Gratitude - [JumpStart - “I’ll bet you…”](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-ill-bet-you/) - Podcast Yesterday, I was driving around the keys all day as ominous black clouds passed overhead. The clouds looked heavy with rain and they cast black shadows over land but not a drop of rain fell. That is…until someone complained and the skies opened up. In that moment, I realized that there is a common - [JumpStart - “He’s Just Dutch”](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-hes-just-dutch/) - Podcast Have you ever met someone who just seems to say things that, although they may be true, carry a hint of negativity or criticism? There’s a new character like this on the new season “Ted Lasso” who says things like, “Everyone played well today -- except you,” as he stares at a teammate. At - [JumpStart - The Happiness Virus](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-the-happiness-virus/) - Podcast Fully 50 years ago, there was a major movie flop about a virus that spreads from person to person on respiratory droplets. Although some of the biggest stars of the day were in the movie, the film was about a subject that’s really hard for people to embrace -- a happiness virus that would - [JumpStart - Toxic Entitlement](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-toxic-entitlement/) - Podcast Are you noticing the rising use of the term “toxic (whatever)?” Phrases such as “Toxic masculinity” are becoming quite common and the other day I even saw one of my posts as “toxic positivity.” Say WHAT? “Toxic” means poisonous and rarely is being positive poisonous, right? However, there is growing toxicity in our world - [JumpStart - Acceptance](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-acceptance-2/) - Podcast In a previous JumpStart, I invited you to adapt to your circumstances and make the most of them. Someone typed a question in the comments section asking if adapting and accepting are the same. They’re not. We must first accept a situation to adapt to it. Put another way, you can’t adapt to something - [JumpStart - Adapting](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-adapting/) - Podcast The word “adapt” is defined, “To adjust or modify fittingly.” That means that when stuff goes sideways you simply do what you can to: Not make it worsePull the best out of it In this JumpStart, I share with you how I recently had the opportunity to adapt and how you might learn to - [JumpStart - Opposite Day](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-opposite-day/) - Podcast After talking about Winnie the Pooh in yesterday’s JumpStart, I thought about a Calvin and Hobbs strip where the two of them are arguing. When Calvin finally gets his stuffed tiger friend to agree to something, Hobbs reneges saying, “Sorry, today’s opposite day.” “Opposite Day” -- don’t you love it? What if for one - [JumpStart - Wisdom of Pogo](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-wisdom-of-pogo/) - Podcast Back when I was a kid, there was much less to keep us entertained so we valued the entertainment we got. Like, the comics!! Every day my little hands would dig through the stack of newspaper sections to find the comics and would lose myself in Blondie, Hagar the Horrible, BC, The Wizard of - [JumpStart - The Tao of Pooh](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-the-tao-of-pooh/) - Podcast Who doesn’t love the wisdom of Winnie The Pooh, right? “Cottleston, Cottleston, Cottleston Pie, A fly can’t bird but a bird can fly. Ask me a question and I will reply: Cottleston, Cottleston, Cottleston Pie.” In “The Tao of Pooh” the author Benjamin Hoff explains Taoism through the loveable characters from the Winnie the - [JumpStart - Before You Compose a Response](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-before-you-compose-a-response/) - Podcast Have you noticed just how wrong some conventional wisdom can be? For example, the idea of “don’t just sit there, do something!” has caused lots of people problems because often hyperactivity is counterproductive. The way I like to think of it is, “Before you compose a response, compose yourself.” Whenever we’re upset, our first - [JumpStart - Stressed Out in Chillsville](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-stressed-out-in-chillsville/) - Podcast As you know, I’ve been gone for a couple of weeks and it’s good to be back with you again. So, you’ve heard the analogy of the frog in the water, right? If you turn up the heat underneath the water slowly, the frog will boil to death. However, if you throw a frog - [JumpStart - Enrage and Engage](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-enrage-and-engage/) - Podcast In a normal year, there is an average of 150 in-flight incidents involving unruly passengers on airplanes. But in just the last 4 months, there have been…get this: 1,300 such incidents and they’re increasing daily to the point that American Airlines has issued panic buttons to many flight attendants. What’s causing this rise in - [JumpStart - Phrases to release](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-phrases-to-release/) - Podcast Over the last month or so I’ve been watching the words that pop up in my mind as I’m approaching any new task from learning a new software program to playing pickleball. And these phrases are so automatic that I don’t realize that They are limiting my performanceThese words are diminishing my joyThey are - [Jumpstart - Coaching](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-coaching/) - Podcast As you may know, I’m addicted to the TV show Ted Lasso starring Jason Sudekis. Well, recently I’ve gotten hooked on Friday Night Lights starring Kyle Chandler. One is a show about British football (soccer) and the other is about American football--but I’m not a sports fan, so how can these shows keep me - [JumpStart - Stress Balls](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-stress-balls/) - ************************************** - [JumpStart - The Frigate vs. The Seagull](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-the-frigate-vs-the-seagull/) - ************************************** - [JumpStart - Flexibility](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-flexibility/) - ************************************** - [JumpStart - Keep Your Head Clear](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-keep-your-head-clear/) - Podcast As I was preparing to record this jumpstart this morning I had several things go wrong. Not a big deal, that’s just life. And what I discovered is that each additional small challenge seems to be more of a big deal than the previous one when they show up in succession. Have you ever - [JumpStart - What time is it?](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-what-time-is-it/) - ************************************** - [JumpStart - A.N.T.s](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-a-n-t-s/) - Podcast You are a combination of your actions, thoughts, and emotions. If you change any one of these, the other two will change. Seems like life should be pretty easy then, right? No, we have ants in our brain. Automatic Negative Thoughts - and our ego throws these around like sparks in a dry forest - [JumpStart - Why You Need Waves](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-why-you-need-waves/) - ************************************** - [JumpStart - Lie-abilities](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-lie-abilities/) - ************************************** - [JumpStart - As You “So”, You Reap](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-as-you-so-you-reap/) - ************************************** - [JumpStart - A Taste of Baroque](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-a-taste-of-baroque/) - ************************************** - [JumpStart - A Memorial](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-a-memorial/) - ************************************** - [JumpStart - Sim Me](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-sim-me/) - ************************************** - [JumpStart - Visual Lies](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-visual-lies/) - ************************************** - [JumpStart - Baseball’s Great Lesson](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-baseballs-great-lesson/) - ************************************** - [JumpStart - After Life](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-after-life/) - ************************************** - [JumpStart - Sleep Well ](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-sleep-well/) - ************************************** - [JumpStart COMPLAINT FREE LIVING (PT. 2 OF 6)](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-complaint-free-living-pt-2-6/) - 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. 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Today let’s unpack: * How to disarm someone instantly * How to make someone both like and trust - [JumpStart - HTWFAIP 3 How To Win An Argument](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-htwfaip-3-how-to-win-an-argument/) - [JumpStart - HTWFAIP 1 - Don’t Criticize, Condemn, or Complain](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-htwfaip-1-dont-criticize-condemn-or-complain/) - Podcast * * You need to master this skill! It’s the most valuable skill a human being can possess and yet it’s not taught in any school. It’s the key skill behind all of your successes (and failures). And, over the next 10 days we’re going to unpack how to master this and other important - [The Oatmeal Dove Paradox](https://willbowen.com/the-oatmeal-dove-paradox/) - Podcast Synopsis Yesterday I concluded my most recent speaking trip by going outside to have breakfast and enjoy yet another gorgeous Phoenix sunrise. It was early morning and I was primed for a good day when things suddenly took a turn and I was left with making a choice, one that changed the morning and - [JumpStart - Your Mental Inch](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-your-mental-inch/) - ************************************** - [Jumpstart - Nothing but home runs](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-nothing-but-home-runs/) - ************************************** - [Jumpstart - Change YOUR Mind](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-change-your-mind/) - ************************************** - [Jumpstart - The “Other” Shift](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-the-other-shift/) - ************************************** - [Jumpstart - A Little is Better Than a Lot](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-a-little-is-better-than-a-lot/) - ************************************** - [Jumpstart - Anchors](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-anchors/) - ************************************** - [Jumpstart - Staying Positive](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-staying-positive/) - ************************************** - [Jumpstart - Everybody’s a grape](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-everybodys-a-grape/) - ************************************** - [Jumpstart - Onward, Forward](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-onward-forward/) - ************************************** - [Jumpstart - Change Targets](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-change-targets/) - ************************************** - [Jumpstart - Stop Polluting Your River](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-stop-polluting-your-river/) - ************************************** - [Jumpstart- How Not to Suffer ](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-how-not-to-suffer/) - ************************************** - [JumpStart - The American Experiment](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-the-american-experiment/) - ************************************** - [JumpStart - Apple A Day 8 - “It’s About What You Do”](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-apple-a-day-8-its-about-what-you-do/) - ************************************** - [JumpStart - Apple A Day 7 - “Achieving Excellence”](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-apple-a-day-7-achieving-excellence/) - Podcast Aristotle is one of the most quoted sages of all time and his quote “Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work” says a lot about people’s level of contentment as well as their performance. 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Let me say that again, "I'M BACK ON DAY 1 FOR THE 20TH TIME!" The real challenge behind the Complaint Free challenge--going 21 consecutive days without complaining, is that it's H-A-R-D. It's tough to first, realize how much you complain, second, observe yourself helplessly as you continue despite - [Overcoming the Barriers to Happiness](https://willbowen.com/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 of smiling, giggling kids each sporting a bright blue cap, blue jacket and little blue knapsack. They were overjoyed - [The powerful story of when humanity CHOSE a Silent Night](https://willbowen.com/the-powerful-story-of-when-humanity-chose-a-silent-night/) - ************************************** Join me LIVE Every Weekday Morning at 8 AM Eastern on Facebook: ************************************** - [A little Christmas Story](https://willbowen.com/a-little-christmas-story/) - ************************************** - [“For Giving” is the Hot Trend This Holiday Season](https://willbowen.com/for-giving-is-the-hot-trend-this-holiday-season/) - ************************************** - [JumpStart: "Time, Money, & Freedom"](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-time-money-freedom/) - ************************************** - [Discover the A,B,C’s of GREAT relationships](https://willbowen.com/discover-the-abcs-of-great-relationships/) - ************************************** - [The 2-step process to getting rich](https://willbowen.com/the-2-step-process-to-getting-rich/) - ************************************** - [Never Mind (InVision Radio)](https://willbowen.com/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 more harsh and critical. It's time to take control of this critical inner voice and, through systematic training, push it - [JumpStart - Your New Coach](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-your-new-coach/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/596318844595063/ Think of some of the most exciting and inspiring movies of all time. Consider “Rocky,” the first “Star Wars,” and even comedies like “Dodgeball,” and “Tin Cup,”-- all have one thing in common… A coach. Rocky had Mickie, Luke Sykwalker had Yoda, Rip Torn played coach Patrick O'Houlihan in “Dodgeball,” and Cheech Marin coached - [JumpStart - Your Conspiracy Theories](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-your-conspiracy-theories/) - Do you seem to have bum luck on Mondays?Is Friday 13th a day that puts you a little on edge?Do you avoid certain areas of town, makes of cars, or even types of people? The human mind’s job is to protect you by: Creating stories around things that happen (or you are told happened) and…Make - [JumpStart - Relationships 2.0 - Belief](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-relationships-2-0-belief/) - Relationships (sigh) are something we're both drawn to have and then often suffer through and I'd like to change that for you. * Have you ever dug deep into what you believe about relationships? * What do you think about the endurance, happiness, and harmony of love relationships? * Have you ever considered just giving - [JumpStart - Relationships 2.0 - Attitude](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-relationships-2-0-attitude/) - The word "relationship" comes from the word to "relate" and your attitude in a relationship is, more than anything, determines how you relate to someone. > Do you want to break out of the shadow of past relationships? > Is being calm and confident in a relationship important to you? > Are you ready to - [JumpStart - Hamilton 4](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-hamilton-4/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/372565580378461/ According to Wikipedia, “The Federalist Papers is a collection of 85 articles and essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay under the collective pseudonym "Publius" to promote the ratification of the United States Constitution.” And according to the lyrics from Hamilton, “The plan was to write a total of twenty-five essays, - [JumpStart - Hamilton 1](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-hamilton-1/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/299818661076754/ For a long time my daughter tried to get me to listen to Hamilton -- not sure why I resisted it, because now I am HOOKED. If you’ve not seen the show (now streaming on Disney+), it tells the historical story of Alexander Hamilton and his struggle to liberate the colonies. Hamilton was a - [JumpStart - Getting Happier by Complaining Less](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-getting-happier-by-complaining-less/) - How do you feel when you’re criticized? Pretty rotten, right? Sadly, many of us are guilty of being non-paid professional critics of other people, society, and especially ourselves. In this JumpStart, learn the source of criticism and how we can avoid giving negative feedback that might hurt someone’s pride. *** Resources *** 1-to-1 Life Coaching: - [JumpStart Feeliings](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-feeliings/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/256354215596279/ People use the word “feelings” incorrectly most of the time. They say, “I feel” when they actually mean “I think” as in “I feel we should do this.” And even when they use the word “feel” correctly, they don’t identify the feeling in their body such that they can become aware of the sensations - [JumpStart - Abracadabra](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-abracadabra/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/528171477872985/ Audio Synopsis “Abracadabra!” shouts the magician and in a flash, everything changes! The word “abracadabra” has been said by magicians around the world throughout time but no one is 100% sure where the word comes from. We do know that abracadabra is either of Hebrew or Aramaic origin (the language in which the Hebrew - [Jumpstart - Belief](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-belief/) - https://youtu.be/updb_cT-_hM Many people believe that Friday the 13th is an unlucky day. But, I once knew a guy who thought Friday the 13th was the luckiest day of the year. And the interesting thing was, Friday the 13th always WAS the luckiest day for him. What he could not see is that he was making - [Why your social contacts are important to your well-being](https://willbowen.com/why-your-social-contacts-are-important-to-your-well-being/) - ************************************** - [How to Become a Super Hero - what 1 customer service rep can teach us about life](https://willbowen.com/become-super-hero-1-customer-service-rep-can-teach-us-life/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]You learn a lot about customer service when you’re the world authority on complaining. 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Disagreements help us achieve greater levels of understanding if work through our positions however, an argument/fight is something totally different. If you’ve ever seen an argument slip off the rails today I’m going to tell you how to avoid this - [JumpStart - Becoming More Optimistic](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-becoming-more-optimistic/) - For some strange reason, people think optimists are naive when, in truth, optimism is actually grounded in reality. Optimists: Always have something look forward to (rather than fret about)Expect problems but know they’ll handle whatever comes along (just like always)Are MUCH HAPPIER than pessimists Let me show you how to become more optimistic starting right - [JumpStart - Politics](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-politics/) - Many of us feel beaten down by this politics of the last six months. Let me with you share some things I’ve learned including Why polls are typically wrong in predicting electionsThe importance of both fans and fanatics in politicsHow to find peace regardless of the outcome of this or any other election Celebrate that - [JumpStart - Feeling Poll-arized?](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-feeling-poll-arized/) - In these unprecedented times, voting has never been more crucial. And unfortunately, people in the U.S. seem to be caught wondering, “Are our politics divisive because we’re divided? Or, are we divided because politics is so divisive.” On this Election Day, let’s look at: How we can see beyond the banners to the humanity that - [JumpStart - Making Good Career Decisions](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-making-good-career-decisions/) - This JumpStart continues my responses to requests sent in by you, my fellow JumpStarters, on how to improve various areas of your life. Today, we’re going to talk about making good career decisions (even during a global pandemic). Specifically, How your career doesn’t define you but, rather, how you define your career The truth about “Do - [JumpStart - Letting Go](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-letting-go/) - It’s been wonderful tailoring these JumpStarts to the requests from you, our daily JumpStarters, because I’m discovering we’re all struggling with similar issues such as today’s topic: Letting Go. The pandemic has changed everything and forced us to rethink our direction as individuals, a country, and as a world. We’re struggling to let go of - [JumpStart - Good News & Bad News](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-good-news-bad-news/) - I’ve got good news and bad news for you, and, it’s actually the same news: Whether you’re enjoying happy relationships or in constant conflict and drama, Whether you’re maximally healthy or struggling to get up off the couchIf you’re living your best life every day, or you basically think “life sucks and then you die”, The - [JumpStart - Stalling Forward](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-stalling-forward/) - Do you feel stalled in some areas of your life? As a pilot, I can tell you that a stall occurs when there is too much upward trajectory combined with not enough thrust. It may sound counterintuitive but the way out of plane stalls is the same as the way out of life stalls: Aim - [JumpStart - Great Relationships (In General)](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-great-relationships-in-general/) - If you think of all the problems in your life, chances are many of them involve your relationships with others. When people say they want “good relationships“ what does that mean and how do we make it happen? Remember the following: The only way to avoid arguments is to be agreeableGivers getIt’s not about what - [JumpStart - Stop Focussing on What Could Go Wrong](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-stop-focussing-on-what-could-go-wrong/) - [JumpStart - Snags](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-snags/) - ************************************** - [JumpStart - Overcoming Indecision](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-overcoming-indecision/) - We struggle with indecision for a number of reasons including torturing ourselves with questions like: “What if I I choose wrong?”“What if I discover later that I could’ve made a better choice?”“What if my choice takes me to a life I don’t want?” As a result, we either agonize over every decision or we just - [JumpStart - How to Stop Worrying About What Other People Think About You](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-how-to-stop-worrying-about-what-other-people-think-about-you/) - ************************************** - [JumpStart - Labels](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-labels/) - JumpStart - Labels The great Wayne Dyer said, “When you label me, you negate me.” Have you ever wondered… Why do we label other people? More importantly, why do we label ourselves? And, and labels helpful or hurtful? Find out in this JumpStart > > *** Resources *** 1-to-1 Life Coaching: www.ComplaintFreeCoaching.com Members-Only, exclusive access - [JumpStart - Making Better Choices](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-making-better-choices/) - We make choices and then our choices make us. Since we become the choices we make, In this JumpStart we learn How to make decisions that improve your lifeWhy it’s important to weight your decision-makingWhen to trust others and when to trust yourself Today, you’re going to make tons of choices and I’m going to - [JumpStart - Relationships 2.0 - Behavior](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-relationships-2-0-behavior/) - In the final JumpStart in this series, we discuss the importance of our behavior in creating a happy relationship. Most of us saw poor relationship behavior demonstrated by our parents and, as a result, we're ill-prepared to successfully connect with other people. In this JumpStart I teach you... * The language human beings use to - [JumpStart - Silent Gratitude](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-silent-gratitude/) - Let me share a quote with you that’s meant a lot to me over the years… “Silent Gratitude isn’t much use to anyone.” - G. B. Stern How do you feel when someone expresses gratitude for something you’ve done? When was the last time you said “thank you” to someone? How did they respond? Let - [JumpStart - Today I am Grateful For...](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-today-i-am-grateful-for/) - Can I ask you 3 no-brainer questions? 1. Would you like to feel a little happier every day? 2. Would you like to enjoy more positive outcomes rather than living out your fears? 3. Can you read and write? Awesome! If the answer to the questions are all YES then I've got a 60-second solution - [JumpStart - Your Highest Self](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-your-highest-self-2/) - Do you... * Struggle to know the right thing to do in some situations? * Say things that make already tense situations worse? * Feel lost and disconnected? This is common but there's a way back and in this JumpStart you'll learn how. Let me show you > > - [JumpStart - The Demands of Hope](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-the-demands-of-hope/) - A few quick questions... 1. Are you registered to vote? If not, go to https://votesaveamerica.com/be-a-voter/ NOW 2. If registered, are you voting by mail or in person and DO YOU HAVE PLAN? 3. Vote. I just did today and you can too Let me show you my process for voting so you can go ahead - [JumpStart - Laughter Yoga](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-laughter-yoga/) - You know how good it feels to laugh, right? Laughing… …causes you to feel happier and lighter… …makes it easier to breathe more deeply… …moves your body from “fight, flight, or freeze” mode and into “rest, blessed, and digest” mode… …and laughter yoga is easier to do than you think. > > Let me show - [JumpStart - Finding Joy in Life](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-finding-joy-in-life/) - How are you enjoying your day so far?Joy is......a verb -- it's not just something we feel, joy is something we do...something you're always feeling at some level......yours to increase anytime, anywhere......by starting now.>> Let me show you how to find, cultivate, and maximize joy in everything you do - [JumpStart-Smiling](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-smiling/) - Synopsis Smiling more would improve your life in many ways including... * firing off happiness neurons in your brain... * receiving better treatment from other people... * feeling the warmth of more smiles being directed our way......but we don't smile as much a we might for some very good reasons. >>Let's me show you how - [JumpStart - Unlovable (?)](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-unlovable/) - If you struggle with feeling unlovable, you're not alone. In this JumpStart I explain... * The common origins of feeling unlovable... * Practical suggestions to maximize feelings of self-love... * What to do (specifically) to feel both loved and lovable... ...and how to start right now, right where you are. - [JumpStart - If Then](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-if-then/) - Here’s a recipe for removing fear and anxiety. Write down ALL of your problemsFigure out which of them you can impact and which you need to release to a greater powerFigure out what you can do to improve the problems you can affect and take actionWrite out If / Then plans (eg: “If this happens, - [JumpStart - Attitude](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-attitude/) - Your attitude is the #1 predictor of how things will turn out in your life. But, what exactly is attitude and how do we change our attitudes? If you can cultivate an attitude of being hopeful and grateful, your life will be happier and more successful. In this JumpStart, learn the power of attitude and - [JumpStart - You’re Right](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-youre-right/) - Everyone thinks they’re right — that their opinion on something is final and perfect. But, what about people who believe the opposite — are they wrong? No, they’re just of a different background than you and their belief is valid (for them). Learn why we believe as we do and how it can impact your - [JumpStart - The Big Thing](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-the-big-thing/) - Wayne Dyer once said that the most stressful thing a person can experience is an unresolved task. And we’re not talking about just the big stuff -- little tasks we habitually ignore are like little energy vampires slowly sucking the very life out of us. Today, let’s identify your big thing and get started on - [JumpStart - Satisfaction](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-satisfaction/) - Most people struggle with feeling satisfied. The word satisfaction is synonymous with the word fulfillment and if you break fulfillment apart you’ll find that satisfaction is about feeling full inside (as opposed to empty). Satisfaction comes to us as a result of exertion -- putting forth effort which gives us a feeling of contentment. However, - [JumpStart - Self Love](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-self-love-2/) - Self love is the most important attribute we can cultivate. Unfortunately, most people are raised to NOT love themselves and are lost as to where to begin. In this JumpStart, learn that love is a verb — something you DO rather than something feel. Love is “unconditional acceptance,” and “looking for the good” Learn - [JumpStart - Upper-Limiting](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-upper-limiting/) - Gay Hendricks wrote an inspiring and transformative book titled “The Big Leap” in which he talks about upper-limiting. When I first heard of this concept it blew my mind because I realized how often I had unintentionally watered down the blessings in my life to the point where they were greatly diminished or completely gone. - [JumpStart - How to Know What You Want](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-how-to-know-what-you-want/) - Believe it or not, when it comes to goal setting most people have no idea what they want. This is because we’ve spent our formative years being influenced by our parents, friends, society, the media, etc. To find out what you want in life, first figure out what you DON’T want. In this JumpStart, learn - [JumpStart - The Problem with Goal Setting](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-the-problem-with-goal-setting/) - Could it be that goal setting can actually make you LESS likely to accomplish something? Believe it or not, the answer is YES > BUT, you should still do it. In this JumpStart, I explain why goal setting can lead to goal avoidance and how to succeed anyway! minds so that you feel better in - [JumpStart - Thoughts vs Feelings](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-thoughts-vs-feelings/) - People confuse thoughts and feelings. We say, “I feel it would be fun to have a picnic” when in reality we are expressing a thought and not a feeling. Our thoughts are a result of both our mental choices and our brains being wired in a certain way -- which we can change. Whereas, feelings - [JumpStart - Your FSO Degree](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-your-fso-degree/) - Most of us are the two characters in Samuel Beckett’s play Waiting for Godo, except we’re not waiting for Godo, we’re waiting on our problems to be fixed — by someone else! Here’s something important to remember: successful people have an (FSO) Degree — they Figure Stuff Out for themselves. They take action to solve - [JumpStart - If Not Now, When?](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-if-not-now-when/) - We all have things in our lives that we put off. “Someday I’m going to…” we say and then, well — nothing. Why is it so hard to get ourselves to do (or stop doing) things we know are important? How can you motivate yourself to do those things you know you should? We answer - [JumpStart - Spotlight](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-spotlight/) - The other day, I heard about a research project where dozens of people were divided into 2 groups. One-by-one, and out of sight of everyone else, each person was instructed to run up a hill and touch a specific tree at the top. Each person’s speed, intensity, physical exertion and more was measured as they - [JumpStart - The Reverse of an idea](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-the-reverse-of-an-idea/) - One of the interesting things I’ve learned while studying metaphysics is that the human mind always says “yes”. In fact, the human brain really doesn’t understand the words “no,” “not,” “nor,” “neither,” or “none.” Therefore, when you’re programming your mind with affirmations it’s important to say “I eat healthy food that supports my healthy fit” - [JumpStart - Rated NG](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-rated-ng/) - The other day I was talking to someone who is looking for a job and he had not written out anything he was looking for in the job. Me? I make a detailed list of EVERYTHING I’m looking for before I go looking for something. As a result of my friend's uncertainty, everything that came - [JumpStart - SISBD](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-sisbd/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/226251122057962/ Do you want to have a better life? Of course, don’t we all? The other day I was pondering (SISDBD) “Stuff I Should Do But Don’t” and realized that even though I’m a disciplined and diligent person I have a fairly long list of things that would improve my life that I either don’t - [JumpStart - MacGuffins](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-macguffins/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/886725445184876/ The thing I miss most during the pandemic is movie theaters. I LOVE movies and about 6 years ago my (then) local AMC in KC installed a bar called MacGuffins. It was great to finally be able to have a glass of wine or a cocktail while watching the latest flick and on the - [JumpStart - God Wins](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-god-wins/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/226708828640357/ We’re now less than 3 months from the 2020 election and I want to revisit a Facebook Live video I recorded at approximately 8 AM on November 9, 2016. The world woke up in shock to find out that Donald Trump was going to become the 45th president of the U.S. and the outcry - [JumpStart - Jerry Z.](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-jerry-z/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/777006966385891/ In my bestselling book Happy This Year, I tell the story of my neighbor Jerry who was one of the happiest people I’ve ever met. Back then I was in ministerial school and we were barely scraping by, so I was trying my best to maintain our 100+ year-old home. One day I was - [JumpStart - Self-Made](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-self-made/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/925600451287118/ As I write these JumpStarts each day, I find myself often either consciously or unconsciously plagiarizing my great mentor Earl Nightingale and the good news for you is that today is just such a day. More than fifty years ago, Nightingale said, “We are all self-made; but only the successful will admit it.” Wow! - [JumpStart - Creativity](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-creativity/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/1533386326840837/ Sometimes the hardest part in any creative process is knowing when you’re complete...finished...done...concluded… (LOL - you get the point). Mike Gnagi, a regular attendee for these JumpStarts LIVE, painted the image you see in this thumbnail and I think it’s really quite beautiful. More than that, there’s a great story behind the paintings creation - [JumpStart - Upgrade Your Soul](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-upgrade-your-soul/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/290742328899881/ About ten years ago, I realized how often both I and others were using the word “hate.” “Hate” is a strong word and yet we were tossing it about casually saying we hated everything from the weather to ourselves. The word “hate” means “to dislike to the point of taking action against.” So, if - [JumpStart - Safe Mental Passage](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-safe-mental-passage/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/1962733250527978/ Last week, a good friend of mine was telling me about an incident he’d experienced the day before. My friend's company had raised nearly $100,000 for victims of the pandemic and had purchased three containers full of fresh food for anyone who needed help. My buddy volunteered to help hand out the food and - [JumpStart - Recreation](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-recreation/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/962630204142404/ Would it be ok if I talked really personal for a sec? I LOVE what I get to do for a living (creating life-changing content both for free and for-a-fee and sharing it with you.) I also LOVE the community of positive and like-minded individuals who gather daily to watch and/or listen to these - [JumpStart - Old Age](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-old-age/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/723959394819384/ As you look at this final painting in the Voyage of Life series by Thomas Cole, note that the voyager’s face is peaceful and serene while his gaze is upward toward his continuation to the next journey. Having seen one of the two sets of original paintings of this series by Thomas Cole I - [JumpStart - Manhood](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-manhood/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/1203649829988264/ Of the four images in this series by Thomas Cole, my favorite is the third: Manhood. Possibly, it’s because this is the stage in which I now find myself so it’s the one I relate to. More likely it’s because this is the one painting in the series where all the action takes place - [JumpStart - Youth](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-youth/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/2785631671682870/ When I was 12, I knew how I wanted my life to turn out and I could see it so clearly just as this youth can see his dreams in the second Voyage of Life painting by Thomas Cole. When I was 13 I planned to replace Peter Chris and play the drums for - [JumpStart - Childhood](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-childhood/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/221846805745661/ Back in 2003, my class in ministerial school took a trip to Washington, DC and while we were there me and a few friends visited the National Gallery of Art. One of my friends had once volunteered at the National as a docent so he knew which pieces to show us during our rushed - [JumpStart - Invictus](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-invictus/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/1724573421026229/ Congressman John Lewis took his fight for civil rights to the other side when he died July 27, 2020 at the age of 80. Along with Dr. King, Lewis stood for equal rights in our country and was almost killed in the process in Selma, AL. In Lewis’s memory, let’s consider the poem Invictus - [JumpStart - Hamilton 5](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-hamilton-5/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/314039909787710/ Today if two men wanted to duel to resolve an argument, most people would be scandalized. However during Hamilton’s time, dueling was a sophisticated way of guarding one’s honor and was a common practice. The Broadway smash musical Hamilton contains a fascinating song with the 10 rules and protocols for dueling. The interesting thing - [JumpStart - Hamilton 3](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-hamilton-3/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/588354088513756/ In the previous JumpStart, we talked about the inspiring song “Wait for it” from Hamilton. In the song, Aaron Burr (Leslie Odom, Jr.) talks about having to wait for the good things in his life and that, no matter what, he’ll continue to wait for what he wants. Waiting is difficult for us -- - [JumpStart - Hamilton 2](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-hamilton-2/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/911238206035482/ In my (current) favorite song from Hamilton, Aaron Burr sings (paraphrased): “I am the one thing in life I can control I am inimitable I am an original I'm not falling behind or running late And if there’s a reason I’m still alive when so many have died then i’m willing to Wait for - [JumpStart - I x E = D](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-i-x-e-d/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/503682550435994/ A few months ago I began doing these JumpStarts live to be a timely voice and support for you during the Covid 19 pandemic. At that time it was early spring and we all figured things would be open and resolved by summer. As I write this, it’s mid-July and things are not near - [JumpStart - Your Highlight Reel](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-your-highlight-reel/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/626035298328425/ * The day your children were born * Winning the cooking contest * Getting a standing ovation * Receiving a blue ribbon * Your first date with the love of your life * A business success We all have moments in our lives marked by how blessed and/or significant we felt. Unfortunately, these are - [JumpStart - 1st World Problems](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-1st-world-problems/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/283743312883455/ My buddy and long-time prayer partner Brian once went through his list of weekly challenges so I could say a prayer that encompassed his various struggles. In closing he smiled, shrugged his shoulders and admitted, “Nothing -- really, all first-world problems,” at which we both laughed heartily. This was my first exposure - [JumpStart-Who's it All For?](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-whos-it-all-for/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/2748416545483418/ Who you are today is what you thought, felt, and imagined last week. One of the great teachings of Metaphysics is that life is a movie that we are writing, directing, and starring in all while it’s unfolding before us. Unfortunately, we consider ourselves stuck in the audience watching it all unfold. If you’re - [JumpStart - Yield Your Ground](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-yield-your-ground/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/616096469041410/ Now that I live here, it’s amazing to me how often my fellow Floridians find their way into the national news. Did you catch the video of the non-mask-wearing-former-insurance-agent whose rant in Costco rant became a viral sensation? In the video, the man is seen advancing toward the person videoing the scene with chest - [JumpStart - The Wang Lung Myth](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-the-wang-lung-myth/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/612820036307528/ One of my favorite books is “The Good Earth“ by Pearl Buck. The protagonist is a young Chinese man named Wang Lung Who goes from starvation and rags to wealth and abundance. In Chinese society during the time of Wang Lung, male children are favored highly whereas girl children are often referred to as - [JumpStart - "Pole"](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-pole/) - A dozen years ago I led a group of 18 people to help build a children’s hospital in Tanzania.The culture in that country is unlike any I’ve ever seen and I learned so much about myself in that trip.One of the great differences is Tanzania as opposed to western culture is that we say “I’m - [JumpStart - The Hardest Forgiveness](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-the-hardest-forgiveness/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/301159041079890/ Have you ever done something with the absolute best of intentions and yet had it BLOW UP IN YOUR FACE? I have -- a couple of times in just the last few weeks, and it feels terrible! We feel bad not only for what we’ve done, but we then turn our wrath on ourselves - [JumpStart - Tithing (?)](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-tithing-2/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/596247577699296/ Synopsis The other day I watched a live video training for professional speakers like me. The final “tip” offered by the instructor was one that I’ve heard and practiced for a long time but not one I’d expect to hear in a business setting: tithing. Tithing is giving 10% of your gross income to - [JumpStart - Calm vs. Controlled](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-calm-vs-controlled/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/3216813988379377/ I love Lewis Black’s character “Anger” in the Pixar movie “Inside Out.” Anger, depicted as sort of a fuzzy red rectangle wearing a rumpled shirt and a skinny black tie, is always on the verge of losing it and when he gets upset his rage is a literal volcano erupting as flames from the - [JumpStart - Sacred Clowns](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-sacred-clowns/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/742853063156269/ Long-time followers will know that this isn’t my first time on this subject. However, given all that’s transpiring around us, it’s a good idea to remind ourselves of this enduring Native American trickster whose job is to prod, tease, and irritate us so that we grow to become less reactive and more understanding. Just - [JumpStart - Schadenfreude](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-schadenfreude/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/605502163684287/ “Oh, how good it feels to feel bad... for someone else, that is.” Many think schadenfreude is proof that people are inherently evil, which makes sense -- I mean, why would human beings derive pleasure from another person's misfortune? But, Schadenfreude is more related to our perceived place in society than an evil pleasure - [JumpStart - Salutation to the Dawn](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-salutation-to-the-dawn/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/891166234700780/ Nearly 5000 years ago, a Hindu poet named Kalidasa wrote a poem that has touched lives ever since. It’s called “Salutation to the Dawn”.... Look to this day!For it is life, the very life of life.In its brief courseLie all the verities and realities of your existence:— — The bliss of growth;— — The - [JumpStart - New Beginnings](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-new-beginnings/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/353384228990202/ When I was a kid, my mom gave me a little unfinished statue of a boy and on the base was carved, “Be patient, God isn’t finished with me yet.” To this day, I think of that statue and the unfinished nature of our lives. Life is always evolving and because life is evolving - [JumpStart - The Price of Freedom](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-the-price-of-freedom/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/204626067478245/ Bishop Desmond Tutu was said, “Eternal vigilance is the price of freedom” and truer words were never spoken. Once we have something so precious as freedom, it takes each of us keeping watch over her such that she is healthy and shelters us all. Now more than ever, we vote with our actions so - [JumpStart - Gunnysacking](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-gunnysacking/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/269893194282678/ Ever had someone just explode their wrath upon you? I remember once having my skin verbally flayed from my body by a coworker who had, up until that point, never spoken to me above a well-modulated tone. People typically blow up when they’ve done what’s called “gunnysacking” (not addressing problems while feeling the weight - [JumpStart - The Courage to Be Happy](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-the-courage-to-be-happy/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/269693277808492/ 19th century author and journalist Holbrook Jackson once wrote, “Happiness is a form of courage.” Doing a quick definition check I find that courage means “the ability to do something that frightens one.” Especially now, the “thing that frightens” us more than anything is LIFE, am I right? So, it’s harder now than ever - [JumpStart - The Greater Nerd Theory](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-the-greater-nerd-theory/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/699386213970491/ “How do I…” Those are the 3 most common words searched on the internet and today there is almost NOTHING you can’t learn to do by exploring the worldwide web. In this video, I want to invite you to learn something new -- anything, from making homemade pizza to replacing the inside of a - [JumpStart - Suffering](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-suffering/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/2635955533317656/ Siddhartha Gautama, also known as the Buddha said, “Life is suffering” and this has become a basic tenet of those who follow him. “Life is suffering,” kind of a negative perspective, right? Let’s explore the liberating truth behind this quote from the Buddha and, more importantly, how we can experience the pain of life, - [JumpStart - Phobias](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-phobias/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/264872554740138/ What frightens, you? We all have stuff that scares us and I’m not talking necessarily about an extreme phobia. I’m talking about little fears that limit you; fears that keep you from living the life you desire. Today we’re going to talk about the ONLY way to cure phobias, which is also a great - [JumpStart - Your Mutation](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-your-mutation/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/693765664739040/ 6 months ago, I was feeling lonely and isolated living in a community where less than 10% of owners are full-time residents so I downloaded a dating app to my phone. I was really nervous and uncertain but I began to open the app and view images and read the bios of women in - [JumpStart - Your Resume](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-your-resume/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/876462582834886/ When you apply for a job you hand (or more likely email) your prospective employer a recap of all your business accomplishments making sure that everything you did is presented in the best light. This is natural -- it’s just putting your best foot forward. If you, like most people, struggle with worry or - [Jumpstart - Don't Get Blown Away](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-dont-get-blown-away/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/554855405386418/ Synopsis What I discovered from talking to people – – while standing 6 feet apart, is that living through this pandemic bears a lot of similarities to living through a hurricane. Today I’m going to share with you how to get through this dangerous and uncertain time using hurricane mentality. Be sure and post - [Jumpstart - Come Together / Stay Apart](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-come-together-stay-apart/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/807509506413701/ Synopsis We, as human beings, have social NEEDS. They’re not “wants” they’re NEEDS and when we socially distance it brings up an existential threat to our basic human nature. Social distancing saves lives, but it crushes a necessary part of who we are as people. So, how do we stay distant AND connected at - [Jumpstart - Reach Out and DON'T Touch Someone](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-reach-out-and-dont-touch-someone/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/562315311061355/ Synopsis People who are self-obsessed tend to complain more because their focus is on how the world’s events affect them rather than on how others are being affected.It seems contradictory but putting our focus on other people can actually improve OUR attitude and significantly raise our level of happiness.Think of it as a spotlight.If - [Jumpstart - 40 Doesn't Always Mean 40](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-40-doesnt-always-mean-40/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/260232255001888/ Synopsis During the Black Death pandemic of the 14th century, Venetian officials refused to allow newly-arriving sailors to disembark for a period of 40 days ("quaranta giorni" in Latin) to make sure no one on board had the plague.Our word quarantine comes from the Latin word for 40 (quaranta) and, interestingly enough, the number - [Jumpstart - A Forgiveness Pandemic](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-a-forgiveness-pandemic/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/503713706964983/ Synopsis One of the great benefits I’m seeing during this time of isolation is that there seems to be an epidemic of forgiveness going on.People (typically family members) who have held grudges for decades are now overlooking past grievances and realizing that it’s NOT principle that matters — it’s family.The world “forgive” does not - [Jumpstart - What's Your Exit Strategy?](https://willbowen.com/whats-your-exit-strategy/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/210826500017620/ Synopsis None of us knows how long the pandemic is going to endure but we all know that it will come to an end.How will you emerge?Will you be more fit and happier?Or, will you be softer and grumpier?Today’s LIVE JumpStart is part one of three.I’m going to teach you how to do the - [Jumpstart - Heavily Meditated](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-heavily-meditated/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/673785506719268/ Synopsis What is meditation? It’s mental exercise. Meditation makes your mind stronger and puts your thoughts under your control so you can direct the infinite resources of your brain to create the life you desire (instead of the life you fear.) In today’s JumpStart, I explain how most people who think they are meditating - [Jumpstart - Stare Into the Flames?](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-stare-into-the-flames/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/642741979635999/ Synopsis Have you noticed that when a group of people sits around a campfire they tend to stare glaze-eyed into the flames?There’s something so captivating about fire and it’s the key to a simple meditation practice I’m going to teach you today.In today’s JumpStart, we actually meditate together and I show a SIMPLE way - [Jumpstart - Guided Meditation](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-guided-meditation/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/536564490382354/ Audio Synopsis Where’s your mind?Ancient Greeks believed that the mind—the center of consciousness, is located NOT in your head but, rather, throughout your entire body.Therefore, to relax the mind we need to relax the entire body.In today’s very special JumpStart I lead you through a guided meditation to fully relax your body so that - [Jumpstart - Gratitude](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-gratitude-5/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/3114564528562990/ Audio Synopsis Because of the virus, there's a LOT to be unhappy, negative, and just plain ticked off about right now.And the more we focus on all that stuff, the worse we feel.There's a LOT to be grateful for and that focus will get us through this pandemic.Meister Eckhart, the 13th-century German philosopher said, - [Jumpstart - Now What?](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-now-what/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/501174793912282/ Audio Synopsis What do creatures of habit do when their habits have been up-ended for an indefinite period of time? Well, we get VERY anxious, that's what! What do you do if Monday morning, you wake up and all of your previous Monday's habits have been taken away? Currently... There's no need to shower...No - [Jumpstart - Mouse Taming](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-mouse-taming/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/1042525846121884/ Audio Synopsis Have you ever wondered why the Hindu God Lord Ganesha is often shown with his foot on or near a mouse?The mouse represents our negative, critical, ego-based thoughts and Ganesha is showing that it takes vigilance to keep the persistent mouse from slowly chewing up our life.The bad news is that the - [Jumpstart - Head Games](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-head-games/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/222547435661760/ Audio Synopsis Feeling anxious?Of course you are, most people are!John Milton explained it all when he wrote, "The mind is its own place and in itself, can make a Heaven of Hell, a Hell of Heaven."Currently, most people are struggling to stay out of mental hell and can't even imagine being in mental heaven.Well, - [Jumpstart - Good Friday](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-good-friday/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/212365070056227/ Synopsis So, I'm all set to do a JumpStart about how we're needing to be seen as much as see others during this time of quarantine when suddenly...Divine technical difficulties spin me off into a whole different direction!In today's JumpStart, I share from the heart how Good Friday metaphysically represents the COVID 19 pandemic - [Jumpstart - See Me](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-see-me/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/583324652528484/ Audio Synopsis During this time of social distancing, we get the struggle of not being able to be with the ones we love.But do we fully embrace the challenge we, as social animals, are having with not BEING SEEN?We not only have a need to be around other people, but we also have a - [Jumpstart - Like Attracts Like](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-like-attracts-like-2/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/2681320552088351/ Audio Synopsis One of the great benefits of people having to separate for a while during the COVID 19 epidemic is that we have an opportunity to make new and better choices going forward.Most of our habits have been up-ended and we keep and which we discard.The same is true with people.Some people are - [Jumpstart - Integrity](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-integrity/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/1081374488908665/ Audio Synopsis *** SOUND ISSUES FOR ABOUT THE FIRST 2 MINUTES *** Scrub forward until you can hear me. Thanks for not complaining ;-DC.S. Lewis said, "Integrity is doing the right thing even when no one is watching."Well, during the quarantine we find ourselves at home with no one watching and so, how is - [JumpStart - Social Anxiety](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-social-anxiety/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/635624613652227/ Audio Synopsis Something crazy that occurred to me is, “ I wonder if people with severe social anxiety are benefiting from not having to go to work with others? I don’t mean that to sound insensitive – – and today I want to address my own social anxiety – – yes, I experience social - [JumpStart - Your Load](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-your-load-2/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/821362325018576/ Audio Synopsis 19th Century poet Ian MacLaren wrote, “Be kind. Everyone you meet is carrying a heavy burden.” That statement is more true now than ever. Did you know that according to psychologists, each of us has what's called an allostatic load -- think of a stress thermostat where if things get too stressful - [JumpStart - Dirty Dishes](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-dirty-dishes/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/561983584522837/ Audio Synopsis Have you heard about the theory of broken windows?The theory states that policing minor crimes such as breaking a window in a vacant building creates an atmosphere of lawfulness that permeates an entire neighborhood.One broken window unpunished or replaced, the theory states, invites more.The same is true for you and me during - [JumpStart – Patience](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-patience/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/2635091203443569/ Audio Synopsis 16th Century French monk and writer François Rabelais said, “He who can have patience, can compass anything.” Back then, the word “compass” wasn’t just used as a noun (a tool to help you find where you’re going), “compass” was also used as a verb (meaning “to get around”). Therefore, Rabelais saying “If - [JumpStart - Respect](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-respect/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/237915767323716/ Audio Synopsis It was Geoffrey Chaucer who popularized the saying, “Familiarity breeds contempt” and with so many of us trapped at home with family that quote rings more true now than ever. But what is contempt? The dictionary defines “contempt” as “the feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration, worthless, or - [JumpStart - Tourist Eyes](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-tourist-eyes/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/2802276453333347/ Audio Synopsis One of the things I love about living in Key Largo, FL is seeing the look of rapture and joy on the eyes of tourists.It’s so easy to get accustomed to ourselves, our lives, and our surroundings such that we almost don’t see or appreciate what’s present.Today let’s talk about cultivating what - [JumpStart - Neighbors](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-neighbors/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/1142592446093267/ Audio Synopsis So, you’re stuck at home during the Covid 19 pandemic, right? Well, so is your neighbor and as we discussed in a previous JumpStart, Chaucer was right when he said, “Familiarity breeds contempt.” (If you want to know why familiarity breeds contempt, check out my JumpStart titled “Respect”) While some neighbors are - [JumpStart - Words](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-words/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/628212854429023/ Audio Synopsis Yesterday I was conducting a live webinar for the members of my Complaint Free Life group when someone asked if there was anything they could do to reverse their complaints. I explained that there is a very common word - – one that we often use too often and in the wrong - [JumpStart - Faith](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-faith-2/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/2266998420271453/ Audio Synopsis Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “Sorrow looks back, Worry looks around, Faith looks up.” And during these uncertain times of pandemic, it’s easy to look back on the way things were and to look around with worry at the way things are. It’s during this time of isolation that we need to keep - [JumpStart - The 18% Solution](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-the-18-solution/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/868709900208301/ Audio Synopsis I read a study wherein people were asked to squeeze someone else’s arm and that person was then asked to squeeze the first person’s arm back with the exact same amount of pressure. The two were instructed to go back and forth each time equally squeezing the other person's arm with the - [JumpStart – Your Inner Popeye](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-your-inner-popeye/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/829234864234812/ Audio Synopsis The cartoon character Popeye would often say, “I am what I am and that’s all that I am.“ But who was he? “I am“ is the most powerful combination of words in the English language because it is how we define ourselves to the world. Many people miss use the power of - [JumpStart - Your Bodyguard](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-your-bodyguard/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/222958499154505/ Audio Synopsis Wouldn’t it be great to have someone with us all the time to protect us from threats and difficult situations? Well, we do have such a person but we block their ability to do the job. That person is us--ourselves, and rather than being our greatest supporters we often are not only - [JumpStart - Liars](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-liars/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/2735102823267428/ Audio Synopsis As children, many of us experienced the trauma of having people we admired and even adults who were our primary caregivers say mean and hurtful things to us. There’s a name for this: the trauma bond. You become fused with the lies your parents told you and they become your self-image. That - [JumpStart - Freshness](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-freshness/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/1182468308758199/ Audio Synopsis We begin to take things for granted over time because of a scientific phenomenon called “Hedonic Adaptation.” Hedonic - having to do with the senses Adaptation - become accustomed to So, our senses literally become accustomed to stuff over time On the positve side, this helps us adapt to negative circumstances but - [Jumpstart - Feeling Happy](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-feeling-happy/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/920879751704752/ Audio Synopsis Imagine you feel sad. Where would you feel sadness in your body and what would that sensation be like? If I asked you to feel even more sad, could you? Of course you could. Now, imagine I asked you if you could feel happier than you already do, could you do that? - [JumpStart - Mindfulness](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-mindfulness/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/179311356583841/ Audio Synopsis Most great spiritual masters teach mindfulness as a practice. Unfortunately, when people hear the term “mindful“, they tend to think “Sorry, my mind is already full!“ Most of our thoughts are controlled by our ego and our ego focuses only on the past and the future. Since neither the past nor the - [JumpStart - Curiosity](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-curiosity/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/232935048007491/ Audio Synopsis “The power men possess to annoy me, I give them by a weak curiosity. No man can come near me but through my act.” - Emerson This is probably one of my favorite quotes ever because it sums up human discord in so few words. In short, we get irritated at people - [JumpStart - Finding God in the Coronavirus](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-finding-god-in-the-coronavirus/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/566964830873383/ Audio Synopsis I said in a JumpStart a couple of days ago that each of us is loved and protected by God and someone wrote in to say, “I’m 79 and I’ve heard ministers and other people say stuff like that my whole life. But, how can it be true when there are dying - [JumpStart - DisAgreements](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-disagreements/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/466615557476523/ Audio Synopsis People tend to use the words “disagreement” and “argument” as interchangeable -- they’re not.Disagreeing means to have differing opinions whereas arguing is trying to change the other person’s opinion to our own.Arguing rarely works and can damage relationships so in today’s JumpStart you’ll learn how to disagree while still being an agreeable - [JumpStart - Overcoming Anxiety](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-overcoming-anxiety/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/348458062781982/ Audio Synopsis We’ve been talking about anxiety a lot lately. In fact, I did a live meditation addressing anxiety for the members of my Complaint Free Meditation group just yesterday. A friend from the group emailed me a message sent out by our former high school discussing the various ways anxiety shows up for - [JumpStart - Dogs](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-dogs/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/1635545183260234/ Audio Synopsis By now, you know I love dogs. Teddy’s been my canine lifemate for almost two years now but I’ve had dogs around me since the day I was born and during that time I’ve learned a few things about our furry friends. For example, does your dog seem to sneeze from time - [JumpStart - Staying Safe](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-staying-safe/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/544102272956543/ Audio Synopsis There’s a saying, “Just because you’re a vegan doesn’t mean the bull won’t charge you.” You can find a lot of timely truth in that old joke. The bull doesn’t know you’re vegan and will mercilessly gore you if you walk in it’s path. Similarly, the Covid 19 virus doesn’t know you - [JumpStart - Them](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-them/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/3420362171311751/ Audio Synopsis Who is your “them?“ Don’t kid yourself – – you have one: a “them“ you oppose. Unfortunately, it’s human nature to divide ourselves into us and them. Republicans vilify the Democrats and the Democrats malign the Republicans. To label others we must first label ourselves and we are far too expansive and - [JumpStart - Being Bored](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-being-bored/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/576649409646508/ Audio Synopsis George Carlin wondered aloud, “When was the last time you saw a kid just sitting in the yard playing with a stick?” Good point. We are constantly staring at screens designed to get and keep our attention and as a result, we are more stressed and anxious today than ever. When was - [JumpStart - Morning](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-morning/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/1085316531840159/ Audio Synopsis I love doing my daily LIVE JumpStarts in the morning for two reasons: The morning is the “rudder of the day” guiding you toward whatever horizon you will end up that evening. The morning seems to be filled with infinite opportunities and endless time. Your life is a continuous loop but for - [JumpStart - Making it](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-making-it/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/782103632319671/ Audio Synopsis We are far too judgmental of our own behavior. Whenever we do something we should not see it as an example of bad habits in control. However, when we do something new that is good for us we accuse ourselves of “faking it until we make it.“ Get this: the moment you - [JumpStart - Your System Update](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-your-system-update/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/2468117620077293/ Audio Synopsis Many have described the pandemic as a time to reboot our computers. But, if we simply reboot the computer with the same software and the same pages loaded, what we see does not change nor do our capabilities. I recently read an article about Robert Pattison (the new Batman) being quarantined in - [JumpStart - It’s All in Your Head](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-its-all-in-your-head/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/610644696191611/ Audio Synopsis Have you ever had an argument in your mind with someone about something? We all do this from time to time but for many people it’s a harmful mental habit. Mental discord can make you feel anxious, stressed, and even paranoid plus it plays out negatively in your life. When we clean - [JumpStart - Credibility and Proximity](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-credibility-and-proximity/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/587793488511705/ Audio Synopsis Several studies have found that the closer we are to someone the more we trust, admire, and give that person credibility in our minds.For example, research shows that most people feel politicians are corrupt. However, those same people often don’t believe their own politicians are corrupt. Human beings have a bias against - [JumpStart - Your Sweet Time](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-your-sweet-time/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/724871608054889/ Audio Synopsis Do you remember the story when Pooh and Piglet went to visit Rabbit only to find his home empty and a sign on the door reading, “Buzy Backsun”? The story goes on that Pooh and Piglet are convinced Rabbit has been abducted by an animal called a Buzy Backsun when, in reality - [JumpStart - Writing](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-writing/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/573189533612955/ Audio Synopsis As I writer, I try to keep in mind two quotes from Ernest Hemmingway: “The first draft of anything is s**t” and,“All writing is rewriting.” Writing and living have a lot in common. The first time we try anything we usually bomb but as we attempt to improve we will tweak our - [JumpStart - Helpers](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-helpers/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/245199420138665/ Audio Synopsis Mr. Rogers, my emotional idol, would often say during a time of crisis, “Look for the helpers” -- the people who are trying to build up rather than tear down. I find it interesting that so many people will nod their heads in agreement with that statement and then one: not help, - [JumpStart - Goals](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-goals/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/1869587019844219/ Audio Synopsis One of the tragic losses of the COVID-19 outbreak has been the loss of people's goals and ambition. Myself included. It is so tempting to focus on the challenge at hand rather than the reward to come and yet it takes a positive focus to hasten the reward. Today I want to - [JumpStart - Specificity](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-specificity/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/281189216348482/ Audio Synopsis “The universe deals in specificity.” - Joe Vitale People like to slam the movie and book The Secret“ but I find it’s only the people who have not put its teachings into practice. My good friend Joe Vitale reminds us that the universe deals in specificity. In other words, it’s not enough - [JumpStart - Your Real Job](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-your-real-job/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/583730015586871/ Audio Synopsis I got my first job almost 50 years ago and it took me decades to realize that all jobs have one thing in common. And I don’t just mean paying jobs, I also mean parenting, volunteering, social work, all of these have one thing in common. Your real job is to be - [JumpStart - Frigates](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-frigates/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/268969207819344/ Audio Synopsis Have you ever heard of a type of bird called a frigate? I hadn’t, until I moved to the Florida keys and now I see them all the time and they are amazing! With wingspans of up to 8 feet, the frigate is built to spend it’s life on the air drifting - [JumpStart - A Surprise Gift](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-a-surprise-gift/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/1131530810561090/ Audio Synopsis Today’s JumpStart is a surprise. I’ve got something I want to share with you and it must be done without you having forewarning. It’s truly a gift -- a message that will be as impactful and powerful as all of my JumpStarts (actually, a lot more so probably) so watch this and - [JumpStart- Positivity Bias](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-positivity-bias/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/709180956572418/ Audio Synopsis Psychologists all agree that human beings are driven by a negativity bias. And it makes sense because being on the defense is what has kept human beings alive — defending ourselves against nature and defending ourselves against each other. In my opinion, things are the way they are because we have not - [JumpStart - Miracles](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-miracles/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/820533011687522/ Audio Synopsis Just like you, I have been affected financially and emotionally by the pandemic. And just like you, I have not been aware of the full effects it has had on me. However, I have experienced a true miracle and I want to share it with you. People who I am supposed to - [JumpStart- Grate Expectations](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-grate-expectations/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/755246818578006/ Audio Synopsis “You won’t always get what you want in life, but in the long run you’ll get what you expect.” - Denis Waitley We can write down our goals, journal, pray, have a coach, and still we will not accomplish what we want if we don’t expect to do so. Expectation is a - [Jumpstart: Your Inner Miroslav](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-your-inner-miroslav/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/1616613101832868/ Audio Synopsis As you can see, the quality of my videos has been improving steadily over time. I put in a lot of hours to try and figure out how to improve things but in the background has been someone helping me - my producer Miroslav. Miroslav lives in Serbia and has always blown - [JumpStart - Race](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-race/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/948488905598471/ Audio Synopsis During the filming of the original Planet of the Apes movie in 1968, a surprising social experiment took place. Hundreds of extras were made up to be either a chimp, a gorilla, or an orangutan and not only did their appearance change but so did their social order. I’ll explain what happened - [JumpStart - Race 2](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-race-2/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/901003193644169/ Audio Synopsis After yesterday’s JumpStart, I felt incomplete. Although I shared some of the dark history of my family’s racism and the idea that no one seems to spot their own racism, I felt like I should have gone deeper offering suggestions and advice to spot our biases. Let’s JumpStart race and explore how - [JumpStart - Prayer](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-prayer/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/280164389697237/ About a year ago I heard “Let’s all pray for this world” by Perry Farrell, and it immediately resonated with me. I felt if ever there was a time we needed prayer it was then, which was PRIOR to a global pandemic, record unemployment, and worldwide race protests. Today, let’s all stop, take a - [JumpStart - Your Dial](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-your-dial/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/325693225086631/ A woman I know sent me an email that said, “I’m sorry for all the mean and hurtful things I said to you in the past but I can’t help it, I’m Irish.” It’s easy to blame our ethnicity, our upbringing, our circumstances, and ANYTHING other than ourselves when we become aggressively angry. In - [JumpStart - Clouds](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-clouds/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/3571897636172712/ I use a commercial photo library called BigStock.It provides me with photographs that I can use in various marketing purposes and what I find interesting is that whenever I put in the word “God“ what is most often presented is the sun breaking through clouds.I get the sun but I don’t understand the clouds.Perhaps, - [JumpStart - Anger](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-anger/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/266136148060209/ Today I want to get personal and talk about this emotion that for so many years ruined my life. Many of us his children felt our very survival threatened and as a result we have grown up as angry adults. I thought I was a helpless victim to my own anger not realizing that - [JumpStart - A Penny](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-a-penny/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/266909217723435/ Let me share a poem with you… “I bargained with Life for a penny,And Life would pay no more,However I begged at eveningWhen I counted my scanty store; “For Life is just an employer,He gives you what you ask,But once you have set the wages,Why, you must bear the task. “I worked for a - [JumpStart - Being Pulled](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-being-pulled/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/703897986844056/ I realized recently that most of my life was spent in anxiety, fear, and worry because I held a negative vision of my future that drove me like mule. Over time, I began to release my concerns when my focus shifted to being pulled forward by a future that excited rather than taunted me. - [JumpStart - No There, There](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-no-there-there/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/4230357430315497/ Gertrude Stein famously said words to the effect of, “When you get there, there is no there, there.” This saying has become so much a part of our culture that I recently heard of a band named No There There. Have you ever heard this quote? To me it says that when you live - [JumpStart - Anger 2](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-anger-2/) - https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/595500944421199/ Yesterday's JumpStart received so much engagement I wanted to keep the conversation about anger going because right now there are more angry people than ever before. In this JumpStart, we explore how anger can show up in many forms including aggressive anger, passive aggressive anger, sadness, and even depression. The EMOTION of anger is - [A Complaint Free World](https://willbowen.com/complaint-free-world/) - Join the Movement and get your bracelet today! Click Here - [JumpStart- Illness Exclusivity](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-illness-exclusivity/) - AUDIO SYNOPSIS OK, sometimes I have perhaps too much time on my hands to ponder things. But, I think you’ll find today’s JumpStart quite revealing (and possibly life-changing). Today, let’s explore how our body seems to know, almost by magic, to back off one illness as another becomes more dominant. Then, consider that if your - [JumpStart- A Tale of Two Accidents](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-a-tale-of-two-accidents/) - AUDIO SYNOPSIS It’s every parent’s nightmare—and I lived it. You round the corner pulling onto the highway and there flipped on its side and smoldering is your child’s car. This happened to me one snowy Kansas City afternoon. But Lia is not the only one in our family to have a bad accident recently and - [JumpStart- Harvey](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-harvey/) - AUDIO SYNOPSIS Which is better, to be smart or to be kind? For decades I THOUGHT I knew the answer to this question — but, I was wrong. I actually found the correct answer by re-watching the classic Jimmy Stewart movie “Harvey.” You’ve probably seen the movie. Stewart plays Elwood P. Dowd, a true eccentric - [JumpStart- Your Ring Tone](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-your-ring-tone/) - AUDIO SYNOPSIS If I called you on your cellphone right now, what would you hear? Some generic little ringtone created by someone who works for the company who built your phone? Or, is your ringtone a statement that reinforces not only who you are but the person you’re becoming? Many people pick a ringtone that - [JumpStart- “But, the Good News Is…“](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-but-the-good-news-is/) - AUDIO SYNOPSIS The other day someone pointed out something I do unconsciously that helps me and others put a positive spin on things. We all experience pain, suffering, disappointment, and even minor irritation on a daily basis. The question is, do we emphasize the struggle or do we seek the blessing that lies behind our - [JumpStart- Can You Say, “Prayer?"](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-can-you-say-prayer/) - AUDIO SYNOPSIS The more I study the life of Fred Rogers the more I appreciate and admire this man who taught many of us that we’re special “Just the way we are.” You might be surprised to know that Mr. Rogers was an ordained Presbyterian minister who’s ministry was, specifically designed for children who watched - [JumpStart- Natural Compassion](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-natural-compassion/) - AUDIO SYNOPSIS You’ve heard about the gunfight at the OK Coral, right? The Earps and Clantons squared off in this historic gunfight leaving many of them dead of dying. But, there’s a lot more to this story and in it we can learn a lot about human nature and what I call “Natural Compassion.” You - [JumpStart- Your Anger Timer](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-your-anger-timer/) - AUDIO SYNOPSIS “If angry, count to 10. If very angry, count to 100.” - Thomas Jefferson Have you noticed that once you become angry about something that it’s very easy to remain angry? In other words, once our switch has flipped to anger, it can be very difficult to turn off that switch because we - [JumpStart- Check Out Your Fantasy](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-check-out-your-fantasy/) - AUDIO SYNOPSIS My mom was the queen of cliche’s. “Look before you leap” was one of her favorites and although it bugged me as an impetuous kid, I see great wisdom in her words now. How about you? Do you have a fantasy? Then, my advice is GO FOR IT…. BUT, going for it should - [JumpStart- The Highest Bidder](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-the-highest-bidder/) - AUDIO SYNOPSIS Ok, I’m still on my Mr. Rogers kick and I’m glad so many of you are commenting on these JumpStarts about this amazing man who came into so many of our lives and taught us we were ok, just the way we are. So, here’s a trivia question for you: What do Mr. - [JumpStart- Stop Crying, Wash Your Face, and Put on Some Makeup](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-stop-crying-wash-your-face-and-put-on-some-makeup/) - AUDIO SYNOPSIS Many of you know that I’m going through a divorce right now. Yup. It’s very painful and truly a grieving process (I bounce back and forth through Elizabeth Kubler-Ross’s steps in the grieving process on a daily basis). However, the other day one of my neighbors gave me some great advice. As always, - [JumpStart- Dog Music](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-dog-music/) - AUDIO SYNOPSIS Sometimes, developing habits that support the life we want to live can be difficult. Especially if you’re a highly functioning person. You want to exercise, meditate, work, be with family and friends and then…well, there’s the dog. Our dogs deserve so much more than just a place to live and food to eat. - [JumpStart- Starting Over](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-starting-over/) - AUDIO SYNOPSIS What do you do when it seems like you’ve lost everything? When thousands of hours of blood, sweat and tears vanish before your eyes? What do you do in those moments? The answer is in today’s JumpStart. And here’s a hint: what did the Commodores and Mr. Rogers have in common? They started - [JumpStart- Shutting down](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-shutting-down/) - AUDIO SYNOPSIS It’s been almost 2 weeks since I moved to Key Largo and yes, it’s paradise. The thing is: I’ve been so busy with unpacking and work that I’ve yet to just go down and lie by the pool. Not surprisingly, because I’ve been busy and stressed I have had muscle stress in my - [JumpStart- %^#$!](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-4curse/) - AUDIO SYNOPSIS I’ve done a couple of previous JumpStarts on cursing because I find it interesting how people use swear words in various cultures. Something I’ve realized recently is that when a person is extremely angry they are likely to curse. We get angry and so we curse. Anger triggers cursing. So, cursing is tied - [JumpStart- Owning it](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-owning-it/) - AUDIO SYNOPSIS The other day I was listening to a person lamenting all the problems in their life when this thought flashed in my mind, “You know, you can’t sell it until you own it.” The hardest part about self-improvement is accepting our flaws--owning those dark and difficult sides of our personality For most of - [JumpStart- Make Your Bed](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-make-your-bed/) - AUDIO SYNOPSIS I recently did a speech and before I went on stage I asked the event planner about the keynote speaker they’d hired the previous year. “He’s a retired US Army colonel,” She said, “And the one thing I remember him saying was, ‘always make your bed.’“ I’ve thought about that a lot since - [JumpStart- Your Duty](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-your-duty/) - AUDIO SYNOPSIS “To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best day and night to make you like everybody else means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight and never stop fighting.” -e.e.Cummings You will always find those who think they know what your duty is better - [JumpStart- Relationship power of attorney](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-relationship-power-of-attorney/) - AUDIO SYNOPSIS Have you ever picked the wrong person to date (or even marry?) Of course, we all have. The problem is not that we attract bad partners – – the problem is that we invite them into our lives and give them the key to our heart. If you or someone you know is - [JumpStart- Giving up](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-giving-up/) - AUDIO SYNOPSIS You may not expect me to JumpStart the value of Giving Up but sometimes it’s the right strategy. Doing something now “just because we said we would” a long time ago makes no sense. BUT, does this mean we give up on things just because they get hard? Not at all. We need - [JumpStart- Self Reliance – Part 12](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-self-reliance-part-12/) - AUDIO SYNOPSIS “Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.” ― - [JumpStart- Self Reliance – Part 11](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-self-reliance-part-11/) - AUDIO SYNOPSIS “Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson You think you’re special. You think you’re a unique individual. You think you’re one-of-a-kind, cut from your own cloth, unlike anyone else, right? Well....maybe. So often we walk in paths - [JumpStart- Self Reliance – Part 10](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-self-reliance-part-10/) - AUDIO SYNOPSIS As we wind-down this 12-Part Series on Ralph Waldo Emerson, I want to break away from Self Reliance and discuss three other Emerson quotes not found in that book. Today is one of my favorites: “For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson Have you - [JumpStart- Self Reliance – Part 9](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-self-reliance-part-9/) - AUDIO SYNOPSIS I am psyched that you guys are loving this series on “Self Reliance” by Ralph Waldo Emerson. And thank you for continuing to leave your comments so we can all engage. Today’s quote is, “A man is to carry himself in the presence of all opposition as if everything were titular and ephemeral - [JumpStart- Self Reliance – Part 8](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-self-reliance-part-8/) - AUDIO SYNOPSIS “Whoso would be a man must be a non-conformist. He would gather immortal palms must not be hindered by the name of goodness, but must explore if it be goodness. Nothing is at less sacred but the integrity of our own mind. “ Think of someone who radically changed humanity – – that - [JumpStart- Self Reliance – Part 7](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-self-reliance-part-7/) - AUDIO SYNOPSIS “The nonchalance of boys who are sure of a dinner, and would distain as much as the Lord to do or say ought to conciliate one, is the healthy attitude of human nature.” -Emerson As I sit here writing this, two brothers are playing the game Marco Polo in the swimming pool in - [JumpStart- Self Reliance – Part 6](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-self-reliance-part-6/) - AUDIO SYNOPSIS “Trust thy self: every heart vibrates to that iron string.” – Emerson Have you ever sat down and written out a personal resume? I did recently and it gave me an overwhelming sense of self-confidence. All of us doubt ourselves from time to time. Making space in our lives to review our past - [JumpStart- Self Reliance – Part 5](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-self-reliance-part-5/) - AUDIO SYNOPSIS “God will not have his work made manifest by cowards.“ – Emerson Over the years, I have been approached by dozens of bright-eyed, optimistic young people who want to create some sort of a movement or nonprofit to improve other people’s lives. Sadly, to date I only know of one person who actually - [JumpStart- Self Reliance – Part 2](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-self-reliance-part-2/) - AUDIO SYNOPSIS When we have a major decision to make, most people will consult anyone and everyone instead of trusting their own heart, their own mind, and their own guidance. We tend to value the opinions of others higher than our own because, well, they’re ours. Remember that inside your brain is the same stuff - [JumpStart- Self Reliance – Part 4](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-self-reliance-part-4/) - AUDIO SYNOPSIS “There is a time in every man’s education when he arrives at the conviction that envy is ignorance; that imitation is suicide; that he must take himself for better for worse as his portion.“ – Emerson If you could be anyone other than yourself who would it be? Take a second to seriously - [JumpStart- Self Reliance – Part 3](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-self-reliance-part-3/) - AUDIO SYNOPSIS “For always the inmost becomes the outmost - and our first thought is rendered back to us by the trumpets of the last judgment.“ – Emerson I love this quote from “Self-Reliance“ by Ralph Waldo Emerson because it succinctly explains the field of metaphysics. Your outer world is a reflection of your inner - [JumpStart- Self Reliance – Part 1](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-self-reliance-part-1/) - AUDIO SYNOPSIS Four months ago, I picked up “The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson” and read “Self Reliance.” I’m sure I read it in school but the impact this essay had on me this time was HUGE; so much so that I’m going to do an entire series on this life-changing work of literature. - [JumpStart- Positive Uncertainty](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-positive-uncertainty/) - AUDIO SYNOPSIS Do you own Apple AirPods? If not, you don’t know what you’re missing (and no, I am not getting paid for saying this). It took me a couple of years to try AirPods; but once I did, I fell in love! I purchased AirPods for everyone in my family — and these bad - [JumpStart- Be Your Own Victor](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-be-your-own-victor/) - AUDIO SYNOPSIS I once heard the concept that everyone is one of two types of hero — either a conquering hero or a suffering hero. The hero is always the focus of the story. Suffering heroes use their own misery to get people’s attention and make themselves the focus of whatever is happening. Today, we - [JumpStart- Real Time](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-real-time/) - AUDIO SYNOPSIS Don’t you just love watching blooper reels where actors or announcers flub their lines, scenery malfunctions, unexpected people walk into scenes, etc.? They’re funny to us but many times not very funny to the people creating the gaffs. I recently heard a social scientist say this about Facebook, “The problem with social media - [JumpStart- Oh Yeah You Can!](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-oh-yeah-you-can/) - AUDIO SYNOPSIS When I tell people I live in Key Largo Florida they often look at me with glazed eyes and mutter some variation of, “Well! It must be nice“ while rolling their eyes in mock (and sometimes real) exasperation. Moving to the Florida Keys seems like an unattainable dream for most people – – - [JumpStart- Write Where You Belong](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-write-where-you-belong/) - AUDIO SYNOPSIS If you will indulge me in a bit of fan-boy geek-speak, I think Heath Ledger‘s portrayal of the Joker was phenomenal and only surpassed by Joaquin Phoenix‘s Joker. In preparing to play the clown prince of crime, BOTH Phoenix and Ledger used the same method to create their haunting and memorable characterizations of - [JumpStart- A Better Strategy](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-a-better-strategy/) - AUDIO SYNOPSIS If you’re anything like me, life is pretty good, but some days are fraught with irritations and setbacks. Having counseled hundreds of people through challenges in both small and large, I finally realized that some people‘s way of handling problems is to simply get angry. Yep, that’s their strategy and it only makes - [JumpStart- Focus](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-focus-4/) - AUDIO SYNOPSIS I was recently speaking in Tulsa Oklahoma when I saw one of the funniest things ever. A group of the event’s leaders invited me out for dinner at a nearby Mexican restaurant. The place was busy and the staff was rushing to keep up. After an extended wait, our waiter came to our - [JumpStart- Resorting to Truth](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-resorting-to-truth/) - AUDIO SYNOPSIS Have you ever been scammed? Betrayed? I have and it sucks! And unfortunately, many of us get scammed and/or betrayed several times in our lives. I recently discovered a way to discern when someone is taking advantage of you and for some reason you’re not picking up on the cues. The first thing - [JumpStart- Imagining a Memory](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-imagining-a-memory/) - AUDIO SYNOPSIS Have you seen the smash Broadway show “Hamilton?” If not, you’ve probably heard the soundtrack. The other day I was listening to “Hamilton“ and heard a line that reinforced The Law of Attraction — big time! In “My shot” Hamilton affirms, “I imagine death so much it feels more like a memory.“ Wow. - [JumpStart- Wallow Time](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-wallow-time/) - AUDIO SYNOPSIS Recently, a good friend of mine lost out on a real estate deal — a BIG real estate deal; we’re talking tens of millions of dollars. Not only did he lose the potential revenue of the deal but he also lost an $80,000 investment spent trying to acquire the property. Think about that - [JumpStart- A Dog’s Life](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-a-dogs-life/) - AUDIO SYNOPSIS There’s a really unique concept that started in Kansas City and is now spreading to other cities — it’s a combination dog park and bar/restaurant. David, a dog lover and entrepreneur found about 20 acres of basically unusable land in the middle of Kansas City and bought it. In the center, he built - [JumpStart - “Myself”](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-myself/) - AUDIO SYNOPSIS When I was in the fifth grade, my teacher asked all of us to bring in something to read aloud to the class. My father had a framed poem on his dresser. The poem really inspired me and I can still remember reading it to the class with maximal inflection on each word - [JumpStart - Fast AND Steady](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-fast-and-steady/) - AUDIO SYNOPSIS People misunderstand the story of the tortoise and the hare. “Slow and steady wins the race“ is half right. The rabbit didn’t lose the race because he moved forward quickly. He lost because he slow down when he was ahead. Hardly anyone ever burned out from pursuing their dreams. Instead, most people time - [JumpStart - Arriving Alive](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-arriving-alive/) - AUDIO SYNOPSIS Yesterday, a car right behind me got t-boned in an intersection by a big truck. CRASH!! JUST 50 FEET BEHIND ME! My first thought was, “I wonder if the driver of the truck was texting while driving?” Last year, I flew to Arizona to speak to a large group of executives and, atypical - [Masters of Life 21 - Dr. Gerald Jampalsky](https://willbowen.com/masters-of-life-21-dr-gerald-jampalsky/) - AUDIO SYNOPSIS We’re going to close this Masters of Life series with Dr. Gerald Jampalsky, one of the great pioneers in personal development. A person who has begun to master life is one who is open to perspectives other than his or her own. In being open, we discover pathways to connecting rather than dividing - [Masters of Life 20 - Brian Tracy](https://willbowen.com/masters-of-life-20-brian-tracy/) - AUDIO SYNOPSIS Have you noticed that everywhere you look people are talking about the Law of Attraction? “The Secret“ popularized the term Law of Attraction, but it did not originate it; that honor goes to Brian Tracy, today’s Master of Life. The Law of Attraction is maligned by a lot of people; but, that’s because - [Masters of Life 19 - Khalil Gibran](https://willbowen.com/masters-of-life-19-khalil-gibran/) - AUDIO SYNOPSIS Nothing in my life prepared me for the role of being a father. Certainly not my own childhood, which was fraught with abuse and neglect. Even though I was ill-prepared, I knew fatherhood was the one job I really wanted to do well! I read lots of books and I talk to a - [Masters of Life 18 - Grant Cardone](https://willbowen.com/masters-of-life-18-grant-cardone/) - AUDIO SYNOPSIS “You either set goals or you spend your life working for people who set goals.” A few years ago, I read a book that hit mexx like a wet mop in the face! The book is “The 10 X Rule“ by Grant Cardone. thanks “The 10 X Rule“ so inspired me that I - [Masters of Life - Part 17](https://willbowen.com/masters-of-life-part-17/) - AUDIO One of the original great motivational speakers, Charlie Jones kept people riveted in their seats. Something Charlie said a half century ago has stuck with me throughout my life and I have seen the truth in his statement played out over and over again in my life and the lives of others. If you - [Masters of Life - Part 16](https://willbowen.com/masters-of-life-part-16/) - AUDIO SYNOPSIS “You keep talking but all I hear is blah, blah, blah, bitch mode.” - Benji Bruce If you’ve read my books or watched my videos, you know that people complain for one of five reasons. Two of those reasons are (1) to remove responsibility, and (2) to excuse poor performance. In other words, - [Masters of Life - Part 15](https://willbowen.com/masters-of-life-part-15/) - AUDIO SYNOPSIS In my previous JumpStart, I talked about the importance of affirmations – – running positive, first-person, present-tense thoughts through your head. One of the most powerful affirmations I’ve ever heard came from French psychiatrist Emile Coue. Coue created a new form of psychotherapy he called Optimistic Autosuggestion (positive affirmations). Today, we’re gonna look at the - [Masters of Life - Part 14](https://willbowen.com/masters-of-life-part-14/) - AUDIO SYNOPSIS When I feel VERY tired, stressed, or just plain overwrought, the words of our today’s Master of Life, W. Clement Stone, ring in my ears. Stone, like many others, was a huge believer in the power of affirmations —intentionally running positive messages through your mind as a way of negating the negative thoughts - [Masters of Life - Part 13](https://willbowen.com/masters-of-life-part-13/) - AUDIO SYNOPSIS “Rudy! Rudy! Rudy!” You probably remember the inspiring and powerful movie “Rudy.” “Rudy” is the real life story of Rudy Ruettiger; a short, small-framed young man growing up in a blue-collar Indiana family whose only dream is to play football for Notre Dame. For years Rudy struggled to even get accepted to Notre Dame. Then, he was told - [Masters of Life - Part 12](https://willbowen.com/masters-of-life-part-12/) - AUDIO SYNOPSIS I had my world blown apart when I was 32 years old. Without warning, my wife left me and I was devastated. I felt as if my soul have been ripped in half. In desperation, I reached out to the man who would been my minister for years but whom I had not - [Masters of Life - Part 11](https://willbowen.com/masters-of-life-part-11/) - AUDIO SYNOPSIS The book that really got me to think differently about life, God, my body, and even how I eat, is “The way of the peaceful warrior” by Dan Millman.Millman tells the story as his own struggle to tap into the spiritual side of life while being trapped in the physical realm. You may - [Masters of Life - Part 10](https://willbowen.com/masters-of-life-part-10/) - AUDIO SYNOPSIS “If you want the best the world has to offer, offer the world your best.” ― Neale Donald Walsch The book “Conversations with God“ really exploded my cranium! It’s inspiring, thought-provoking and even a little titillating because it seems almost sacrilegious. However, the message it speaks is all about living our most divine - [Masters of Life - Part 9](https://willbowen.com/masters-of-life-part-9/) - AUDIO SYNOPSIS A really great quote is one that delivers a powerful message in the fewest words.Like Bruce Lee’s famous 1-inch punch where Lee would put his fist a mere one inch away from a sparring partner’s padded chest and BOOM, with just that distance to gain momentum, hit the person hard enough to knock - [Masters of Life - Part 8](https://willbowen.com/masters-of-life-part-8/) - AUDIO SYNOPSIS Few people alive have had more of an impact on more lives than Tony Robbins. The bigger than life giant who seems able to motivate anyone to do anything! Tony is also a sincere, sweet, and wonderful guy who is consumed with helping reduce hunger in our country. Today, we’re going to take - [Masters of Life - Part 7](https://willbowen.com/masters-of-life-part-7/) - AUDIO SYNOPSIS One of the first self-improvement authors I ever read was Terry Cole-Whittaker. I found her advice to be sensible and no nonsense. One of my favorite pieces of advice from her is: “The best way to deal with somebody is to deal with yourself.”Often , a problem we are experiencing would not even be - [Masters of Life - Part 6](https://willbowen.com/masters-of-life-part-6/) - AUDIO SYNOPSIS Venerable Vietnamese Buddhist monk Thích Nhat Hahn grew up in a family that was not demonstrative. He says that until he was an adult no one ever hugged him. As a result, Hahn felt awkward when someone tried to hug him until he created but he calls “Conscious Hugging.” Conscious Hugging has 3 parts:1) - [Masters of Life - Part 5](https://willbowen.com/masters-of-life-part-5/) - AUDIO SYNOPSIS “If you’re not happy with what you have, why would want more?” This quote explains why the Complaint Free movement has become such a worldwide phenomenon. After soldiers returned from World War II, the United States went into a massive consumption boom! It no longer became important for people to be happy. Rather, it - [Masters of Life - Part 4](https://willbowen.com/masters-of-life-part-4/) - AUDIO SYNOPSIS “The Lazyman’s Guide to Enlightenment” is another one of those mind-blowing books that you can read in less than two hours. The copy that I was given is actually a xerox copy of an original. Thaddeus Golas was into enlightenment, not money or fame. After this book became an underground sensation, major publishers tried - [Masters of Life 1 - Richard Bach](https://willbowen.com/masters-of-life-1-richard-bach/) - AUDIO https://WillBowen.podbean.com/mf/play/hegmj5/episode_audio_914FC9E5-94D2-4D49-9D01-0B98A7C46F72.m4a SYNOPSIS - [Masters of Life - Part 3](https://willbowen.com/masters-of-life-part-3/) - AUDIO SYNOPSIS Many of you know that I was NOT the person who came up with the idea of going 21 days in a row without complaining. That was Edwene Gaines In her book “The Four Spiritual Laws of Prosperity.” My addition was to add the purple bracelet as a mindfulness tool. Edwene Gaines - [IF - Part 17](https://willbowen.com/if-part-17/) - AUDIO https://WillBowen.podbean.com/mf/play/aed2n6/episode_audio_5DB04E28-1E86-48FC-959B-CB380DCB4294.m4a SYNOPSIS - [IF - Part 16](https://willbowen.com/if-part-16/) - AUDIO https://WillBowen.podbean.com/mf/play/2c2tij/episode_audio_0572E119-CE7F-49E4-BF44-E06E71A1D1B8.m4a SYNOPSIS - [IF- Part 15](https://willbowen.com/if-part-15/) - AUDIO https://WillBowen.podbean.com/mf/play/sfn2sh/episode_audio_E7EBDBCB-C50A-4FCA-B9BF-DAE75C67E1D7.m4a SYNOPSIS - [IF - Part 13](https://willbowen.com/if-part-13/) - AUDIO https://WillBowen.podbean.com/mf/play/zgwkzj/episode_audio_2EAC6308-E515-4E86-89C7-9CFE684DFCFC.m4a SYNOPSIS - [IF - Part 14](https://willbowen.com/if-part-14/) - AUDIO https://WillBowen.podbean.com/mf/play/p5cgk7/episode_audio_05D64D9C-CB1F-4552-9FBE-92750A9EABA4.m4a SYNOPSIS "If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue," Derren Brown, the Brittish mentalist recently did a documentary for Netflix where he used peer pressure in a real-life situation to convince a half-dozen people to push someone off a building to their death. That’s how much our good nature can - [IF - Part 12](https://willbowen.com/if-part-12/) - AUDIO https://WillBowen.podbean.com/mf/play/kctswg/episode_audio_C4DF498E-CD47-4CEA-B0E0-99D952E804E0.m4a SYNOPSIS - [IF - Part 11](https://willbowen.com/if-part-11/) - AUDIO https://WillBowen.podbean.com/mf/play/jahr9e/episode_audio_BE57BF45-208C-4ED9-8751-595AF4F9C454.m4a SYNOPSIS - [IF - Part 10](https://willbowen.com/if-part-10/) - AUDIO https://WillBowen.podbean.com/mf/play/uv59c8/episode_audio_B3B7D5D1-8E1A-44B6-8D24-2D8AEDE67629.m4a SYNOPSIS Personally, I don’t think I could be a politician. I’d probably say something like, “I believe that with the right combination of financial management and sensible tax cuts we can balance the budget.” Invariably, one side of the media would report my words as, “Bowen encourages responsible financial management” while another - [IF - Part 9](https://willbowen.com/if-part-9/) - AUDIO SYNOPSIS I think it was Zig Ziglar who said, "You don't know enough to be a pessimist." Zig meant that something that goes terribly wrong today can actually be the very thing that brings about something fantastic tomorrow. When we triumph over something or we experience a disaster, our ego tells us that the - [IF - Part 8](https://willbowen.com/if-part-8/) - AUDIO SYNOPSIS - [IF - Part 7](https://willbowen.com/if-part-7/) - AUDIO SYNOPSIS - [IF - Part 6](https://willbowen.com/if-part-6/) - AUDIO SYNOPSIS - [IF - Part 3](https://willbowen.com/if-part-3/) - AUDIO - [IF - Part 2](https://willbowen.com/if-part-2/) - AUDIO https://WillBowen.podbean.com/mf/play/z98chj/episode_audio_64EB0635-311D-4524-B7F8-FFA40B0E0776.m4a SYNOPSIS - [If - Part 1](https://willbowen.com/if-part-1/) - AUDIO SYNOPSIS - [IF - Part 4](https://willbowen.com/if-part-4/) - AUDIO SYNOPSIS When people are attacked, they respond. Even people who are naturally passive and non-confrontational will, when pushed hard enough, strike back. It’s a natural defense mechanism. We even do this when attacked with lies. Someone tells a lie about us and we become almost obsessed wanting to respond with lies about them. It’s - [IF - Part 5](https://willbowen.com/if-part-5/) - AUDIO SYNOPSIS People use the word “hate” far too often. - [JumpStart THE ONE KEY HABIT](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-one-key-habit/) - What if you have a bunch of things you want to improve? Maybe you want to quit smoking, lose weight, stop swearing, get more sleep, speak nicer to your kids, start exercising AND take up meditation. What do you do? Is there one core habit that would launch a chain reaction causing all of the other habits - [JumpStart GREAT SLEEP](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-great-sleep-2/) - 90% of what keeps people awake is the sqeak of the hamster wheel in their head. Various rodents of fear, worry and guilt spin the wheel in our heads until sleep is impossible. Well, here's how to quiet the wheel and get the deep restful sleep a champion like you needs. Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart SHORTCUTS TO JOY](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-shortcuts-joy/) - Here's one of life's simple lessons, in most cases, when you're in an uncomfortable situation you should do the LAST THING you think you want to do. Apologize when you're most angry. Exercise when you're very tired. Sit quietly when you're incredibly busy. Try the opposite is best approach. It will amaze you. Enjoy Today, - [JumpStart INSANITY](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-insanity/) - Become In-Sane— that is, sane from within. Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart CHAOS](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-chaos/) - Oh if only I didn't have any chaos in my life, people mutter and moan. Without chaos, the would BE NO LIFE. Chaos is what drives us to improve, to grow, to give, serve and be MORE. Give thanks for chaos. It's a good thing. - [JumpStart AUTHENTIC LIVING](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-authentic-living/) - FIRST— do the hardest thing a person can do, discover your own truth. SECOND— Live it; walk the talk. Every day, in every way live the truth of your highest self. The JumpStart Today question is: What great wisdom do you have that you are not putting into your life? Leave your response in the - [JumpStart REINCARNATION](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-reincarnation/) - Our Divine Purpose is to figure this life out. That is, figure out how to live the best we can for others and ourselves. Be reincarnated now into a new life by letting the stuff you did in the past go. The JumpStart Today question is: What are you going to do today that will - [JumpStart A FACEBOOK LIFE](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-facebook-life/) - When we surround ourselves with positive people either in life or on social media, we reap the benefits of their positive energy. The JumpStart Today question is: Who is the happiest, most positive person you know? Leave your response in the comments below. Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart FROG SANDWICHES](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-frog-sandwiches/) - If you want to master procrastination, the key is to understand the true cost of waiting versus the cost of taking action. If you’ve got something you need to handle, the pain of handling it will be much less than the aggregate pain of living with it day after day. The JumpStart Today question is: - [JumpStart TAKING GOD'S NAME IN VAIN](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-taking-gods-name-vain/) - Exodus 20:7 says “Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.” If we say something like, “God wouldn’t help me,” or, “This is too big even for God,” we limit God’s power to transform our lives... - [JumpStart LIKE ATTRACTS LIKE](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-like-attracts-like/) - We are drawn to people we THINK are like us. In reality, we are like everyone if we'll look beneath the surface. Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart CONSISTENT EFFORT](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-consistent-effort/) - Did you hear about the man who wrote the Bible? That is, the man who sat down and wrote out the entire Bible copying it by hand. How long do you think it took him to complete this monumental task? 10 years? A lifetime? No, it took just over a year and a half of - [JumpStart YOUR AUDIENCE](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-audience/) - [JumpStart YOUR iCAN](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-ican/) - When you leave the house today, remember your iPad, iPhone and iPod but, whatever you do, don't forget to bring your “iCan." When you say, "I can" do something, it's amazing how quickly you prove yourself right. - [JumpStart YOUR MIRROR NEURONS](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-mirror-neurons/) - In "I am the Walrus," John Lennon wrote, "I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together." We are all the same, yes, but more than that— we are connected at a subatomic level by neurons that mirror the feelings another person is having. Learn to use this - [Eliminate Your Word](https://willbowen.com/eliminate-word/) - Are you doing things because you "should"? Are you not doing something because you "can't"? Words define our lives. Change the words you use and improve your life. I'm on Day 2 today, headed to Portland, Oregon to speak to the Oregon Healthcare Financial Management Association, about Complaint Free Organizations. What day are you on? I - [JumpStart YOUR INDIVIDUALITY](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-individuality/) - Rapper Emenem wrote a lyric about his success, "I thought I was winning the lottery but it turned out I was winning a 'used me.'" "Be yourself" is much easier said than done especially given our penchant for following others. Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart EMOTIONAL RECALIBRATION](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-emotional-recalibration/) - [JumpStart CARVING YOUR MOUNTAIN](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-carving-mountain/) - One man, one dream, one literal mountain! Korczak Ziolkowski, a polish immigrant, lived his life toiling for something he knew he would never see. And yet, he began something important which will endure forever. What mountains are YOU carving? Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart READING](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-reading/) - "You are the same person today as you will be in five years save two things: (1) The people you meet, and, (2) The books you read. What are you reading? What are you becoming as a result? Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart HEALING OLD WOUNDS](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-healing-old-wounds/) - If we keep opening our wounds, they never heal. Many people live in constant pain because they are always dredging up past slights and hurts and reminding themselves that "life is awful" and that they've been wronged by others. We can stop being a victim when we realize that, many times, we are the - [JumpStart ACCEPTANCE](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-acceptance/) - My dog Jake make's a return visit to demonstrate the power of acceptance. Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart GROWING YOUNGER](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-growing-younger/) - 30 years ago I hung a poster of an incredibly fit guy in his sixties lifting weights. The caption reads,"Growing Old Isn't For Sissies." For more than a quarter, I looked at this poster realizing that I looked less and less like this guy every year. Finally, I gave fitness my absolute resolve and now - [JumpStart LIBERATION](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-liberation/) - Stop drinking the "If Only" whine. If life isn't the way you want it to be, MAKE it the way you want it. Do what you can, where you are, with what you have." Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart - Asking](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-asking/) - https://youtu.be/6Cj73Df118U I spent the first third of my professional life working in radio as an announcer, salesperson, and station manager. Radio is what is known as a “frequency“ medium. The purpose of radio is not to reach a lot of people at one time but rather to reach a smaller group of people over and - [JumpStart - Screen Addiction](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-screen-addiction/) - SYNOPSIS Here are some stats that will blow you away: The average American spends a whopping eleven hours every day staring at screens. When they are NOT looking at screens, most people receive 80+ daily notifications trying to draw them BACK to a screen. Our lives are becoming virtual — and that’s NOT a good - [JumpStart- Winning](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-winning-3/) - SYNOPSIS It’s not that most people fail to win — it’s that most people WANT TO WIN but fail to play the game. My daughter’s best friend — a HUGE football fan heard about contest to win a big-name NFL football player at your wedding. Most people would have considered the odds of winning too - [JumpStart - Believe in Yourself](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-believe-in-yourself/) - SYNOPSIS Most personal development programs come down to “Believe in yourself.” And, they miss a significant point: belief in ourselves is something we all already do. Often, with less than optimal results. The word belief means “something you have decided is true.” Belief is nothing more than an opinion — take that in, and opinions - [JumpStart - Overcoming Disappointment](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-overcoming-disappointment/) - SYNOPSIS Two nights ago I had the worst experience of my professional speaking career. When I got back to my hotel I was demoralized — even depressed. So, then what, right? In this JumpStart I share a very real (and painful experience) and how I got passed it. We all experience difficult experiences and we - [JumpStart - Water](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-water/) - SYNOPSIS The earth is 72% water. Our bodies are 72% water. To be healthy, our diets should be 72% water and yet most people exist on processed (waterless) foods. There are little things you can do today that you’ll barely notice that will get more water-based food in your diet and bring your health into - [JumpStart - Your Celebrity](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-your-celebrity/) - SYNOPSIS One day I was at the gym and everyone around me was in a total swoon. No, unfortunately, the were NOT swooning over me. Baseball great Albert Pujos was on the treadmill next to me and, actually, honestly not everyone was in a swoon. Not being a sports fan, I’d never heard of Pujos - [JumpStart- “N-O”](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-n-o/) - SYNOPSIS In yesterday’s JumpStart I shared with you the importance of continuing on even when with others telling you, “no.” Today, I’m going to flip this and talk about the importance of sticking to your own, “No.” (To quote Heath Ledger as the Joker in the movie “The Dark Knight,” “This is what happens when - [JumpStart- Other People’s Baggage](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-other-peoples-baggage/) - SYNOPSIS Everyone has a past and, for most of us, that past includes life-changing pain and sorrow. Like dents in a new car, these experiences can change us forever making it harder to connect with others in love and harmony. We know about our own past challenges and their impact on who we are but - [JumpStart- Exercise](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-exercise/) - SYNOPSIS Exercise improves the body but when it comes to exercising most people are caught up in their heads. In today’s JumpStart, we walk along the Xungpu River in Shanghai and discover some of the unique exercise habits of some early-risers. And, we take a look at how we can get all the exercise we - [JumpStart- Changing Course](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-changing-course/) - SYNOPSIS Did you know that airplanes always take off and land facing in whatever direction the wind is blowing? Resistance x speed = Lift And yet, sometimes the pilot finds that winds have changed and must change direction for takeoff or landing. We as individuals often find the winds of life changing and shifting and - [JumpStart- Your Name](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-your-name/) - SYNOPSIS Have you ever wondered why people shout “Geronimo” when they leap from an airplane? There’s actually a very good and historic reason for this. Geronimo, the venerable Apache medicine man and warrior once intentionally rode his horse off of a cliff shouting his name as he fell to what he was certain would be - [JumpStart- A Positive Spirit](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-a-positive-spirit/) - SYNOPSIS Every Buddhist temple I’ve visited in China or Taiwan has one thing in common and it might surprise you. It’s a barrier at the doorway to keep out negative spirits. Do you experience negative spirits? I know I do -- and we can learn something from the monks who built these temples. No matter - [JumpStart- Adventure](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-adventure-2/) - SYNOPSIS Helen Keller once said, “Life is either a daring adventure or is nothing.” Wow, can you imagine what an adventure Helen Keller’s life was? Deaf. Blind. Mute. The only sensorial inputs she had were taste and touch -- that was it. Even with our ability to see, hear, and speak most people don’t live - [JumpStart- The Front Row](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-the-front-row/) - SYNOPSIS In this JumpStart, I take you live and behind the scenes at one of my speaking gigs to share with you an important principle of life. Whether at church or at a conference, MOST people fill up the back rows first and only sit closer to the platform if there is no room at - [JumpStart - Quiet](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-quiet/) - SYNOPSIS Here’s a game: the next time you’re at the airport take a look around and count the number of people NOT on their smartphones. Thanks to smartphones, we never have to be bored, we can never be lost, we are drowning in both information and entertainment….and we’re miserable. Get away from tech on a - [JumpStart - Compassion By Proxy](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-compassion-by-proxy/) - SYNOPSIS The other day, I heard a snippet of a sermon about The Good Samaritan given by the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. King said, “The Samaritan chose not to do good by proxy.“ Wow, “chose not to do good by proxy.” That blew my mind. How often are we guilty of “doing - [JumpStart - Known Acquaintances](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-known-acquaintances/) - SYNOPSIS Consider this: researchers have found that fear in a society is directly proportionate to the number of “unknown strangers” perceived in that society. In other words, the more people around you that you don’t know, the more anxious you feel. This is why people in small towns where everyone knows each other are less - [JumpStart - The Ultimate Problem](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-the-ultimate-problem/) - SYNOPSIS There are things in life that, let’s be honest, really frighten us. And some of these things are super silly. The other day I faced one of these ultimate, “OMG, what if THIS ever happened?” problems, and I was surprised at how easily it was resolved. Have you noticed that problems are the INVERSE - [JumpStart - Trying](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-trying/) - SYNOPSIS Here’s one of my pet peeves: hearing someone say, “I’ve tried everything.” In almost every case, “I’ve tried everything” really means, “I tried one, maybe two things, and they didn’t work so I gave up. BUT, I don’t want to admit to being a quitter so I said I tried ‘everything’ while sighing exhaustedly - [JumpStart - Ethics](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-ethics/) - SYNOPSIS I just read about an amazing study that took place in Morocco. Researchers gave local merchants money and told them that they could either keep the cash or give it to charity. Remember, Morocco is an Islamic country and five times a day the call to worship bellows loudly on loudspeakers throughout the country. - [JumpStart - Crashing Your Pity Party](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-crashing-your-pity-party/) - SYNOPSIS Occasionally, I will get someone who challenges one of my Facebook posts. They don’t challenge its logic; they challenge its universality. They claim that they are an exception to whatever I have posted, and they always have lots of reasons as to why. These people simply don’t try, and their lives are one excuse - [JumpStart - Etch-a-Sketch Do-overs](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-etch-a-sketch-do-overs/) - SYNOPSIS I learned something interesting the other day about the classic toy known as an Etch-a-Sketch. When you draw on an Etch-a-Sketch you’re not actually drawing on the glass surface. What you are actually doing is ERASING the glass surface line by line. Here’s what I mean: when you shake an Etch-a-Sketch, you’re not shaking - [JumpStart - People Focus](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-people-focus/) - SYNOPSIS I’ve mentioned before that my daughter Starr is the most popular person I know. I’m not bragging--I had nothing to do with it; I just love sitting back and seeing how she magnetically draws people to her. The other day, she again demonstrated superpowers for me, and she didn’t even realize it. Today, I’m - [JumpStart - Shedding Your Burden](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-shedding-your-burden/) - SYNOPSIS Many people like to play the game where they ask, “If your house were about to be destroyed and you could take out only one thing, what would you keep?“ Perhaps it’s a good idea to play that same game with our responsibilities. Let’s say your life is about to change dramatically – – - [JumpStart - Zombies](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-zombies/) - SYNOPSIS What if someone else took over your body for 30 days? How would you then look, dress, move, feel at the end of that 30 days? Your life is like a ship and you are the captain of your ship -- you direct its course. Another captain might take the same ship to richer - [JumpStart - Responsibility](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-responsibility/) - SYNOPSIS Have you noticed this about heroes? They don’t do a lot of complaining. When something goes wrong--as it always must--a hero accepts what has happened and, more importantly, accepts responsibility for fixing the problem. We could learn a lot from our movie, literary, and even religious heroes when it comes to complaining vs taking - [JumpStart - Your Inner Velociraptor](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-your-inner-velociraptor/) - SYNOPSIS From the time you could walk, you have been enclosed. You were enclosed in a playpen, a home, a neighborhood, a schoolroom. And nowhere have you been more enclosed than in your own mind. In your mind, you have created fences around what you “can” and “cannot” do. Today, imagine those self-imposed barriers to - [JumpStart - How to Do Anything](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-how-to-do-anything/) - SYNOPSIS For most people, saying “I don’t know how… I don’t know how… I don’t know how…” is a closed loop that keeps them stuck. Whenever you need to do something and you don’t know how, there’s a very simple process: Google it Get started Don’t stop If you’re struggling, it’s because you’re not doing - [JumpStart - Fixing the Most Common Business Mistake](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-fixing-the-most-common-business-mistake/) - SYNOPSIS Having been on both sides of selling and buying many products and services over the years, I’ve noticed a common mistake business people make that limits their success. And because this mistake is so prevalent, if you begin to correct it you will receive a disproportionate amount of market share. In other words, you - [JumpStart - Premature Affirmations](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-premature-affirmations/) - SYNOPSIS The other day I was sitting on our deck, and I could hear our neighbors on either side enjoying the beautiful weather on their decks as well. In my mind I thought, “I love our neighbors.“ Now, some of you may know that has not always been the case. In fact, we had very - [JumpStart - Generosity](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-generosity/) - SYNOPSIS Have you ever wondered why it’s not healthy to envy other people? Envy sends out a vibration into the universe that YOU’RE not OK, that YOU’RE not enough, causing you to receive less and enjoy what you do receive even less. Being generous is not just about giving things away, it’s about being generous - [JumpStart - Feeling Like It](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-feeling-like-it/) - SYNOPSIS I’ve noticed a common difference between people who succeed compared to those who do not. Unsuccessful people are invariably waiting to feel like doing what it is they know they should do. Unsuccessful people wait until they feel like exercising to exercise, feel like dieting before they diet, feel like meditating before they meditate - [JumpStart - Gratitude](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-gratitude-4/) - SYNOPSIS Hedonic Adaptation explains so many things. Hedonic Adaptation may also explain why you struggle with being pessimistic. Hedonic Adaptation, you’ll remember, is a human being’s propensity to adapt to ongoing experiences. The best example is how the first bite of pizza always tastes better than the last. You adapt, and so each bite tastes - [JumpStart - Just a Little More](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-just-a-little-more/) - SYNOPSIS The other day as I walked into the gym I looked around and noticed the people who were there. Over the next hour as I did my exercise, I noticed many of them leaving and others showing up. What really caught my attention is that between the people who are in good shape as - [JumpStart - Magnanimity](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-magnanimity/) - SYNOPSIS I was recently listening to a podcast about Genghis Khan, and I learned some amazing things. Not a nice guy, ol’ Genghis, but he still offered some suggestions on how we can live and work better. For example, what do you think Genghis Khan did to an enemy soldier who shot his horse out - [JumpStart - Being Capable](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-being-capable/) - SYNOPSIS Everybody has some level of “learned helplessness.” When anything having to do with technology comes up, my wife’s mind goes blank and fails to function. For years, I hired other people to do the bookkeeping for our business even though they were basically letting software programs handle everything. Why? I’m not smart enough,” I - [JumpStart - What’s Eating You?](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-whats-eating-you/) - SYNOPSIS For years, I suffered from severe indigestion. I was already vegan, so I also cut out gluten, sugar, fried foods, anything I could think of, but every day it felt like someone was slowly sticking a hot poker into my chest. Doctors prescribed medications, I took supplements -- nothing worked. However, when I begin - [JumpStart - Empathy](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-empathy/) - SYNOPSIS Would you believe that in many cases guilt and empathy are proportional? Think about it – – a person who has very little empathy for others also has very little guilt about their impact on others. I know what you’re thinking and, yes, there is certainly the concept of having “too much guilt“ and - [JumpStart - Treading Softly](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-treading-softly/) - SYNOPSIS One of the more amazing things I have learned recently is how people naturally underestimate their own force and escalate to compensate for the perceived force of others. Check out this experiment: one person was asked to squeeze another person on the forearm. That person was then asked to squeeze the first person back - [JumpStart - Driving](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-driving/) - SYNOPSIS Many people complain about the lack of civility on social media these days. However, our penchant for attacking other people who are perceived to be somewhat removed from us is not a new thing. All you have to do is look at how drivers treat one another. One of the things I found most - [JumpStart - The Moralization Gap](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-the-moralization-gap/) - SYNOPSIS Here is one of the most interesting studies I have read. In an attempt to understand people‘s motives, behavioral scientists found that the crimes we as individuals commit we consider to be “justifiable and forgivable.“ When it comes to the crimes of other people, however, we consider those to be “unprovoked and grievous.” This - [JumpStart - Focus](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-focus-3/) - SYNOPSIS What the HECK was going on? It looked like kids had snuck up to my house and burned streaks onto the exterior. Not only that, the burn marks on the house were happening more frequently and huge scorches were appearing every day or so. The weird thing is that my security cameras weren’t catching - [JumpStart - Timing](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-timing/) - SYNOPSIS The other day I went to see my doctor for some antibiotics to treat a worsening upper respiratory infection. “I haven’t been sick in years,” I coughed. “I’m sorry you’re sick now,” she responded. “Oh NO!” I croaked. “This is the PERFECT time for me to get sick. I just finished a solid month - [JumpStart - Niyama #5 – ISHVARA PRANIDHANA](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-niyama-5-ishvara-pranidhana/) - SYNOPSIS When someone betrays you, disappoints you, or hurts you, you can rail against their behavior or you can, in time, surrender and move on. As you age you can be upset over your body changing and becoming weaker, less agile, and more fragile, or you can surrender to the aging process. To accept is - [JumpStart - Niyama #4 – SVADYAYA](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-niyama-4-svadyaya/) - SYNOPSIS Like most students drawn to psychology in college, I took Psych classes as a way to try and figure out my own insane family and the craziness I picked up just being a part of it. I still remember one of my first university psych classes when the professor taught us about the Johari - [JumpStart - Niyama #3 – TAPAS](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-niyama-3-tapas/) - SYNOPSIS No, I’m not talking about small dishes of Spanish food. As the third of the Hindu Niyamas (thou SHALT do this), Tapas refers to self-discipline -- to improving one’s self through deliberate mental, physical, and spiritual practice. Could you imagine what the world would be like if all cultures believed that to improve one’s - [JumpStart - Niyama #2 – SANTOSHA](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-niyama-2-santosha/) - SYNOPSIS As I’ve said many times before my favorite book of all time is Illusions by Richard Bach. The foreword for the book tells the story of a Messiah preaching to a crowd and the audience becoming so inspired that they swear, en masse, to do anything -- ANYTHING -- to serve God. To which - [JumpStart - Niyama #1 – SAUCHA](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-niyama-1-saucha/) - SYNOPSIS As I mentioned in previous JumpStarts, unlike the 10 commandments, which are a list of “Thou Shalt Nots,” the Hindu Yamas tell one what NOT to do and the Niyamas tells us what we SHOULD do. The first Niyama is SAUCHA - be pure. Purity in body, mind, heart, ethics, and intention. The rewards - [JumpStart - Yama #5 - APARIGRAHA](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-yama-5-aparigraha/) - SYNOPSIS “She’s got that Midas touch” someone says when a coworker scratches off her second winning lottery game card of the week. “Everything she touches turns to gold.” People use King Midas as an example of someone who was very lucky because literally everything he touched turned to gold. However, King Midas’s story is actually - [JumpStart - Yama #4 - BRAHMACAHRYA](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-yama-4-brahmacahrya/) - SYNOPSIS The fourth of the Hindu Yamas is BRAHMACAHRYA — appropriate sexuality. You might be wondering why so many religions put constraints on sexuality. For some, the primary main reason was so that priests could have no legitimate progeny. (I’ll explain why in the video.) Within the context of BRAHMACAHRYA we look at sex that - [JumpStart - Yama #3 - ASTEYA](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-yama-3-asteya/) - SYNOPSIS The third of the Hindu Yamas is ASTEYA — non-stealing. In the sense of this ancient tradition, not stealing means more than not taking people's stuff. It means not stealing their ideas, not stealing their good name by spreading gossip, not stealing their sense of self-worth by being critical, and more. When we begin - [JumpStart - Yama #2 - SATYA](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-yama-2-satya/) - SYNOPSIS The second of the Hindu Yamas is SATYA — truthfulness. Whenever we consider truthfulness we must remember that the idea of “brutal honesty“ is a myth. There is brutality. And, there is honesty. The two cannot go together. We can be honest with others without being hurtful. How can you begin to be more - [JumpStart - Yama #1 - AHIMSA](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-yama-1-ahimsa/) - SYNOPSIS Many people are familiar with the 10 Commandments. However, most Westerners are not familiar The Yamas and Niyamas, which are the Hindu guides o the ideal conduct. Unlike the 10 Commandments, which are just a list of “ don’ts,” the Yamas and Niyamas are a list of both “dos” and “don’ts”. Today, let’s begin - [To You; Love God Tuesday - Opportunities](https://willbowen.com/to-you-love-god-tuesday-opportunities/) - SYNOPSIS Ann Landers famously said, “Problems are opportunities in work clothes.” If you look back on your life, you’ll probably find many times when something went wrong; then, as a result you discovered something that could be SIGNIFICANTLY improved — something you’d never have seen without the problem guiding you to the opportunity. The challenge - [JumpStart - Maintaining Focus](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-maintaining-focus/) - SYNOPSIS Just the day I was in my hometown of Columbia, South Carolina and I was staying at an Airbnb near the University of South Carolina when I heard some disconcerting news. My fraternity, Sigma Chi had been kicked off the USC campus for a minimum of six years. When I asked a friend what - [JumpStart- Cursing](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-cursing/) - SYNOPSIS Most people curse — worldwide, a preponderance of human beings curse when they’re upset (or more often). Cursing has been called the cause of language as well as a replacement for crying. But what is cursing, why do we curse, and how could we (or should we) get ourselves to stop? Believe it or - [JumpStart - Parental Evolution](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-parental-evolution/) - SYNOPSIS Historical evidence proves that, contrary to what you see on the news, human beings are becoming more peaceful and less violent over time. It’s simple stats. You can see it very simply in the idea of not spanking children, which was OK with more than 3/4 of people just 40 years ago but is - [JumpStart - The Sandman](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-the-sandman/) - SYNOPSIS Currently, my favorite podcast is “Stuff You Should Know“ because I love learning and these guys teach you so much IN a very short period of time. Recently, they did an episode on the origin of the Sandman. It’s amazing how children stories were once horrific and are now far more gentle. And yet, - [To You; Love God Tuesday - No There There](https://willbowen.com/to-you-love-god-tuesday-no-there-there/) - SYNOPSIS Gertrude Stein said it best, “When you get there, there is no there there.” Our very existence impacts the reality around us making everything we do important and, in a global scheme, ultimately important. Perhaps people of all religions believe in a heaven — surely, their MUST me a place where everything is whole, - [JumpStart - Your Intention Span](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-your-intention-span/) - SYNOPSIS You’ve probably heard the old saying “ inch by inch, anything is a cinch.“ In other words, you don’t have to make great leaps towards your goal, you just need to make consistent small steps. Unfortunately, I’ve discovered that most people have what I call a “short intention span.” They start strong and end - [JumpStart - The BullyCam](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-the-bullycam/) - VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS What do you do if you’re getting lousy service, or even bullying treatment from a customer service person? Please have an amazing day and I tried something. And it worked great! In this post, and share with you what happened, what I learned, and how you can implement it to make sure - [JumpStart - Your Plane](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-your-plane/) - VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS Back when I was taking flying lessons, one of the things that struck me was how careful my instructor lives in making sure that someone is always in control flying the plane. If he wanted to show me something, he would often say, “give me the plane.“ After the instruction, he would - [JumpStart - The Traveller’s Creed](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-the-travellers-creed/) - VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS Because I travel so much, and because travel is so stressful I’ve written out this little reminder which I read every time I’m driving to the airport. Perhaps, when you travel via plane you’ll find peace in this as well. I am about to get into a flying, compressed tube with a - [To You; Love God Tuesday - Nature’s Changes](https://willbowen.com/to-you-love-god-tuesday-natures-changes/) - VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS As many of you know, I live on a small lake near Kansas City and last summer we had a severe drought. The lake was down more than 30 feet and some residents were certain the lake would never come up again. This year, you guessed it, we’ve had a deluge of - [JumpStart - Your Highest Self](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-your-highest-self/) - VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS Something that I've tried to figure out for years is “Why does our ego kick in when they’re tired and they are hungry." Beyond the physiological impact, what causes us to become easily angered when we are hungry or tired? I totally buy in to the idea that each of us is - [JumpStart - Being Less Sorry](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-being-less-sorry/) - VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS By now, I hope you’ve realized the power of an apology. “I’m sorry” has built more bridges than the US Army core of engineers. Today, I want to inspire you to say “I’m sorry” less. Yes, LESS. How? By setting an intention to do more noble things. By constraining your tongues, by - [JumpStart - Overcoming Fear](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-overcoming-fear/) - VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS I love this true story about the human penchant for worry. Larry David, the creator of “Seinfeld“ and “curb your enthusiasm“ was working as a cab driver in New York City before his big break. David once told the story of someone getting out of his cab and him being struck with - [JumpStart - Possibilities](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-possibilities/) - VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS The other day I was passing through an airport and stopped in at a restaurant in one of the terminals. The hostess told me that there were several vegan options both on and off the menu that I would enjoy so I sat down to eat. Unfortunately, my server looked at the - [To You; Love God Tuesday - Belief](https://willbowen.com/to-you-love-god-tuesday-belief/) - VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS Many times people have said to me, “I wish I had more belief” to which I always think, “It’s not the quantity but the quality of the belief that matters. You were born with all the “belief” you’re ever going to have — think of it as pie. The question is, how - [JumpStart- Problems](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-problems-2/) - VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS Did you know that many film critics consider “Jaws“ to be the greatest movie of all time? And yet, the filming of “Jaws" was plagued with problems. The biggest issue was a mechanical shark that rarely seemed to work and, when it did, looked fake on camera. These problems forced Steven Spielberg - [JumpStart - Positive Thinking](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-positive-thinking-2/) - VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS Today, let’s delve deeper into “positive thinking.“ The word “positive“ literally means “that which is present.“ “Negative“ means “that which is absent." Negative thinking is focused on what’s missing whereas positive thinking is focused on what's present. When you’re thinking positively, you’re not being Pollyanish--you’re actually being real. That is, you’re dealing - [JumpStart - Complaining Properly](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-complaining-properly/) - VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS As you probably know, I’m not anti-complaining. Rather, I’m pro healthy communication, which means speaking directly and only to the person who can resolve a problem. If you’re going to send a complaint to someone, the ultimate goal is to get that person to help resolve your issue. So, here's some tips - [JumpStart - Your I’s](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-your-is/) - VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS Take a look at a typical email and notice how many sentences begin with the first-person pronoun, “I.” This is NOT effective communication. You, and everyone else, look at the world through the eyes of “what’s important to me?" Therefore, using the word “you“ catches people's attention and engages them. People tolerate - [To You; Love God Tuesday - Prayer(?)](https://willbowen.com/to-you-love-god-tuesday-prayer/) - VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS George Carlin raised a pretty solid question when he asked why people should pray to a divine being that already has an unchangeable divine plan in place. In other words, isn’t prayer just commenting on the movie unfolding in front of you? Not really. Many great theologians have said that prayer may - [JumpStart - Changing the world](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-changing-the-world/) - VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS It’s amazing how many people try to change other people‘s behaviors by making them wrong. We don’t get others to change through harassment, we get them to change by making them WANT the change. To change others, become a role model and not a rule enforcer. Remember the old saying, “A person - [JumpStart - “I like that, and…”](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-i-like-that-and/) - VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS Here’s a helpful little suggestion… When you’re discussing something with someone and trying to reach a consensus, after the person makes their suggestions respond with, “I like that and…“ Many times, our natural response is to skip over areas of agreement and jump on what we don’t like, with “But..“, which negates - [JumpStart - No Criticism](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-no-criticism/) - VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS The Complaint Fee challenge is more than just to go 21 days in a row without complaining, it's also to not criticize or gossip during for that length of time. Lately, I’ve been working on the demon “criticism" because I don’t seem to have it licked. It seems that what I consider - [JumpStart - Emotional Manipulation](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-emotional-manipulation/) - VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS In my years of struggling to better communicate with other people, I’ve witnessed a common ploy used by many couples, parents, even friends during a flight. It’s called “emotional manipulation" and it often sounds like this, “You’re right — I’m no good! Everything is my fault! If only you were with someone - [To You; Love God Tuesday - Depersonalizing Problems](https://willbowen.com/to-you-love-god-tuesday-depersonalizing-problems/) - VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS You’re not going to believe this but while I was reading today’s To You; Love God entry to write this, I accidentally knocked over my 32 OZ igloo mug SOAKING my computer keyboard with water. And, when you watch today’s video you’ll know why this is HILARIOUS because it’s all about not - [JumpStart - Sincere Apologies](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-sincere-apologies/) - VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS The other day I received an email from someone who had been irritated by one of my blog posts. I read her concerns carefully and crafted a response that began, “I’m sorry you were upset by what I said.“ After I sent the email, I realized that I had not really apologized. - [JumpStart- Stuff Happens](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-stuff-happens/) - VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS When I deliver a speech, I like to blow up the myth of positive thinking. “Most people believe Positive Thinking means ‘Everything will always turn our great every time,’ right?” I say. “Well, that’s not positive thinking -- that’s STUPID thinking because every single day of your life SOMETHING goes wrong.” When - [JumpStart- Explore](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-explore/) - VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS When I was a kid, I wanted to be a jungle explorer when I grew up. I imagined myself stomping along in boots, sporting a pith helmet, wearing shorts and a vest both festooned with pockets to hold my maps. Forget the jungle! As an adult, I now see that the least - [JumpStart- Your Playlist](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-your-playlist/) - VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS In the wonderful biography “Steve Jobs,” the author tells of a marketing scheme used to sell the original Ipods. Although not the first mp3 player, the Ipod had the wheel and that tactile feel made people fall in love with it and load their Ipods with thousands of songs. At Apple HQ - [To You Love God Tuesday- Believe](https://willbowen.com/to-you-love-god-tuesday-believe/) - VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS As you probably know, I began a daily devotional email more than ten years ago that I pretended was from God. Blasphemous? Maybe. But I wanted readers to truly be open and not ascribe the words to any human person. I sent out those emails for more than 7 years until we - [JumpStart- Roar](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-roar/) - VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS A few years ago, one of my publishers, Brilliance Audio, brought me to Michigan in February to record my latest book “Happy This Year.” The car service picked me up at the airport and took me straight to the studio where we had an intense 3 days of recording planned. Somehow, between - [JumpStart- Sweet tooth](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-sweet-tooth/) - VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS Believe it or not, my mother used to blame her weight struggles on her mouth. “I just have such a sweet tooth,” she’d say in her delicate southern drawl. Many people have told me that they, too, are afflicted with a “sweet tooth” and yet, having been one of those people myself - [JumpStart- Feeling Sorry for Yourself](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-feeling-sorry-for-yourself/) - VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS What if, rather than feeling sorry for yourself when something painful happened, you instead began to work to resolve this situation as best as you could? Look, whatever is upsetting you, you’re going to get over it so why not do it now and feel free? The pain of most experiences lingers - [JumpStart- Gratitude](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-gratitude-3/) - VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS Many people misquote the bible saying, “For all things give thanks.” That’s not correct — it’s not FOR all things give thanks, it’s IN all things give thanks. In other words, you’re not expected to be grateful for everything that happens, rather, you're supposed to be grateful overall. I had this point - [To You Love God Tuesday- Release 4](https://willbowen.com/to-you-love-god-tuesday-release-4/) - VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS I think the reason so many people love zombies is that we, as human beings, can relate to walking around half dead. John Lennon was never more spot on than when he observed, “Life is what happens while you’re busy making other plans.” As we work, plan, and dream life slips silently - [JumpStart- Go For It](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-go-for-it/) - VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS It’s amazing how many opportunities surround us that we rationalize letting slip through our grasp. Recently, I was at a convention of professionals and was surprised to see every single one of them miss a blatant opportunity right in front of them. In this video, I share why we fail to take - [JumpStart- Who Decides?](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-who-decides/) - VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS Restaurant portion sizes in the United States (and elsewhere) have gotten much larger over the years in an attempt to convey value. Unfortunately, this shift has lead to super-sized people who are unhealthy. It’s amazing the little decisions about ourselves that we relinquish to other people from restaurant portion sizes to the - [JumpStart- Journaling](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-journaling/) - VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS Have you noticed that most really successful people sit down and write their thoughts, plans, dreams, discoveries and problems? Throughout history great people have left a diary of some sort not so much for posterity but as a tool to work out what is, in many cases, their own madness. I was - [JumpStart- Your Load](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-your-load/) - VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS Ginger was a dog who showed up at our home one day and took up permanent residence. Ginger had obviously been abused in the past and was always nervous and anxious. She would cower whenever you went to pet her out of fear that you might hit her. Teddy, on the other - [To You Love God Tuesday- Release 3](https://willbowen.com/to-you-love-god-tuesday-release-3/) - VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS There is a sad truth about dogs. Back when scientific experiments were often quite cruel, in one study dogs were placed into cages that were randomly electrified painfully shocking the dogs. (I told you it was cruel.) The researchers found that when the dogs were released from their shocking cages and then - [JumpStart- Time](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-time/) - VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS Hedonic adaptation explains why our first bite of pizza always tastes better than your last. If it didn’t, we might continue eating nonstop. Hedonic adaptation also helps us put life’s pain and struggles into perspective because over time even the most painful wound can sting a lot less. Consider how time gives - [JumpStart- Faith](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-faith/) - VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS A few decades ago something happened to me that test the power of my belief system to the limits and in that test I learned something. Want to hear an AMAZING story of faith? Then, check out this video. Faith is like a super power but it only kicks in when we - [To You Love God Tuesday- Release 2](https://willbowen.com/to-you-love-god-tuesday-release-2/) - VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS Rarely are we ready to let go of things we need to release. And, until we release them, we can’t make way for something new -- something better. The pain of loss is often filled with renewed hope and optimism -- but, it takes time. Consider the things you’ve let go -- - [JumpStart- Types of People](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-types-of-people/) - VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS Mark Twain humorously observed that there are 2 types of people, those who divide people into types and those who do not. I’ve always thought this was super funny given all the ways we attempt to slice ourselves into categories. Personally, I HAVE noticed a split in people between those who are - [JumpStart- Dancing](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-dancing/) - VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS There’s a great scene in of the first seasons of Saturday Night Live wherein the restaurant serving, “cheeseburgers, cheeseburgers, cheeseburgers” burns to the ground. And, John Belushi’s character who loses everything in the fire, is asked, “What do we do now?” Belushi steps out from behind the charred counter and says with - [JumpStart- Focus](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-focus-2/) - VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS When I was 16, I took driving lessons from a driving instructor. I’d been driving for over a year and because I’d had a couple of accidents my dad wanted me to undergo training by a professional. The instructor and I only had one lesson because I only had one problem to - [JumpStart - Genius](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-genius/) - VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS I just finished reading “Steve Jobs“ by Walter Isaacson. We all know of Jobs’ huge successes and how he has impacted our lives. However, it was in his catastrophic failures and how he then turned them back into successes that Jobs’ genius really shines. For example, Job’s childish insistence that MacBooks have - [JumpStart - Playing the Game](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-playing-the-game/) - VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS We all know the saying “Play the cards you’re dealt.” Unfortunately, as the Buddha said, “To know and not to do is not yet to know.“ Nobody is dealt a perfect hand — ever. Most people sit and complain about their cards and never play! It’s as simple as drawing and discarding. - [JumpStart - The Relationship Experiment](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-the-relationship-experiment/) - VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS Is your desire to have a relationship that’s: Loving Passionate Happy Growing Monogamous Stimulating Co-Equal Storybook perfect in every way? Great! Welcome to the experiment. The Disney-fied ideal of romance that such has been the norm is a myth perpetuated upon children by the very people who know it’s a lie. Nonetheless, - [To You; Love God - Release 2](https://willbowen.com/to-you-love-god-release-2/) - VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS Today’s message could well be titled, “Why do good people have bad parents?” Having great parents puts you ahead in life – – there’s no denying that. But why do some parents fall short? And, if your parents fell short what can you do about it? Today we explore answers to both - [JumpStart - Friends](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-friends/) - VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS I recently did a Jumpstart on how social media can actually make us less happy – – in fact some reports state that social media is worse on our health than smoking. When I first began the dabble in Facebook my goal was to have as many “friends“ as possible. “Friends“ became - [JumpStart - The Dogooders Lie](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-the-dogooders-lie/) - VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS “When I win the lottery, I’m going to give most of it to charity.“ “When I retire, I’m going to help my community.“ “When my life gets better and less stressful, I’ll start helping those around me more.“ Yeah—right. I call this the The Dogooders Lie. It’s a way of placating your - [JumpStart - Learning](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-learning/) - VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS When I’m lying on my deathbed, I hope someone hands me a book titled, “7 Ways to Live Longer.“ LOL! I’m really serious about this – – no matter where I am or what is going on I want to learn more to improve the situation. How about you? I have found - [JumpStart - Comparisons](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-comparisons/) - VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS What do Facebook and a Korean prison have in common? Well, during the Korean War there was a prison famous for breaking the spirits of captured prisoners. The guards discovered that if they only let mail come to the prisoners that contained bad news – – no news that reported good events - [To You; Love God - Release 1](https://willbowen.com/to-you-love-god-release-1/) - VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS Have you considered some of the uses for the word “stage?“ We both stand on stages and pass through stages in our lives. And in both cases, we are playing roles. Let’s explore the roles we play in the stages we both stand on and move through today. And, let’s enjoy our - [JumpStart - In(ner)Security 4](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-innersecurity-4/) - VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS One of the great benefits of attending weight watchers or Alcoholics Anonymous is hearing that you are not alone in our struggles. When it comes to our problems, we can become very isolationist – – “no one can understand.”. This is the ego’s way of trapping you in the problem. Remembering that - [JumpStart - In(ner)Security 1](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-innersecurity-1/) - VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS I remember it like it was yesterday. My first wife, whom I thought was my one and only love, told me that she and I were through. When I pleaded to know why she responded, “You’re just too insecure.“ My ex hasn’t been the only person to accuse me of being insecure - [JumpStart - In(ner)Security 3](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-innersecurity-3/) - VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS Believe it or not, inner security and outer security go hand-in-hand. As you work to develop your inner security, you will attract people who will support you. As you seek out people who support you, you begin to feel secure. Today let’s look at how we can create a security loop to - [JumpStart - In(ner)Security 2](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-innersecurity-2/) - VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS What does it mean to be insecure? And, why are some people insecure in the extreme while others seem fairly unaffected by it. Today were going to talk about the concept of insecurity, where it comes from, and how to begin to feel the inner security we all crave. - [To You; Love God Tuesday - Love Part 3](https://willbowen.com/to-you-love-god-tuesday-love-part-3/) - VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS Prayer is a collaborative effort. Prayer is not a football that we hand off to God and it’s no longer in our possession. For prayer to be answered we need to maintain faith and effort. In today’s JumpStart, let me share a fanciful scenario where God responds to the very act of - [JumpStart - HOW you do something](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-how-you-do-something/) - VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS We used to have horses for trailriding. Once, my horse developed colic and we called the vet to come out at 2 o’clock in the morning. Although we had awoken him from sleep, the vet showed up with a smile on his face and proceeded to do some of the most unsavory - [JumpStart - Helping Others](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-helping-others/) - VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS Back when I was a minister, I would often conclude funerals by encouraging those attending to do something good for someone else within 24 hours of the funeral as a way of honoring in the deceased person. Why? Because it made the grieving people feel better! It took the focus off of - [To You; Love God Tuesday - Love Part 2](https://willbowen.com/to-you-love-god-tuesday-love-part-2/) - VIDEO AUDIO SYNOPSIS What is love? How do you encapsulate something so broad sweeping as love? And if God were to speak on love, what would God say? In today’s JumpStart, I attempt to answer that question as poetically as I can. I hope you find it uplifting. - [JumpStart - Gratitude](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-gratitude-2/) - Video Audio Synopsis Gratitude is the expressway to happiness and enlightenment. Gratitude shifts your focus from darkness to light. Gratitude shortens the pain of loss and increases feelings of joy. Gratitude is infinitely powerful and yet so often overlooked. It’s like we need a reminder just to be grateful from time to time, right? Well, - [JumpStart - Setpoints](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-setpoints/) - Video Audio Synopsis The other day, I was listening to a radio show on the science of losing weight. A weight loss expert from Harvard University spoke at length about weight “set points” -- those internal thermostats our body just seem to magically gravitate toward. It occurred to me that we have set points in - [JumpStart - Passion](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-passion/) - Video Audio Synopsis You know, I keep coming back to the theme of passion for a reason -- passion is VITAL. Having SOMETHING that stokes your fire and gets you going is critical to feeling engaged, happy, and successful. And your passion doesn’t have to be world-changing. I’m building a 20’ water sculpture in my - [To You; Love God_ Tuesday - Love Part 1](https://willbowen.com/to-you-love-god_-tuesday-love-part-1/) - Video Audio Synopsis Let me give a metaphor… Love is water. Resistance is oil. Love and resistance simply don’t mix. To love is not idealize, romanticize, or worship. To truly love is to accept, and in your acceptance to cast hope over the situation rather than fear. Be open to what is and you may - [JumpStart - Pertinacity](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-pertinacity/) - Video Audio Synopsis The other day I was listening to an interview with Herb Kelleher the founder of Southwest Airlines. Southwest is the only airline to have posted a profit every single year in its history. In fact, for decades, Southwest was the most profitable company in the United States. When the journalist asked Kelleher - [Jumpstart - Staying Successful](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-staying-successful/) - Video Audio Synopsis The #1 cause of failure for successful people is to stop doing what made them successful in the first place. And yet, it's surprisingly easy to give up on what’s working -- simply because it IS working. No problem means no motivation; which means no constructive action. Our minds are scattered and - [Jumpstart - Sleep](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-sleep-2/) - Video Audio Synopsis Scientists are only just beginning to understand the healing power of sleep. Sleep is to your brain what being put into a dishwasher is to a dirty dish — it sends cleansing waves across your brain removing what’s unnecessary while arranging and archiving what is. A person who gets GOOD QUALITY sleep - [Jumpstart - Progress](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-progress/) - Video Audio Synopsis Did you know that when the telephone was introduced, angry protesters actually pulled down phone poles around the country? And, when cars became common on rural roads people sat on their porches and fired shots at them as they passed. Today, people throw Lime and Bird scooters into dumpsters and even off - [“To You; Love God" Tuesday - Awaken Part 3](https://willbowen.com/to-you-love-god-tuesday-awaken-part-3/) - Video Audio Synopsis Did you ever seen the Disney movie short “Lambert?” Lambert is a lion cub raised by sheep. He eats grass and hops along the meadow with the other lambs until one day a wild lion shows up to attack the herd. Lambert starts to bleat in fear along with his brothers and - [Jumpstart - Repurposing](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-repurposing/) - Video Audio Synopsis Let’s say you own a company that bakes pies and you’re selling thousands of pies every week. Then, you're shocked to discover that your customers are gobbling down your pies (or even throwing them away) so they can play with the packaging the pie comes in! What would you do? Or, let’s - [JumpStart - Your Potential](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-your-potential/) - Video Audio Synopsis My wife and I love our home. It sits on a quiet, neighborhood lake just 12 minutes from downtown KC and only 7 minutes from the airport. Our home is unique, stylish and has sweeping views of the lake. BUT… there’s a problem! For several years now, our hot water heater has - [JumpStart- Struggling with depression](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-struggling-with-depression/) - Video Audio Synopsis It’s kind of trendy today for celebs to talk about their struggle with depression. I’ve talked about my own issues with depression some but in this message, I lay it out and hopefully provide you with some advice for staving off the monster that threatens to eat many of us alive if - [JumpStart - Overcoming Limitations](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-overcoming-limitations/) - Video Audio Synopsis I recently finished a 21-part JumpStart series titled “Masters of Life” in which I celebrated great teachers whose impact had created a lasting, positive impact on my life. If you missed it, go back and check it out. One of the Masters to whom I paid homage was Richard Bach, author of - [To You; Love God Tuesday - Awaken Part 2](https://willbowen.com/to-you-love-god_-tuesday-awaken-part-2/) - Video Audio Synopsis Today is our second “To You; Love, God” Tuesday based on my daily devotional by the same name. Which came first? The smile or happiness? The answer might surprise you. There is a dance between our emotions and our bodies where it’s often hard to tell who’s leading and who’s following. If - [JumpStart - New Years Resolutions Revisited](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-new-years_-resolutions-revisited/) - Video Audio Synopsis Why do we set New Years Resolutions and why do we fail at keeping them? Setting a New Years resolution kicks off a rush of endorphins in our bloodstream— just like a runner’s high. And, the bigger the resolution (or the more of them there are), the bigger the high we get. - [“To You; Love God" Tuesday - Awaken Part 1](https://willbowen.com/to-you-love-god-tuesday-awaken-part-1/) - Audio I’m super excited to announce a series within a series for 2019. My book “To You Love God” is a daily devotional with a unique perspective. In the audio and video of this post, I explain the history of the book but the concept is as if God were speaking directly to you every - [JumpStart - Stabbing Your Problems With a Pen](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-stabbing-your-problems-with-a-pen/) - [embedyt] https://youtu.be/LwF3OPL6Rw0 [/embedyt] Our ego minds are always trying to convince us that we have more problems than we think we do. This overwhelms us and makes it easier to control. To break free we have to put our problems into perspective and the best way to do that is to stab them with a - [Masters of Life 2 - Earl Nightingale](https://willbowen.com/masters-of-life-2-earl-nightingale/) - VIDEO https://youtu.be/U805baHv380 AUDIO https://WillBowen.podbean.com/mf/play/juvb7j/episode_audio_4148E862-85F9-43C4-B96E-D3A2F0E34750.m4a SYNOPSIS Known as the “The Dean of The School of Motivation,” Earl Nightingale touched millions of lives. And, I don’t just mean as the voice of the Jello commercials on the Jack Benny Show. Nightingale’s “Strangest Secret” was the first spoken word recording ever to earn in excess of a million dollars - [Love is - Part 26](https://willbowen.com/8990-2/) - VIDEO https://youtu.be/X90SA1pgm3U AUDIO https://WillBowen.podbean.com/mf/play/czzpdp/episode_audio_C22C9BA9-8D9D-4674-89BB-22FBF5E3E048.m4a SYNOPSiS And now these three remain Faith, Hope, and Love. But the greatest of these if love. Paul wrote this letter to the people of Corinth (located in what we’d now call south-central Greece) where he’d founded a church just a few years previous. So, as we conclude this series let’s perhaps - [Love is - Part 25](https://willbowen.com/8973-2/) - VIDEO https://youtu.be/fAp1L9SveAc AUDIO SYNOPSIS Life is a mirror. What you see when you look out of your eyes is different than what I or anyone else sees. Because, you see what hs first inside of you. If inside of you there is beauty and joy and peace, then you’ll see that when you look into - [Love is - Part 24](https://willbowen.com/love-is-part-24/) - VIDEO https://youtu.be/eSyJNoKUF1w AUDIO SYNOPSIS My great mentor, Earl Nightingale, told a great story of two men who nearly collided at an intersection. One of the men was in his 20s and the other was in his 70s. Following the near collision, the old man screamed and cursed at the younger man. The young man - [Love is - Part 23](https://willbowen.com/love-is-part-23/) - Think about being a loving person as a bracelet. The bracelet is comprised of beautiful beads with names like patience, kindness, understanding, forgiveness, restraint, and more. The beads are all connected. So, what happens when one bead — just one, is missing? That’s right, the bracelet falls off. To be loving is to strive for - [Love is - Part 22](https://willbowen.com/love-is-part-22/) - VIDEO https://youtu.be/0t7Jw7yWk-M AUDIO https://WillBowen.podbean.com/mf/play/5kgsnt/episode_audio_C584F968-02A5-4BBD-AB51-D4211D321DA1.m4a SYNOPSIS You probably like to learn, am I right? I'm always listening to a podcast or an audiobook that will help expand my knowledge. Why? Because knowledge is power and you never know when some obscure fact you learned will help your life go along a little smoother and a little - [Love is - Part 20](https://willbowen.com/love-is-part-20/) - VIDEO https://youtu.be/k8UHSvplzOU AUDIO https://WillBowen.podbean.com/mf/play/f2399p/episode_audio_0AD7ED02-6E05-48E3-AA2E-190FF9ED14E6.m4a SYNOPSIS First Corinthian’s 13 is one of the most beautiful pieces of writing in all literature that is why it is read it most weddings. We now move into what I call Act 3 of this beautiful passage from the Christian Bible. Now that we have found out what love is, - [Love is - Part 21](https://willbowen.com/love-is-part-21/) - VIDEO https://youtu.be/pmMcyQ1OvDQ AUDIO https://WillBowen.podbean.com/mf/play/n5q4pq/episode_audio_D0B2037A-E86F-48D0-8647-6AE2CFE64D87.m4a SYNOPSIS Everyone wants a crystal ball to see into the future. This is not only true today, but it was also true 2,000 years ago when Paul penned his first letter to the people at the church he founded in Corinth. Back then, people REALLY believed that the future is an - [Love is - Part 18](https://willbowen.com/love-is-part-18/) - VIDEO https://youtu.be/LfvFjurIuDA AUDIO [podbean resource="episode=hygdv-9cd4a3" type="audio-rectangle" height="100" skin="11" btn-skin="101" auto="0" share="1" fonts="Helvetica" download="1" rtl="0"] SYNOPSIS You’ve probably heard the old quote “perseverance is omnipotent.” Perseverance is All-Powerful — anything can be achieved when fueled by perseverance. Remember that to persevere means to continue on in a course or path regardless of discouragement or difficulty. “Discouragement and - [You Have Entered A Complaint Free Zone!](https://willbowen.com/entered-complaint-free-zone/) - Create your own COMPLAINT FREE ZONE! Where do you complain the most? Your office, your car, your dining room? Now you can create your own COMPLAINT FREE ZONE by downloading this free poster and posting it wherever you wish to be Complaint Free! PRINTABLE POSTER>>> - [Love is - Part 19](https://willbowen.com/love-is-part-19/) - VIDEO https://youtu.be/79mjKHWcWiU AUDIO [podbean resource="episode=bfsdq-9cd4af" type="audio-rectangle" height="100" skin="11" btn-skin="101" auto="0" share="1" fonts="Helvetica" download="1" rtl="0"] SYNOPSIS The great motivational speaker Jim Rohn who said, “A true friend is someone who finds out you’re wrongly accused in a Mexican prison and does everything they can do get you out. And, they keep at it as long as - [Love is - Part 17](https://willbowen.com/love-is-part-17/) - VIDEO https://youtu.be/iEwoB59IOSk AUDIO [podbean resource="episode=i5ca3-9cd48c" type="audio-rectangle" height="100" skin="1" btn-skin="107" auto="0" share="1" fonts="Helvetica" download="1" rtl="0"] SYNOPSIS 17 years ago, my mom had a massive heart attack. One doctor described it as, “One half of her heart seems to be blown out like a little bomb exploded.” And yet, over time she showed little signs of improvement - [Love is - Part 15](https://willbowen.com/love-is-part-15/) - VIDEO https://youtu.be/5DKY3EoEw5w AUDIO [podbean resource="episode=eq7tu-9cbab1" type="audio-rectangle" height="100" skin="1" btn-skin="107" auto="0" share="1" fonts="Helvetica" download="1" rtl="0"] SYNOPSIS Safety is a top need for people everywhere. To feel safe, we must feel protected. To love someone, therefore, is to protect them—to make them feel safe. To love and be loved, there must be safety felt between you. Learn - [Love is - Part 16](https://willbowen.com/love-is-part-16/) - VIDEO https://youtu.be/OgfPda8EOP0 AUDIO [podbean resource="episode=qypdj-9cbac9" type="audio-rectangle" height="100" skin="1" btn-skin="107" auto="0" share="1" fonts="Helvetica" download="1" rtl="0"] SYNOPSIS Trust is difficult for most people — and for good reason. Most people have been betrayed at some point in their lives and the sting it leaves in one's soul is hard to overcome. And yet as this passage explains, - [Love is - Part 13](https://willbowen.com/love-is-part-13/) - VIDEO https://youtu.be/W5tHmQo-8zg AUDIO https://willbowen.podbean.com/e/love-is-part-13-1539729435 SYNOPSIS Love keeps no record of wrongs. Seriously. A loving person is not a someone who maintains a litany of grievances against those they love. They let the past go. A loving person does not keep a list of past mistakes but, rather, lives and loves moment to moment understanding that - [Love is - Part 14](https://willbowen.com/love-is-part-14/) - VIDEO https://youtu.be/-F-Bc6bN2ao AUDIO https://willbowen.podbean.com/e/love-is-part-14/ SYNOPSIS "Love does not delight in evil"…. what the heck does that mean? Well, people are delighting in “evil” today more than ever. Commonly referred to as schadenfreude, taking delight in the struggles of others is “delighting in evil” — and it’s not loving. Learn how the media contributes to this phenomenon - [Love is - Part 12](https://willbowen.com/love-is-part-12/) - VIDEO https://youtu.be/nySr9OEbaP0 AUDIO [podbean resource="episode=kkbj2-9c7b98" type="audio-rectangle" height="100" skin="1" btn-skin="107" auto="0" share="1" fonts="Helvetica" download="1" rtl="0"] Anger is a natural response to threatening situations. However, many people react in anger to those they profess to love even when they are not threatened. Their response is disproportionate to their experience; the angry venom that comes out of their - [Love is - Part 11](https://willbowen.com/love-is-part-11/) - VIDEO https://youtu.be/v-ygEbqYGPo AUDIO [podbean resource="episode=fwa4g-9c7ae1" type="audio-rectangle" height="100" skin="1" btn-skin="107" auto="0" share="1" fonts="Helvetica" download="1" rtl="0"] Remember that love is not a noun —it’s a verb. Love isn’t something you feel—love is something you do! Love is a choice you make. Love is the choice to put the needs and wants of another ahead of our own. - [Love is - Part 7](https://willbowen.com/love-is-part-7/) - https://youtu.be/RKAcO_H55qw [podbean resource="episode=p65y4-9bdb4c" type="audio-rectangle" height="100" skin="1" btn-skin="107" auto="0" share="1" fonts="Helvetica" download="1" rtl="0"] We just got a new puppy. His name is Teddy and he’s a mini labradoodle (looks like a Teddy Bear). It’s been a long time since I’ve had a puppy and what amazes me about Teddy is his endless energy! He has two - [Love is - Part 10](https://willbowen.com/love-is-part-10/) - https://youtu.be/enc4aQMxgQI [podbean resource="episode=engx3-9bdd79" type="audio-rectangle" height="100" skin="1" btn-skin="107" auto="0" share="1" fonts="Helvetica" download="1" rtl="0"] Think about daytime soap operas and all of their drama! There are a lot of scenes in these shows where one actor tells another character off — has the last word, or shames that person. We tend to watch this and think, “Man, - [JumpStart- Love is](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-love-is/) - https://youtu.be/S9uCs3LWI3I [podbean resource="episode=5hrx4-9b431f" type="audio-rectangle" height="100" skin="1" btn-skin="107" auto="0" share="1" fonts="Helvetica" download="1" rtl="0"] Probably one of the most well-known pieces of literature in the world is 1 Corinthian’s 13 from the Christian Bible. If you’ve been to a wedding, you have heard at least part of this beautiful and transformative passage from the Bible. “Love is - [Love is - Part 2](https://willbowen.com/love-is-part-2/) - https://youtu.be/mH0iyqh1PW8 [podbean resource="episode=5secm-9b445c" type="audio-rectangle" height="100" skin="1" btn-skin="107" auto="0" share="1" fonts="Helvetica" download="1" rtl="0"] Do you know someone who speaks 'ever-so-sweetly' and yet you know that deep within this person is actually filled with anger? Part of love is speaking our truth -- being our genuine selves, and not a mere reflection of what we think a - [Love is - Part 3](https://willbowen.com/love-is-part-3/) - https://youtu.be/ZkRuBW_8-wM [podbean resource="episode=dc6fv-9b45dd" type="audio-rectangle" height="100" skin="1" btn-skin="107" auto="0" share="1" fonts="Helvetica" download="1" rtl="0"] It's not what you look like. It's not what you have. It's not where you've been or where you going. It's not even about what you've accomplished. It's about how loving you are. No matter what you become or achieve, if you are - [Love is - Part 5](https://willbowen.com/love-is-part-5/) - https://youtu.be/gJ0PhZahE3g [podbean resource="episode=9jm6q-9bdabd" type="audio-rectangle" height="100" skin="1" btn-skin="107" auto="0" share="1" fonts="Helvetica" download="1" rtl="0"] Benjamin Franklin said, “He who has patience can have what he will.” How perfect that I’m in Philadelphia—Ben’s hometown, for this JumpStart. Often, the most important ingredient in the recipe to getting and having what we want is patience. Patience isn’t just waiting…it’s - [Love is - Part 4](https://willbowen.com/love-is-part-4/) - https://youtu.be/2PJZl4HpTlA [podbean resource="episode=pk3ac-9b45ea" type="audio-rectangle" height="100" skin="1" btn-skin="107" auto="0" share="1" fonts="Helvetica" download="1" rtl="0"] Have you noticed that some people love to play the "martyr card?" They suffer either as a way of getting attention for themselves or as a way of declaring moral superiority over others. The victim trap keeps us from being all the at - [Love is - Part 6](https://willbowen.com/love-is-part-6/) - https://youtu.be/qJdFXw2dlYI [podbean resource="episode=7wt2v-9bdaf5" type="audio-rectangle" height="100" skin="1" btn-skin="107" auto="0" share="1" fonts="Helvetica" download="1" rtl="0"] You’ve heard “Love is patient, love is kind, …. etc” many, many times. But have you ever noticed how carefully Paul words this beautiful piece of literature? He doesn’t say, “Be kind and you’ll be more loving.” Or even “If you want to - [Love is - Part 8](https://willbowen.com/love-is-part-8/) - [et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.0.48″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.17″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] [podbean resource=”episode=6xwq3-9bdc63″ type=”audio-rectangle” height=”100″ skin=”1″ btn-skin=”107″ auto=”0″ share=”1″ fonts=”Helvetica” download=”1″ rtl=”0″]Boasting is always a mark of insecurity and yet people boast all too frequently. Ironically, they think that boasting will diminish insecurity whereas it actually increases it! When we inflate ourselves - [Love is - Part 9](https://willbowen.com/love-is-part-9/) - https://youtu.be/1eID41FG4Y0 [podbean resource="episode=cqpi3-9bdd46" type="audio-rectangle" height="100" skin="1" btn-skin="107" auto="0" share="1" fonts="Helvetica" download="1" rtl="0"] It’s important to recognize and celebrate our accomplishments. However, excessive pride is not helpful and it actually limits our happiness and success. Pride is an inner feeling of an external act that we discussed in the previous JumpStart — boasting. Excessive pride is - [On The Spiritual Side](https://willbowen.com/on-the-spiritual-side/) - https://youtu.be/Fg7h3Www-X0 Life is cumulative. Daily tasks that, at the time seem insignificant, are the golden threads which create a life of value. We all hold within our hands the capacity to shift our perspective and in doing so the opportunity to change the actions of our lives. Those actions combined with the magic of time - [JumpStart - Expectations](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-expectations/) - https://youtu.be/C5KdHld_alo Many people have the idea that once their lives get better then they will not be driven to complain. However, studies show exactly the opposite. Often, the better a person’s life becomes the more they complain because their expectations become raised. Higher expectations lead to unmet desires. Unmet desires can lead to complaining. Of - [JumpStart - Big Deals](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-big-deals/) - https://youtu.be/DWtfieGtjFI Your mind can make a mountain out of a mole hill, a roadblock out of the speedbump, and a stop sign where there is only a caution sign. Your mind can make a little thing seem like big deal and this can leave you feeling overwhelmed and unhappy. However, this is just habitual thinking. - [JumpStart - Yes You Can](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-yes-you-can/) - https://youtu.be/C6AjBNOCZbc Most people confuse the words “won’t“ and “can’t.“ If you ask someone whether or not they are going to do something that is for their own good, they will often tell you “I can’t do that.“ What they’re trying to do is tell you that they won’t do it but they’re adding a layer - [JumpStart - Memorial Day 2018](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-memorial-day-2018/) - https://youtu.be/WiT_Kca8ErI Today we pause to remember the men and women who sacrificed either a portion or all of their lives in service so that we may live free. In their memory, let us dedicate our future to peace. A time when every nation breathes easy and everyone rests comfortably. Peace for everyone everywhere. That’s how - [On the Spiritual Side - Progress](https://willbowen.com/6713-2/) - [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_gm_Ry8W9Y[/embedyt] Are we there yet? It’s a question that ALL children ask their parents on road trips and yet the very question itself is it’s own answer. The answer is “No.” If you were there, the car would not still be moving. If the car's moving, you’re not there. The next question children always - [JumpStart - Obstacles](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-obstacles/) - [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asabpnFXRH0[/embedyt] If you study metaphysics at all, you know that whenever you create something you simultaneously create its opposite. Nothing could be more evidence of that then when We try to make a positive change in our lives. As soon as we decide to go on a diet, we get invited to a party - [JumpStart - Stop Worrying](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-stop-worrying/) - https://youtu.be/BWNsNYN7KAE If you realized how powerful you are, you would cease to worry. Most worry is over what “might“ happen in the future. The thing is, we failed to take into account what happened in our past! Many of us have survived and even thrived during some very difficult situations. When we review our life’s - [JumpStart - If It’s 2, It’s You](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-if-its-2-its-you/) - https://youtu.be/59MPLBh18MU What’s bothering you right now? Is there something on your mind that’s eating at you? It’s normal to experience challenging people and situations but if you’ve got several issues it’s probably something for you to look at in yourself. The difficult but vital question to ask is, “ Is it life? Or, is it - [JumpStart - Accountability](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-accountability/) - [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmRiBYTg5Y0[/embedyt] Many times, people take on life-changing programs like the Complaint Free challenge and they invite other people to take it with them. This is a great idea because all permanent change involves a social component. However, some people are as likely to drag you down as they are to build you up. The - [#ComplaintFreeWauconda](https://willbowen.com/complaintfreewauconda/) - This week we're going to #JumpStart Complaint Free Communities! Live from#ComplaintFreeWauconda - [JumpStart - Blown Away](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-blown-away/) - [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jq1MYQastPI[/embedyt] You either live in a world filled with magic and miracles or you live in a world where nothing happens without a predictable reason. The choice is up to you. If you believe that there is a loving force that is trying to guide your life in the best possible way, that will - [JumpStart - Perspective](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-perspective-2/) - https://youtu.be/cKGf1ZycuiA Sometimes experiences happen in our lives that cause us to lose perspective. During moments of fear, stress, or anxiety our brains will actually shut down and we aren’t able to think clearly. On a recent scuba diving trip I experienced one of those moments. I injured myself while diving and I thought that I - [JumpStart - The Toughest Speech I Ever Gave](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-the-toughest-speech-i-ever-gave/) - https://youtu.be/-b8KTLzo5-0 I've had a dream for a long time of doing a TED talk. Well, I finally got a chance to do a TEDx talk (step 1 to my goal) and it was....well, a little challenging. We recorded at a high school in Kyiv, Ukraine and I was to be the second speaker after the - [On The Spiritual Side - Opportunity](https://willbowen.com/on-the-spiritual-side-opportunity/) - https://youtu.be/xuvFvLN-WOI It is more likely for an opportunity to show up as a problem than it is for a problem to show up as something exciting. We are surrounded by opportunities and our soul pushes us to harvesting them by creating problems for us to address. It is in the addressing of the problems that - [JumpStart - Happy Relationships](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-happy-relationships/) - https://youtu.be/Z75di9dnNz8 The key to creating a happy relationship is actually very simple. And in this video I teach you specifically how to create a happy relationship. Not only with your spouse, but with your kids, your coworkers, and everyone else. There is one thing you must bring to every relationship to make it happy. Find - [JumpStart - Purposeful Writing](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-purposeful-writing/) - https://youtu.be/qpCr2q_AA1o People write to make notes, to learn things, and to journal their feelings and emotions. Because writing involves our hand, we get a physical sensation of what we’re putting down on paper Purposeful writing is a powerful spiritual exercise that will bring you clarity, direction, and even peace of mind. Learn how to use - [JumpStart - Sleep](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-sleep/) - https://youtu.be/aho8rUoTcgo “One sheep, two sheep; I’m going crazy and crazy is kookie.” -Eminem You know that sleep deprivation can diminish your capacities in every way. Not getting enough sleep affects your mind, your body, your emotions and even your spirit. You don’t have to go days without sleep to experience it’s draining affects. Not getting - [JumpStart - Gratitude](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-gratitude/) - https://youtu.be/kaCOHceHsjc We all know the importance of gratitude. It’s just that sometimes it’s hard to keep a grateful spirit. Many of us are fortunate in so many ways and yet we take what we have for granted. Now, before you feel bad about this lack of gratitude, you need to understand that there’s a psychological - [JumpStart Self - Forgiveness](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-self-forgiveness/) - https://youtu.be/Wdu4xRWCJMk Dumb stuff. We’ve all done it. We’ve all said things and done things that have hurt ourselves and other people. The guilt of those past actions can weigh around your neck like a stone. You’ve got to let go of the weight of the past to fully embrace the present and create your ideal - [JumpStart - Mortality](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-mortality/) - https://youtu.be/STkfGl1W8H0 It’s been said that human beings are different from all other animals because of our ability to know what is going to happen to us in the future. Not that we know, specifically, our lives will unfold. But rather, that humans know that we are going to get old and that we were all - [JumpStart - Processing](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-processing/) - https://youtu.be/2NOte6sZjjo Many people who take the Complaint Free challenge wonder if it’s OK to EVER talk about the negative things that are going on in their life. The answer is, “yes!“ The difference comes down to processing versus venting. Most people vent – – they’re like a pot of boiling water and they pour over - [JumpStart - Faith Over Time](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-faith-over-time/) - https://youtu.be/4W4rjdT0l-Y The formula for getting anything you want is: FAITH _______ TIME When you have unshakable faith for a long enough period of time anything is possible. Let me state that again: anything! You are the some totals of what you believe you are. Faith drives behavior. Faith drives collaboration. Your faith, when spread over - [JumpStart - New Life](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-new-life/) - https://youtu.be/cLBCMMM0kWs Sometimes our lives feel like tree limbs in winter – – empty and cold. But the magnificent thing about human beings is our capacity to re-create ourselves – – to find new life. To grow and become more than anyone in our family, social circles or even ourselves dreamed possible. But where does new - [JumpStart - Civility](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-civility/) - https://youtu.be/4oEE4RHZoWg It’s time to bring back civility. Not because being civil makes other people happy – although it does that. When we practice civility we feel connected to others, to our highest source, and to ourselves. When we are kind, our energy can flow in new, creative, and intelligent ways. Check out this video and - [On The Spiritual Side - Divine Timing](https://willbowen.com/on-the-spiritual-side-divine-timing/) - https://youtu.be/LiO7nieS-yI For many people, Sundays are a time of rest, rejuvenation, family, and most importantly, spirituality. Continuing my daily videos, I am excited to introduce “On The Spiritual Side“ — a weekly, inter-denominational reflection on the sacredness that weaves us all together. Today we examine the role of time in transforming our life and our - [JumpStart - Your Story](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-your-story/) - https://youtu.be/uMyuYm36Rvw We all have a history, a past, a story Often, the details of our experiences are put together in by minds into a story that limits us. Rather than leaving the past experiences where they belong, we let our past define us and keep ourselves from the lives we would like to live. You - [JumpStart Dealing with Difficult People](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-dealing-with-difficult-people/) - https://youtu.be/-ZeM9d3Apkw JumpStart Dealing with Difficult People - many times when we are working with someone we find to be challenging it’s easy for us to withdraw and to become less engaged with that person. This is a natural instinct. If there’s a problem, our minds tell us to get away from the problem. However, sometimes - [What Successful people all have in common](https://willbowen.com/what-successful-people-all-have-in-common/) - https://youtu.be/NX50SZvoTAg If you consider people that are successful, you're often struck by their drive, their passion, and their resourcefulness. However, if you study the lives of successful people more closely you find that they all have one thing in common – – they're not very smart and they embrace that fact. Now, that may surprise - [Setting Your Compass Straight](https://willbowen.com/setting-your-compass-straight/) - https://youtu.be/UKDP2-Yorz0 Exciting news! After more than a two-year hiatus, I am bringing back my daily JumpStart videos based on popular demand. What is a JumpStart video? It is a couple of minutes of wisdom and insight designed to make your day better than your life brighter. In this very first JumpStart in this new series, - [Kids Quit Complaining and Confound Scoutmaster (I was one of the kids)](https://willbowen.com/kids-quit-complaining-and-confound-scoutmaster-i-was-one-of-the-kids/) - When I was a Boy Scout we would go on monthly camping trips. On every campout we would complain about having to clean the pots, pans and dishes after eating. We took turns doing the work but on every trip our disdain for dishwashing was always a center of attention. I was elected the - [JumpStart MEDICINE MEN](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-medicine-men/) - “We can’t heal ourselves… we need others.” Everyone needs Medicine Men and Women. Even great teachers face issues and still find themselves stuck— until they talk to someone who can help them see what they’re missing. Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart :60 SECONDS OF HAPPINESS](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-60-seconds-happiness/) - 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. The JumpStart Today question is: What are you eventually going to get - [JumpStart TELLING THE TRUTH](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-telling-the-truth/) - Do you really want better relationships? Do you want to be happier? Honesty will improve both these areas of your life and more. Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart GIVERS](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-givers/) - The more you give, the happier, more engaged, more connected and more fulfilled you are. Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart LENT](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-lent/) - What if Lent was an acronym? What if L.E.N.T. stood for “Let’s Eliminate Negative Thinking”? As the origin of the word tells us, we’ve been thinking negatively long enough and it’s time to stop. Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart COMPLAINT FREE LIVING (PT. 6 OF 6)](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-complaint-free-living-pt-6-of-6/) - The E in GRIPE stands for - Excuse Poor Performance. This type of complaining is done after someone has attempted a task and failed. Our JumpStart Today question is: When someone complains to you to excuse poor performance, what are you going to ask? Leave your response in the comments below. Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart COMPLAINT FREE LIVING (PT. 5 OF 6)](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-complaint-free-living-pt-5-of-6/) - The P in GRIPE stands for - Power. When people complain to sway you to be on their side, the best thing you can do is refuse to get involved. The JumpStart Today question is: Who most often complains to you for power and how are you going to stay out of their issues? Leave - [JumpStart COMPLAINT FREE LIVING (PT. 4 OF 6)](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-complaint-free-living-pt-4-of-6/) - The I in GRIPE stands for - Inspire Envy (or brag). When someone complains to brag, realize that they, themselves, are just a person who needs lots of compliments. The more sincere compliments you give, the less he or she will complain... The JumpStart Today question is: Who complains to you but is actually bragging - [JumpStart COMPLAINT FREE LIVING (PT. 3 OF 6)](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-complaint-free-living-pt-3-6/) - 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 complains to remove responsibility and how are - [JumpStart COMPLAINT FREE LIVING (PT. 1 OF 6)](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-complaint-free-living-pt-1-6/) - 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 the person(s) you’ve been complaining to? Leave your response in the - [JumpStart A NEW SCRIPT](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-new-script/) - 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: How do - [JumpStart MEDITATING FOR MONEY](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-meditating-money/) - The World Economic Forum recently opened in Davos, Switzerland. According to the New York Times, the high-powered world financial policymakers who work there collectively meditate in an attempt to, as they put it, “Lead More Mindfully." The JumpStart Today question is, simply: Did you meditate today? Share your experience in the comments below. Enjoy Today, - [JumpStart LAYERS](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-layers/) - Remember that everything you repeatedly do is creating a layer to your life. The best thing you can do is to apply good layers today— layers of generosity, understanding and conviction. The JumpStart Today question is: What positive layers are you adding today? Leave your response in the comments below. Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart RENEWAL](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-renewal/) - Don’t be shaped by what you see around you. Rather, be transformed — take on a whole new form — a higher form “through the renewal of your mind.” When you were a child and your mind was new, you had limitless faith and boundless trust. The JumpStart Today question is: What are you going - [JumpStart WINNING](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-winning-2/) - I recently took my daughter Lia to a #HarlemGlobetrotters game. As we watched the game, I kept thinking about the players on the other team that travels with the Globetrotters. The #Globetrotters walk in every night expecting to win and the Generals walk in every night knowing that they’ll lose.... The JumpStart Today question is: Are you - [JumpStart VIVE LA DIFFÉRENCE](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-vive-la-difference/) - My wife Marti and our daughter Starr own InBliss yoga here in Kansas City. There are a lot of reasons that these two lights shine so bright but I think it’s because of their decision to be different from all of the other yoga studios AND to be different in ways that are important to - [JumpStart YOUR TINGLE](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-tingle/) - Did you know that just 100 years ago fully 90% of people NEVER brushed their teeth? Pepsodent was just like every other toothpaste but with a slight difference— your mouth would tingle. As your great grandparents brushed with Pepsodent, they get used to the tingle and started to crave it every day. This craving lead - [JumpStart THE GOOD WORD](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-good-word/) - When I was a boy, we’d often visit my grandparents in the small town of Manning, South Carolina, where my grandfather owned a hardware store. One of my favorite people was an old man named Willy. Whenever someone said, “Hi, Willy.” Willy’s response would always be, “What’s the good word?” Our JumpStart Today question is - [JumpStart DIVINE CREATIVITY](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-divine-creativity/) - Everyone has a spark of creativity that, when set ablaze can illuminate the path for others. Artist Jenny Hahn is a person who has fanned the flames of her own creativity to touch the hearts and transform the souls of people around the world. Meet Jenny Hahn and find out more about her at www.JensPaintings.com. - [JumpStart YOUR ABCs](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-abcs/) - A-always B-be C-compassionate. Compassion is an understanding that everyone you meet is experiencing a challenge and that taints how they show up. When you accept and understand that people all carry a heavy load you will find your relationships improving but, more importantly, you'll feel happier! Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart BETTER PARENTING](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-better-parenting/) - Compared to their American counterparts, children in Tanzania tend to be very well-behaved. The secret is that Tanzanian parents do the OPPOSITE of what most Americans parents do when a child misbehaves. Learn their secret. Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart RIGHT THINKING](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-right-thinking-2/) - In Act II, Scene 2 of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Hamlet says to Rosencrantz, “For there is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.” The other day, a friend of mine had to evict a tenant who was 6 months past due on rent. When the tenant moved out, he stole my friends appliances. - [JumpStart HAPPY THOUGHTS](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-happy-thoughts/) - Happy people use their thoughts to reframe difficulties into challenges. They seek out what they can learn in difficult situations and how they can grow through them. Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart COUNTING THE BAD](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-counting-bad/) - Many times, we think that our lives are bad simply because we're experiencing a handful of bad things. Make a commitment to count the bad things in your life and THEN count the good things. You'll see you have much more to be happy about than you thought. Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart HABITS](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-habits/) - Habits are the result of three things: Cues, Behavior and Rewards. You can make anything habitual by combining these 3. Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart YOUR HAPPYSTAT](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-happystat/) - Think of your level of happiness being controlled by a thermostat-like controller. You are the one who sets the level. Here's a way to make your happiness level automatically happier. Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart THE FORMULA](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-formula/) - Consider this formula: Good Deed x Anticipation = Happiness^2. What this means is that doing a good deed makes us happy AND anticipating something makes us happy, so combine the two: Make an absolute commitment to do something nice for someone today and, as you look forward to the opportunity you - [JumpStart SETTING YOUR COMPASS](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-setting-compass/) - Every morning, my mother would read the Bible to, as she said, "realign her compass." Having routines and rituals that make you feel attuned with God and with others helps you make sure you're on course. Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart BENEVOLENT HAPPINESS](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-benevolent-happiness/) - Novelist Jacqueline Carey put it well, “It is my observations, though, that happiness limits the amount of suffering one is willing to inflict upon others.” Therefore, one of the greatest motivators to becoming happier is so that you will live more compassionately. Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart MAVERICKS](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-mavericks/) - Who was assigned to write the Declaration of Independence? If you said, "Thomas Jefferson," you'd be wrong. Jefferson was part of a committee assigned the task but Jefferson took the lead and made it happen. Don't let the action or inaction of others dictate what you will do! Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart 5 THANK YOU'S A DAY](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-5-thank-yous-day/) - In his book “Thanks!: How Practicing Gratitude Can Make You Happier,” Dr. Robert Emmons of the University of California Davis cites research he conducted into the powerful effects of gratitude on happiness. A group of students was asked to write down just 5 things, everyday, for which they were grateful. At the end of 10 - [JumpStart POSITIVE THINKING](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-right-thinking/) - People confuse POSITIVE THINKING with positive expectation. The word positive means "that which is present." Think about it— positive numbers count items that are present whereas negative numbers count what is missing. Therefore, positive thinking is grounded in appreciation for what we have even more than expecting something great will transpire. Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart OTHER PEOPLE'S HAPPINESS](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-peoples-happiness/) - British Philosopher Bertrand Russell wrote, “Contempt for happiness is usually contempt for other people's happiness.” To feel that another person does not deserve happiness is a violation of spiritual law. Because we are all of one spirit, whatever you deny others you simultaneously deny yourself. If you wish to be happy, you have to allow - [JumpStart NOT REACTING](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-reacting/) - Something that happens or something that is said to us does not take effect until we compound it with our reaction. Even what we consider "normal" reactions can limit our ability get along well with others. Learn about the woman who trained herself not to be ticklish and how you can stop reacting, too. Enjoy - [JumpStart CREDIT](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-credit/) - Over the last 7 years, A Complaint Free World has sent out more than 10 million Complaint Free bracelets to 106 countries. Everyone thinks that I'm behind it all— but I'm not. Let me introduce you to Tom Alyea, the unsung hero of the Complaint Free World movement. Email Tom and thank him for his - [JumpStart A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-good-nights-sleep/) - Trouble sleeping? Grab a necklace and follow this one idea and you'll be sawing logs in no time. Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart LETTING NEGATIVITY GO](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-letting-negativity-go/) - George Foreman says that negativity doesn't stick to him; it rolls off his back like water off a duck. Here's how to let stuff go even if you're NOT Big George Foreman. Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart THE MOST IMPORTANT PERSON](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-important-person/) - If someone asked you who is the most important person in your life, would you respond, "Me in about 5 minutes?" Well you should and here's why. Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart MEETING GOD](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-meeting-god/) - Many seek God as they walk to the temple and pass him along the way. Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart TURNING YOUR FORK OVER](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-turning-fork/) - Develop cues to yourself to control habits and live a more healthy life. Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-new-years-resolutions/) - Fewer than a tenth of a percent of all New Year's Resolutions take hold. Here's why and how to make real change that lasts. Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart ASSIGNMENT: SMILES](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-assignment-smiles/) - What if you played a game where you had to start 30 smiles today? That is, your smile has to be the catalyst for 30 returned smiles. How different would your life be? Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart NO](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-3/) - Overworked? Over-committed? Not taking time for yourself? Well, learn the magic word— NO and learn to use it with loving authority. Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart JOYOUS GIVING](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-joyous-giving/) - If you're feeling miserable, perhaps it's because you're not giving to others enough. Remember that the word "miserable" is built upon the word "miser." Enjoy Today, Will - [3 Reasons New Year’s Resolutions Don’t Work—And How to Dramatically Change Your Life Anyway](https://willbowen.com/3-reasons-new-years-resolutions-dont-work-dramatically-change-life-anyway/) - The NEW YEAR begins and you resolve that a NEW YOU must accompany it. You make a list of all of your perceived deficiencies, factor in input from society and suggestions from others and come up with a list of resolutions—things you plan to radically change about yourself in the coming year. Setting New Year’s - [JumpStart YOGA CHURCH](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-yoga-church/) - What if we combined yoga with church? Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart APPRECIATORS](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-appreciators/) - In a world of discounters, it takes courage to be an appreciators. BUT, the appreciators are the ones having all the fun! Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart CELEBRATION](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-celebration/) - Nearly every religion has a major celebration during the month of December. Find out why and how you can begin to celebrate even during your dark and cold times. Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart DOING WHAT YOU LOVE](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-love-2/) - Don't think it's possible? It is. There are people who get paid to eat chocolate and even to take their own dogs to play in the park. Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart THERAPY](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-therapy/) - Some studies say that as many as 40% of people who go into psycho-therapy actually get worse rather than better? What's the missing ingredient? Whether you're in therapy or not, you'll find the answer here. Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart NOW](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-now-3/) - Life is lived on a trident consisting of tines called "past," "present," and "future." Only one is a challenge to visit and yet it is that same one that holds all of life. Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart GADFLIES](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-gadflies/) - Aristotle claimed proudly to be one. You've got them just like everyone else. What are they? Gadflies. Gadflies nip and bite you causing you irritation but also causing you to move forward. Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart DOING THE RIGHT THING (Part II)](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-right-thing-part-ii/) - Doing the right thing is more than doing what's ethical; it's doing what's right for you. Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart DOING THE RIGHT THING](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-whats-right/) - Spike Lee invited us to "Do The Right Thing" and we should! But not in the way you're thinking.... Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart YOUR SECRET DESIRES](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-secret-desires/) - Until you admit your burning passions, you will never realize them. 'To You; Love, God' is now available for pre-order for Christmas: http://amzn.to/1tCv7Cr Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart SPEAKING UP](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-speaking/) - Many people are good at crying out— complaining to everyone except those who can actually improve things. We need to cease crying out and begin speaking up— speaking to the people who can make things better. 'To You; Love, God' is now available for pre-order for Christmas: http://amzn.to/1tCv7Cr Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart SPIRALING HIGHER](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-spiraling-higher/) - A soul awakened to a new idea never shrinks back to it's previous way of being— not for long, anyway. 'To You; Love, God' is now available for pre-order for Christmas: http://amzn.to/1tCv7Cr Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart WHAT YOU BELIEVE](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-believe-2/) - Belief is the ticket you purchase for the ride that is your life. Change your belief and your life can go from being a haunted house to a tunnel of love. 'To You; Love, God' is now available for pre-order for Christmas: http://amzn.to/1tCv7Cr Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart SELF LOVE](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-self-love/) - Sometime the hardest person to accept and love is the person whose face is on our driver's license. Discover how to love yourself and bring forth your greatness. 'To You; Love, God' is now available for pre-order for Christmas: http://amzn.to/1tCv7Cr Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart GUIDANCE](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-guidance/) - Today is the day that you receive the answers you have been seeking. 'To You; Love, God' is now available for pre-order for Christmas: http://amzn.to/1tCv7Cr Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart NOW](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-now-2/) - Now is the repository of all our hopes, dreams and aspirations. Now is the soil from which all great things arise. 'To You; Love, God' is now available for pre-order for Christmas: http://amzn.to/1tCv7Cr Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart LOVING](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-loving/) - We needn't be superheroes. We must simply be as loving as we can in every situation. That is all that is required to change our lives and our world. 'To You; Love, God' is now available for pre-order for Christmas: http://amzn.to/1tCv7Cr Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart LETTING GO OF SUFFERING](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-letting-go-suffering/) - Most suffering is self-inflicted and the will endure so long as we blame it on someone else. 'To You; Love, God' is now available for pre-order for Christmas: http://amzn.to/1tCv7Cr Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart BEING READY](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-ready/) - When the soul is ready, the next level of life will present itself. We ready our souls through love and patience. 'To You; Love, God' is now available for pre-order for Christmas: http://amzn.to/1tCv7Cr Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart ACTION](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-action/) - You are the one you have been waiting for. Take action now and discover how truly powerful you are. 'To You; Love, God' is now available for pre-order for Christmas: http://amzn.to/1tCv7Cr Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart SEEING](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-seeing/) - Never say, "SEE? I told you I couldn't...(whatever)." Instead, begin to SEE the potential that lies dormant within you and call it forth. Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart PREPARATION](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-preparation/) - Preparation is the assurance of success. If one is prepared, one can do anthing. Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart TRAILBLAZING](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-trailblazing/) - Everything great came from someone who was willing to follow a new path. Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart BREATHING](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-breathing/) - Breathing is what connects you to everyone who ever lived and it keeps you connected to God. Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart EXPANSION](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-expansion/) - The universe is always expanding and so are you. Open your mind to growth for it is life. Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart STRETCHING](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-stretching/) - Reach for what you want; it's the only way to get it. Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart ADVENTURE](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-adventure/) - Helen Keller once said, "Life is either a daring adventure or it is nothing." Let's make your life a great adventure! Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart AMEN](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-amen-2/) - The word "amen" is a powerful affirmation of faith. Use it carefully but use it! Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart REAL FEELINGS](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-real-feelings/) - Don't confuse thoughts and feelings. Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart A LIFE OF VALUE](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-life-value/) - When we learn to live for others; we live a life worth living. Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart YOUR OWNER'S MANUAL](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-owners-manual/) - You're not here to follow an owner's manual for your life. You're here to write an epic story. Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart TRAVEL](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-travel/) - Your soul is your life's travel agent. Hop on board and enjoy the ride. Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart RESTRAINT](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-restraint/) - Real strength is restraint. Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart ACCEPTING OBSTACLES](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-accepting-obstacles/) - Until we acknowlege what's standing in our way, we can't move around it. Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart LOVE](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-love/) - Love is all we ever need and when we think it's not working; it is working perfectly. Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart FAITH AND ACTION](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-faith-action/) - The only ingredients necessary to accomplish anything. Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart AWAKENING](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-awakening/) - Most of the time, we amble through life in a sort of half daze. Awakening is a process that leads us from darkness to light. Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart YOUR SACRED STREAM](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-sacred-stream/) - There is a stream of divinity flowing through you at all time. Pause to rest and drink deep. Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart YOUR INNER MAGICIAN](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-inner-magician/) - Love is magic. Love is unconditional acceptence and looking for the good. Love opens hearts, minds and doors. Love is the most powerful force in the world. Yes, Love is Magic. But never forget that YOU are the magician! Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart FLOATING](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-floating/) - We worsen our struggles by struggling. It seems counter-intuative but if we will cease to fight when it feels me must, we can open a door for peace and happiness. Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart NEW PERSPECTIVES](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-new-perspectives/) - A new perspective leads to a new a belief. A new belief leads to a new life! For example: What time is it? You may say that, according your phone, watch, clock or computer the time is 11:02. But is it? Only in the slice of hemisphere you share with a slice of Earth's inhabitents. - [JumpStart GREAT MANAGEMENT](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-great-management/) - Want the people you hire to feel good about their jobs so that they take them on with increasing zeal rather than ultimate burnout? Train everyone as you would a Kindergartner. Not speaking down to them, of course. But understanding that the new employee is overwhelmed simply with BEING on the new job and that - [JumpStart "I CAN DO THIS"](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-can/) - The legendary George Brett repeated a mantra to get him ready for the 1985 World Series. I was simply, "I Can Do This." We don't tend to think of mega-star athletes questioning themselves or being anxious and afraid. But they are. They're just like us. And in this video, learn how to be like them. - [JumpStart PROSPERITY](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-prosperity/) - In his landmark book, "Prosperity," Charles Fillmore writes, "The Universe responds to your desires and your demands upon it." Well, we all do pretty good with the desire-part. Here's how to JumpStart your demands so you reall become a Master Manifestor. Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart POSITIVE THINKING](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-positive-thinking/) - Recently, I've received two scholarly reports saying there is little merit to positive thinking. One study even says positive thinking is detramental to our success. The problem is the experimenters don't UNDERSTAND positive thinking, positive visulization, etc. Nor how it can be used. Looking at a picture of gymnest doesn't make you an athlete. Enjoy - [JumpStart HAPPIER OLD AGE](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-happier-old-age/) - Studies show that people get happier as they age. AND, Einstien proved that time is relative (“Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute. That's relativity.”) Perhaps the two combined explain why time - [JumpStart AFFLUENCE](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-affluence/) - The day I bought my gold Rolex with the diamond bezel, I thought, "I've arrived— I'm rich!" Then came a day when I discovered the true meaning of weatlh as I gave the watch to someone. Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart HAPPY STORIES](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-happy-stories/) - Lorenzo Ross, the most popular character from my book Happy Stories was a simple construction worker until he became an angel for one small town. Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart COMPLAINT FREE COMMUNITIES](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-complaint-free-communities/) - Check out these images and this inspiring video from Wauconda, Illinois where almost 10,000 people are taking on the Complaint Free challenge. Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart HAPPINESS](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-happiness/) - My dog, Jake, joins me once again. This time, to bring the HAPPY! Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart WHAT IS](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-2/) - Accepting what comes your way empowers you to make new choices in the future so that you can attract what is new and better. Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart TITHING](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-tithing/) - Giving keeps us in the divine flow of abundance. Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart YOUR FUTURE](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-future/) - The future is a book unwritten and only you hold the pen. Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart MR INCREDIBLE](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-mr-incredible/) - Within each of us is a snarling, taunting Sacred Clown as well as a Mr. Incredible. Who wins? You decide. Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart PERSISTENCE](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-persistence/) - Anything is possible if we endure. Especially, if we endure in the belief that what we seek is, now, ours. Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart QUESTIONS](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-questions/) - Questions keep us growing, seeking, learning. Answers are end points. Always question and stay open to life brings. Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart NOW](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-now/) - Yogi Berra knew the powerful simplicity to be found only in the present moment. Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart OVERCOMING OBSTACLES](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-overcoming-obstacles/) - Obstacles exist to make you stronger so that you never have to fear such challenges again. Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart HEALING](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-healing/) - The body, the mind and the soul know the pathway to healing if we will but begin the journey and stay on the path. Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart YOU](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart/) - You are love but you get caught up being thought. Live in your heart, visit your head. Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart YOUR AMEN](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-amen/) - "Amen" doesn't mean, "Over and out, God." It means, "And so it is." What you pray for IS...NOW...PRESENT when you affirm, "amen." Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart LAUGHTER](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-laughter/) - What is laughter? Why do we laugh? What's the importance of laughter? Learn the answers to these and more. Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart MENTAL HEALTH](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-mental-health/) - From time to time, everyone gets a little mentally ill. Not clinically mentally ill, but sick in our minds just like we'd get sick in our bodies. Here is how to overcome YOUR mental illness. Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart WHAT YOU BELIEVE](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-believe/) - Whatever you believe about yourself, life will mirror back to you. Change your beliefs and your life must shift accordingly. Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart YOUR CAPACITY](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-capacity/) - Your unmet capacity is your greatest frustration. Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart RESISTANCE](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-resistance-2/) - The wind that whips the seedling about causes it to grow straight and tall. Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart YOUR 10,000 HOURS](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-10000-hours/) - You are becoming an expert— at something. Are you becoming an expert at happiness, harmony and prosperity or are you becoming an expert in alibis, unhappiness and discord? Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart RESISTANCE](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-resistance/) - The wind that whips the seedling about causes it to grow straight and tall. Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart FOCUS](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-focus/) - Use the power of your voice to steer your mind in the direction you wish to go. Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart SOMEONE TO MAKE YOU HAPPY](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-someone-make-happy/) - If you're searching for someone to make you happy— STOP! Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart FLYING BY THE SEAT OF YOUR PANTS](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-flying-seat-pants/) - "Flying by the seat of our pants" doesn't mean doing something without thinking it through. No, it actually has a deeper and far more important meaning. Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart OPTIMISM](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-optimism/) - The problem with pessimism is that it is self-fulfilling. When we break through and discover that optimism also bears fruit, our lives shift forever. Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart FEARLESSNESS](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-fearlessness/) - If you think the greatest fear people have is speaking, you're in good company. You also happen to be wrong. No, our greatest fear keeps us tied to doing things that don't make us happy and living lives far below our ideal. Know this fear and you can overcome it. - [JumpStart WINNING](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-winning/) - My new book, "To You, Love God," goes on sale 12.16.14. BUT, you can WIN a limited edition, autographed Advance Reader Copy BEFORE you can buy it.. All you have to do is comment on this video with your date of birth (Example: January 24th). Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart YOUR MUG](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-mug/) - Would you be willing to put your #1 goal on a coffee mug and see it every morning? How about on the ceiling above your bed? With that kind of single-minded focus, you will ultimately get anything you desire. Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart TECHNOLOGICAL LIBERATION](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-technological-liberation/) - "In 20 years, a person could learn to heart transplants in the time he or she wastes watching television," Earl Nightingale (paraphrased). We need to be careful not to allow the technological tools we enjoy become our technological masters. Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart YOUR ASPIRATIONS](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-aspirations/) - The people you admire are indicators of your own innate strengths and talents. If you admire people with tenacity, then you are tenacious by nature although you may not have ever acted as such. Learn how to call forth your innate talents as modeled by your heroes. Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart PLANTING NEW SEEDS](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-planting-new-seeds/) - If you can't jump over what you've previously planted, maybe it's time to plant something else. Learn how a Tae Kwon Do training tool can be a great tool for improving your life. Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart WHAT'S GOING WELL](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-whats-going-well/) - Are you looking for a magic phrase to get people to stop complaining? Well, one exists and I share it with you in this video. Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart YOUR IDEAL LIFE](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-ideal-life/) - We tend to think that the life we WANT to live is dramatically different from the one we are currently living. However, if we honestly look at where we are, we may find that we are closer than we think to living our dreams and this appreciation can make our lives even better! Enjoy Today, - [JumpStart YOUR VISION QUEST](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-vision-quest/) - Native American men would spend 4 days in the desert in silence--eating and drinking nothing. In that void, they discover their purpose, their calling, their vision. What's your vision? What are you here to do and become? Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart BEING GLORIOUSLY INCOMPLETE](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-gloriously-incomplete/) - Sadly, most people see themselves as flawed and needing to be fixed. Certainly we all want to improve and tweak, but life is not to be found in being "all put together." It's to be found in being gloriously incomplete. Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart ENJOYMENT](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-enjoyment/) - If you want to be happy, healthy and content it's not difficult. You simply need to (1) Enjoy More, and (2) Crave Less. Enjoy Today, Will - [My 21-Day Challenge](https://willbowen.com/21-day-challenge/) - When I accepted my very own Complaint Free challenge, it took me more than half a year to go 21-days in a row without complaining. Check out this video of my daily stills. You’ll notice I missed taking photos on some days. ** Notice how many times I had to start over on Day 1 - [JumpStart RIPENING](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-ripening/) - In Aramaic, the language spoken by Jesus, there was no word for "evil." Instead, the terms he would have used were "ripe," and "unripe." Shift your view of things you consider "evil" to simply being "unripe" and you lower you resistance allowing them to change. Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart PRAYERS](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-prayers/) - It's not prayer if we still hold on to the problem. When we pray, we should do so by turning over our fears and concerns and leaving them in more capable, more powerful hands. Enjoy Today, Will - [JumpStart - "To You; Love, God."](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-love-god/) - If God could write you a little daily inspiration and guidance regarding whatever challenge you're facing, what would God say? That's "To You; Love, God," my new book. In this video, I share the inspiration for these daily writings that are now read around the world. Now available for pre-order for Christmas: http://amzn.to/1tCv7Cr Enjoy Today, Will - [Breaking Free - 8/31/2014 (Dharma Talk)](https://willbowen.com/breaking-free-8312014-dharma-talk/) - [vimeo]https://vimeo.com/104941197[/vimeo] Getting ourselves to do what we know to be in our best interest is often very difficult. This is not a new phenomenon. The apostle Paul struggled with the same issue in the New Testament. Find out why it's so hard to break free from doing what other people are doing and yet - [JumpStart YOUR VIEW](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-view/) - Just behind some dead wood, there is an amazing view if you'll but do some trimming. - [JumpStart PROBLEMS](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-problems/) - The first definition of the word "problem" is, "a question that needs to be resolved or answered." A problem is NOT a weight we're supposed to schlepp around. It is something to be questioned, answered and resolved. Consider what YOU call problems. What problems do you have? What questions are you dealing with that you - [DAY 14](https://willbowen.com/day-14/) - DAY 14. That's 14 consecutive days without complaining and I'm discovering that, sometimes, you just have to get "busy." By that I mean, when people around you start to complain and you sense them expecting you to join in on their bitch session, glance at your watch, or phone, or a clock on the wall - [Thank you, Robin Williams](https://willbowen.com/thank-robin-williams/) - The comedic/actors passing has caused us to feel a collective grief as well as subtly disquieted about the benefits of wealth and fame. In this video, Will thanks the man who made us laugh, made us cry and then left us, suddenly, so that we might discuss issues of real significance. My fondest memory of - [JumpStart PERSPECTIVE](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-perspective/) - We see the world we are looking for. If we can change our perspective of the world the monsters in the shadows disappear. - [Jumpstart ACCEPTANCE // Day 9](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-acceptance-day-9/) - Buddha said, "Life is suffering." Suffering is relieved through acceptance. When we accept what is we are free to create what can be. _____________________________________________ I've now completed 9 days in a row without complaining a single time. Remember that, according to Eckhart Tolle, "It is not complaining to inform someone of a mistake or deficiency - [JumpStart Leadership // Day 17](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-leadership-day-17/) - "What you are speaks so loudly I can't hear a word you're saying" goes an old saying. And, Benjamin Franklin put it this way, "The best sermon is a good example." More important than what we SAY it's what we DO. To lead others we must first be worthy of following. Complaining reminds - [16 Days Without a Complaint.](https://willbowen.com/16-days-without-complaint/) - I've noticed that people who rarely travel get very upset when there are airline issues. If a flight is delayed or canceled, because these people fly so infrequently, they say things like "this ALWAYS happens!" And, "the airlines are NEVER on time." The other night my flight from Kansas City was delayed because they - [JumpStart Gratitude // Day 15](https://willbowen.com/jumpstart-gratitude-day-15/) - We all know that the fast track to happiness and even success is achieved through gratitude. However, remembering to counter blessings can slip our minds. With this simple approach you'll discover a way to remember and be cognizant of all the many things you have to be grateful for. If people needed to complain to - [The Secret Ingredient for Happy Relationships // Day 14](https://willbowen.com/secret-ingredient-happy-relationships-day-14/) - Everyone wants to have happy, satisfying, and enjoyable relationships. Having relationships that fulfill us is not difficult. That is, if WE bring the most important ingredient to the relationship. In this video, discover the missing ingredient for happy relationships. Well, I've made it to Day 14 without complaining. That's 202 consecutive hours without a - [Who Are You Evolving Into? // Day 10](https://willbowen.com/evolving-day-10/) - People are always evolving. The question is -- in what direction? Are we growing in ways that we want to grow and change? More importantly, is the way other people view us limiting our growth and evolution? Learn to see yourself as the self you wish to become. Well I am once again on Day - [Receiving Unexpected Gifts // Day 8](https://willbowen.com/receiving-unexpected-gifts-day-8/) - When you give to others, you find yourself receiving in unexpected and wonderful ways. In this real life video, Will shares a windfall that came in the middle of a crowd. —————————————————————————————————————— Well, I've made it to 8 days in a row without complaining. This isn't easy but it's worth it. When you force yourself - [Don't Take on Other Peoples Problems— Day 7](https://willbowen.com/dont-take-peoples-problems-day-7/) - Everyone has problems. That just comes with living. When we take on another person's problems we do not help them, we actually diminish our capacity to help. I am on day seven going 21 consecutive days without complaining. I've been at this for nearly 5 months. Working to change any behavior takes time. However, we - [A Random Act of Kindness goes BAD](https://willbowen.com/random-act-kindness-goes-bad/) - Last night I tried to buy dinner for someone anonymously. Rather than being grateful they became enraged and threatening. Find out how this interaction was resolved and what it means for how we can invite abundance into our lives. Well, I'm on day 4. My goal date of going 21 consecutive days without complaining by - [What are you looking for?](https://willbowen.com/looking/) - As you seek so shall you find. So often we are looking for negative things and not realizing that we are actually drawing them into our lives. We get to make choices as to what we want to experience and we will experience what we look for. What are you looking for? - [The Missing Link Between Forgiveness and Success](https://willbowen.com/missing-link-forgiveness-success/) - Jealousy holds people back. It keeps them from fully achieving because they are resentful of other people. In resenting other people's success they repel their own. A simple process of forgiveness releases jealousy and opens the doors to abundant living. - [Day 2!](https://willbowen.com/day-2-5/) - I am now on Day 2 going 21 days in a row without complaining. How about you? Today marks one month since I had my shoulder surgery. According to my doc and physical therapist, I'm coming along very well. However, I still don't sleep very long--30 minutes to a few hours at a time, before - [Day 8 - Speaking to Toastmasters!](https://willbowen.com/day-8-speaking-toastmasters/) - OK, not my best picture but I’m standing in front of City Hall, Kansas City, MO. I spoke there today at a local Toastmasters group. For the first time in my 20 years of professional speaking, someone asked me to speak on this art form I so dearly love. Here are the highlights from - [Day 7](https://willbowen.com/day-7-2/) - I’m on Day 7 going 21-consecutive without complaining. My goal date for completing the challenge is August 7, 2014. What day are you on? Steven Hawking notes that the UNIVERSE CONTINUES TO EXPAND because space, itself, is a vast storehouse of “negative energy.” Space is not empty, it is a huge storage battery for - [There is no shame in Day 1!](https://willbowen.com/shame-day-1-2/) - There is no shame in day 1!I don't know about you but everything that is important to me has taken time. It took me over a year to fly solo in a plane, it took me 18 months to get in shape after I decided to do so, whenever I write a book it can take - [I made it to day 17!](https://willbowen.com/made-day-17/) - Hooray! I've made it to Day 17—a new personal best! My goal is to go 21 consecutive days without complaining by August 7, 2014. I woke up this morning with a quote in my mind from "The Lazyman's Guide to Enlightenment” by Thaddeus Golas, “One of the necessary laws for our relations as equal beings - [Day 16!](https://willbowen.com/day-16-2/) - Wow, I am on Day 16 going 21 consecutive days without complaining. This is my third time on Day16. Thus far, it's the highest number of consecutive days I have accomplished. Whenever we reach a milestone in our lives it's good to celebrate—it is also important to be cautious. In his fantastic book "The Big - [Day 11!](https://willbowen.com/day-11/) - It's after midnight and I just had dinner--my days and nights are off. I'm on Day 11 going 21 days without complaining. As you probably know, I had rotator cuff surgery three weeks ago--it's as painful as people say. Most nights I don't sleep much and most days I'm sleep deprived. (I'm stating facts, not - [5 Great Universal Truths - Appropriate Sexuality (Dharma Talk)](https://willbowen.com/5-great-universal-truths-appropriate-sexuality-dharma-talk/) - In this edition Will discusses sexuality and religion's views of it. LISTEN NOW >>> - [Day 7!](https://willbowen.com/day-7/) - Okay, I'm on Day 7, again, going 21 consecutive days without complaining. I began the 21-day challenge on February 7th and most people take 4 to 8 months to complete it. That means I've been at it for about 3.5 months. I've been thinking about the first time I completed the challenge 8 years ago. What - [Day 5 from New York!](https://willbowen.com/day-5-new-york/) - I've now gone 5 days in a row without complaining. How's it going for you? Remember this formula: THOUGHT + EMOTION = REALITY Because of my recent shoulder surgery, I've been VERY cautious of someone bumping into me on the street here in NYC. THOUGHT - someone might bump into me EMOTION = Fear! REALITY - [Day 4!](https://willbowen.com/day-4-4/) - I'm in Times Square and I'm on day 4 of going 21 consecutive days without complaining. The Audie awards are tonight and I am very excited. They start at 7 o'clock eastern time. Being a finalist is indescribable! Tomorrow I'm going to the book Expo of America which is the largest booksellers event in the - [Day 2!](https://willbowen.com/day-2-4/) - Okay, so I've managed to make it to Day 2 Complaint Free--again! You're probably wondering what the heck this is a picture of. Well, It is something that I have done in an attempt to manifest something important to me. When I was at Brilliance Audio recording my book "Happy This Year!", I set an - [Back to Day 1!](https://willbowen.com/back-day-1/) - I’m back on Day 1. I caught myself complaining over something silly. As I sit in our home allowing my shoulder surgery to heal, I have ample time to view the beauties of nature outside my window. One of my neighbors has a lush, green lawn; whereas, the owner of the home right next to - [Day 4!](https://willbowen.com/day-4-3/) - You are not going to believe this! I was standing outside just now and this wild, baby bird flew up and landed on my shoulder. What a great reminder, for me especially as I'm going through this healing process with my shoulder, that all around us is beauty, gentleness, and wholeness. Animals don't worry about - [Day 3 of the 21 Day Complaint Free Challenge!](https://willbowen.com/day-3-21-day-complaint-free-challenge/) - I am on day 3. Have you ever noticed that some people seem to have energetic hooks attached to you and are tied to you by emotional ropes? It's almost as if you feel like you're being held hostage. If you don’t accept someone’s negative behavior, they will withdraw something you perceive to be beneficial. - [Day 2!](https://willbowen.com/day-2-3/) - I sleep until I wake up in pain. That’s been my pattern for the last 8 nights. As I was enjoying the quiet of the middle of last night—while I paced the floor so that my shoulder pain would diminish, I realized that this is a great metaphor for life. We sleep until we wake - [Can Southside Middle School become a Complaint Free School? Part 1](https://willbowen.com/can-southside-middle-school-become-complaint-free-school-part-1/) - After 5 principals and 7 school superintendents in less than a decade, can Southside Middle school, located in a bedroom community of Boston, be saved? Staff morale is extremely low and it is flowing downhill negatively impacting the children. In this film, directed by renowned photographer John Gladman, Will Bowen takes the Complaint Free movement - [I'm back to day 1!](https://willbowen.com/im-back-day-1/) - I’m back on Day 1. (Remember, there is no shame in day 1). How is your Complaint Free challenge going? I find it a gift from the Universe that I am going through the Complaint Free challenge with all of you while at the same time having this painful shoulder surgery. I feel both greatly - [Day 4!](https://willbowen.com/day-4-2/) - Day 4! The “Hear no Evil, Speak No Evil and See no Evil” monkeys are known around the world. When I was a boy my mother gave me a statue of them; each covering either its ears, mouth or eyes. She explained it as a negative portrayal of people who choose to be naïve. Now I - [Day 2!](https://willbowen.com/day-2-2/) - I know it looks like I’m wearing the same clothes every day but only the bathrobe is the same. I’m on much less pain medication now—which is good, and I’m feeling better so I catch myself diving right back into projects I was working on prior to surgery and I’m just not ready to do - [Day 1!](https://willbowen.com/day-1/) - I’m back on day 1 again. My doctor warned me that this would be a very painful procedure. I have been taking a pain pill every 2 hours since the surgery and yet the pain has still been pretty severe. I can’t imagine how bad it would be without the medication. Last night around 2 - [HICCUPS and Back to Day 1!](https://willbowen.com/hiccups-back-day-1/) - Hiccups. I'm on Day 1 again because of hiccups. For some reason, one of the side effects of the surgery is that I've been experiencing nonstop hiccups. Every time I hiccup it sends a stab of pain through my shoulder. So, I complained last night about having the hiccups. Remember this is not about being - [Day 3!](https://willbowen.com/day-3/) - Well I'm on day 3 of not complaining. My goal is to go 21 consecutive days in a row. My doctor says that the shoulder surgery went great! He said that he had a lot of healthy tissue to work with. The anesthesiologist did a pain block on my shoulder and it wore off at 3 - [Day 2 of the 21 Day Complaint Free Challenge](https://willbowen.com/day-2-21-day-complaint-free-challenge/) - OK, how did I go from 16 days in a row without complaining to being back on Day 1 yesterday? A store clerk acted rudely to the point of embarrassing me in front of other customers. What did I do? I told him clearly how I perceived what he had said as rude and embarrassing. I - [Our Divine Mother (Dharma Talk)](https://willbowen.com/divine-mother-dharma-talk/) - Why do most religions consider God to be male? Are women slowly assuming leadership in our world or are they actually reclaiming an ancient and sacred role they once possessed for thousands of years? How might your life change/improve if your concept of God shifted to considering God to be female? 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After my mother died I found a newspaper article she - [5 Great Universal Truths III - Don’t Steal (Dharma Talk)](https://willbowen.com/5-great-universal-truths-iii-dont-steal-dharma-talk/) - Buddhism, Hinduism, Christianity and Judaism all speak against taking something which does not belong to us. Originally this was, of course, an effort to maintain an orderly society but there is a deeper and more profound spiritual message. Taking from another person declares to the universe that we are separate from one another and, therefore, separate - [Day 13 in the 21 Day Challenge!](https://willbowen.com/day-13-21-day-challenge/) - So far, I'm on Day 13 in my attempt to go 21 consecutive days without complaining. One of the most common things people complain about is work. Some people are in jobs they hate and, as a result, rarely succeed. Others see their work as a mission. 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Ancient truths which have been shared throughout history around the world and which appear as basic tennets - [Day 12!](https://willbowen.com/day-12/) - This is my 3rd time being on Day 12. By contrast, I've been on Day 1 eleven times. I've discovered that the formula for success at ANYTHING is: C - T Consistency over Time. When I was in San Francisco, I visited Ripley's Believe it or Not. They have a handwritten Bible on display that - [Mind, Body and Spirit - (Dharma Talk)](https://willbowen.com/mind-body-spirit-dharma-talk/) - Christians believe that God is comprised of three entities - Father, Son and Holy Spirit You are three distinct entities - Mind, Body, Spirit In this lesson, Will helps you step aside and look at the trifold nature of your being. Learn to align your Mind, Body and Spirit for a greater connection with God. - [Day 11 of the 21 Day Challenge](https://willbowen.com/day-11-21-day-challenge/) - I'm on Day 11 going Complaint Free...AND in just 2 minutes I'm doing a LIVE national radio interview with Dr. Dan Gottlieb on WHYY in Philadelphia. The interview will be broadcast nationally on many NPR stations. The time is 12 noon EDT, 11 AM CDT and 10 AM Pacific. Here's the link: http://whyy.org/cms/voicesinthefamily/ - [Day 9!](https://willbowen.com/day-9/) - 9 Days in a row without complaining. If I could give people one piece of advice when attempting to become Complaint Free it would be, "MAKE PEACE WITH DAY 1." You're going to be on Day 1 dozens or even hundreds of times before you reach 21 consecutive Days without complaining. - [Day 8 of the 21 Day Complaint Free Challenge](https://willbowen.com/day-8-21-day-complaint-free-challenge/) - I'm on Day 8 in my quest to go 21 consecutive days without complaining. I want to make you aware of something BIG happening tomorrow and to invite you to participate. Tomorrow and Sunday, May 3rd and 4th are Global Free Hug days. My friend Carol Miller began this to share hugs around the world and she - [Day 6!](https://willbowen.com/day-6/) - I'm on Day 6. Complaining is so habitual it's like watching a bullet train go by. The complaints go through our minds at lightning speed and, for a while, we are incapable of stopping them from coming out of our mouths. Becoming Complaint Free is allowing the railroad cars (the negative thoughts) to pass through - [Day 4!](https://willbowen.com/day-4/) - Day 4! Remember, "Hurt people hurt people." People who are, themselves, hurting are far more likely to lash out at others. As we become more spiritually awake, we remember this and our compassion for others grows. We realize that their outbursts are not meant for us personally. Well, an MRI reveals that I have a torn - [Day 3 of the 21 Day Challenge](https://willbowen.com/day-3-21-day-challenge/) - I'm on Day 3 going 21 consecutive days without complaining. If you want to test the theory that it takes 21 days to form a new habit try it in another area of your life. Here's one I'm currently experiencing: I fell skiing a couple of months ago finally severing a torn rotator cuff. As - [Day 2](https://willbowen.com/day-2/) - Back on Day 2 going 21 consecutive days without complaining. Remember—it’s NOT complaining if you speak DIRECTLY and ONLY to someone who can affect the change that you seek. Rather than complaining to someone ABOUT a problem, speak to someone who can FIX the problem. It seems that many people spend some portion of their - [Back to Day 1 of the 21 Day Challenge](https://willbowen.com/back-day-1-21-day-challenge/) - "Did I say that out loud?" Have you ever thought something negative and then realized that you also SAID it? Well, I caught myself doing just that while checking in at the airport. I'd been working 16-hour days on a short film about an entire middle school that is becoming Complaint Free. I'd been high - [Day 6 of the 21 Day Challenge!](https://willbowen.com/day-6-21-day-challenge/) - I'm on Day 6 (again) in my attempt to go 21 days without complaining. CONGRATULATIONS to David Hogan who just completed 21 consecutive days Complaint Free. DAVID SAYS, "DAY 21 being Complaint Free - It took me 14 months to get there and being honest with myself was essential as I went back to day - [Overcoming Lack with Dr. Bernie Siegel - InVision Radio](https://willbowen.com/overcoming-lack-dr-bernie-siegel-invision-radio/) - Are you experiencing a lack of health? Happiness? Prosperity? In this episode of InVision Radio, Will BOWEN interviews Dr. Bernie Siegel. Bernie Siegel is a retired oncologist and bestselling author. "Watkins--Body, Mind, Spirit," named Bernie #20 in their "Top 100 Most Spiritual People." Bernie's ideas of treating the patient rather than the disease and looking for spiritual and - [Day 5 of the 21 Day Challenge](https://willbowen.com/day-5-21-day-challenge-2/) - Day 5 Complaint Free. How's it going for you? I'm in New Hampshire making a short film on how the Complaint Free World program can transform a failing middle school. It's interesting, the principal had me individually interview her teachers who have the most positive attitudes and the teachers who seem most negative. Here's the - [Back on Day 3](https://willbowen.com/back-day-3/) - I’m on Day 3. Saturday, I was working on a project that turned out to be far more difficult than expected. When I thought I had it complete, I went to turn everything on and it didn’t work. OK, so what did Mr. Complaint Free do? Well, I was tired and frustrated and so I - [Day 5 of the 21 Day Challenge](https://willbowen.com/day-5-21-day-challenge/) - I'm now on Day 5 going 21 days without complaining. Thanks for inspiring me with YOUR daily progress updates! FACEBOOK'S NEW ALGORITHM IS A GREAT METAPHOR FOR LIFE... Here’s how it works—let’s say, you LIKE my particular Facebook page and so my updates become part of your newsfeed. BUT, if you don’t occasionally ALSO LIKE - [Day 4 of the 21 Day Challenge](https://willbowen.com/day-4-21-day-challenge/) - I’m on Day 4 going 21 Days Complaint Free. (‘shot this photo myself ‘cause I’m off on a speaking trip). I’ve been meditating on how much we allow others to control our lives when we wait for them to do something. I realized that, as long as we wait for anyone to do anything, we - [Heroes - Featuring Dr. Maya Angelou (InVision Radio)](https://willbowen.com/heroes-featuring-dr-maya-angelou-invision-radio/) - Everyone has heroes--ordinary people who, when faced with life's defining moments, choose to stand for what is right rather than what is expedient. In this Episode of InVision Radio, Will Bowen speaks with Mark Shellinger, Founder of the SAMs Innovation Project, which is positively transforming schools from the top down. By elevating the performance - [Day 2 of the 21 Day Challenge](https://willbowen.com/day-2-21-day-challenge/) - I'm back on Day 2 of 21 days in a row without complaining. This is my buddy Jake (a.k.a. "Superdude"), Jake is part lab, part poodle and part romora (those little fish that attach themselves to sharks.) He must be part romora 'cause he'salways attached to my heal. He never leaves my side. We adopted - [Live Your Purpose (Dharma Talk)](https://willbowen.com/live-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 purpose that will bring you focus, happiness and achievement. Everyone struggles with discovering and following his or her life's purpose. In - [Happy Stories Book Launch](https://willbowen.com/happy-stories-book-launch/) - Meet the real people behind Will Bowen's powerful and inspiring new book Happy Stories! Happy Stories book launch video! - [InVision Radio](https://willbowen.com/invision-radio-2/) - 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 Nichols, American Indian Scholar about this phenomenon and together they delve into the lessons we can learn from our own - [A Holiday Season Full of Silent Nights](https://willbowen.com/holiday-season-full-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. Whatever damaged the organ at St. Nicholas Church in Oberndorf, Austria; the instrument would not be repaired by Christmas - [InVision Radio](https://willbowen.com/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 Namaste' Lounge. Hear excerpts from his classic hits and get an insight into what inspires this singer/songwriter who is a true American troubadour. InVision - [I think therefore I am...happy](https://willbowen.com/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.” These words are attributed to the Taoist Lau Tzu although I cannot find any proof that they are actually - [Is the formula really < Money = + Happiness ?](https://willbowen.com/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 and the lottery; they always show people who seem insanely happy and we buy into the lure of their - [3 Tips for Happiness](https://willbowen.com/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 place it can be found--inside. Here are 3 tips to help you unearth the gold mine of happiness within: - [Don't let the past remind us of what we are not now](https://willbowen.com/dont-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 flew away. 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