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Will Bowen, International bestselling author and founder of A Complaint Free World brings you insights and interviews to more fully enjoy life

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Thursday Aug 20, 2020

JumpStart - Rated NG

Thursday Aug 20, 2020

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 his way seemed like a good opportunity.

I explained that we need to have a big “no go“ zone – – in other words, be picky.

W. Somerset Maugham said “If you refuse to accept anything but the best in life you will often get it.”

Learn to get what you want by clearly defining what you don’t want.

*** Resources ***

1-to-1 Life Coaching: www.ComplaintFreeCoaching.com

Members-Only, exclusive access to Will: www.ComplaintFreeLife.com

Website: www.WillBowen.com

Facebook: www.Facebook.com/WillBowen

YouTube Channel: www.WillBowenVideo.com

Podcast: www.WillBowenPodcast.com

Wednesday Aug 19, 2020

JumpStart - SISBD

Wednesday Aug 19, 2020

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 do or do them insufficiently to achieve the results I desire.

I’ll bet you have a similar list of things that you just can’t seem to get yourself to do, right?

Today, I’m going to teach you some simple tricks that will get you to do them.

Seriously.

Moreover, you’ll discover that once you start doing things to improve your life it becomes a broad brush that paints your life with joy.

*** Resources ***

1-to-1 Life Coaching: www.ComplaintFreeCoaching.com

Members-Only, exclusive access to Will: www.ComplaintFreeLife.com

Website: www.WillBowen.com

Facebook: www.Facebook.com/WillBowen

YouTube Channel: www.WillBowenVideo.com

Podcast: www.WillBowenPodcast.com

Tuesday Aug 18, 2020

JumpStart - MacGuffins

Tuesday Aug 18, 2020

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 wall was a sign explaining the bar’s unique name.

MacGuffin isn’t someone’s surname -- it’s a made up term referring to is “an object or device in a movie or a book that serves merely as a trigger for the plot.”

Hitchcock often used the term “MacGuffin” on set to explain scene transitions to the cast and crew of his movies.

Your life’s plot is triggered forward (or backward) by MacGuffins both large and small every day that spin you off into unbelievable stories.

Today, let’s learn to spot the MacGuffins and better maintain control of our own life script.

*** Resources ***

1-to-1 Life Coaching: www.ComplaintFreeCoaching.com
Members-Only, exclusive access to Will: www.ComplaintFreeLife.com
Website: www.WillBowen.com
Facebook: www.Facebook.com/WillBowen
YouTube Channel: www.WillBowenVideo.com
Podcast: www.WillBowenPodcast.com

Monday Aug 17, 2020

JumpStart - God Wins

Monday Aug 17, 2020

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 on social media was bigger than anything I’d seen previously.

That morning, I sat on my couch and gave what I could to foment hope in the world and to quiet fears.

Today, I’d like to revisit that post and how it’s all tied up in my favorite joke, the punchline of which I’ll go ahead and tell you now...

“God wins.”

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Friday Aug 14, 2020

JumpStart - Jerry Z.

Friday Aug 14, 2020

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 trying to re-roof our porch (something I’d never done before) when Jerry and his son slowly edged me off the roof and onto the ground while they expertly completed the job.

Typical Jerry -- spending every waking moment doing for others.

Today, let’s talk about how focusing on other people’s needs rather than our own makes us happier, less stressed, and decreases both worry and anxiety in our lives.

Today, let me nudge you up on the roof so you can help someone else get off.

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Thursday Aug 13, 2020

JumpStart - Self-Made

Thursday Aug 13, 2020

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! Talk about a strong point made in just a few words!

When we succeed -- it’s all us, right? Whereas, when we fail we’ve got myriad excuses as to why it wasn’t our fault.

Napoleon quipped, “Circumstances? I make circumstances!”

If you want to be a success at anything, it starts with taking 100% responsibility for your life and your circumstances starting now.

If you’ve got the courage, let’s dive deep into what it takes to jump off the blame train and start blazing a trail to the life you want to live.

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Wednesday Aug 12, 2020

JumpStart - Safe Mental Passage

Wednesday Aug 12, 2020

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 as he began to pile bags of supplies into his fellow Kansas Citians’ cars and trucks he noticed something.

What he witnessed upset him deeply such that he felt the need to process it with me days later.

Discover the negative reaction my friend had and how you can apply what he learned about himself in that moment to your own life.

As a result, bringing you greater happiness and less emotional discord in everyday life.

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Tuesday Aug 11, 2020

JumpStart - Creativity

Tuesday Aug 11, 2020

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 which Mike has given me permission to share and which has a lot to say about why the creative process is challenging and unending.

Whether you consider yourself a creative person or not, this JumpStart will have a profound impact on how you view your life and your world.

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Monday Aug 10, 2020

JumpStart - Upgrade Your Soul

Monday Aug 10, 2020

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 you hate something enough to take action then that’s good.

But, if you’re just whining as an excuse for actually doing nothing then you're just part of the problem.

Entrepreneur, orator, activist, and advisor to several presidents Booker T. Washington famously said, "I will permit no man to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate him?"

In this JumpStart, learn why the Buddha said that hate is like holding onto a hot coal; it only burns you.

*** LINKS ***

Members-Only, daily LIVE meditation with Will: www.ComplaintFreeMeditation.com
Members-Only, exclusive access to Will: www.ComplaintFreeLife.com
Website: www.WillBowen.com
Facebook: www.Facebook.com/WillBowen
YouTube Channel: www.WillBowenVideo.com
Podcast: www.WillBowenPodcast.com

Friday Aug 07, 2020

JumpStart - Recreation

Friday Aug 07, 2020

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 JumpStarts either every day.

Thanks to all of you all around the globe who join with me in making life happier and the world brighter for ourselves and others.

For the last 4 months I’ve been doing the JumpStarts LIVE as a daily lifeline of hope and inspiration during the Covid 19 pandemic.

*** Now, I need a break -- so I’m taking a week off, BUT I’m recording new, fresh JumpStarts that will launch every day at 8:30 weekdays while I’m gone ***

As my parting shot before I enjoy some recreation, let’s break down the word “re - create” and how we can renew ourselves by taking time off.

*** Resources ***

1-to-1 Life Coaching: www.ComplaintFreeCoaching.com

Members-Only, exclusive access to Will: www.ComplaintFreeLife.com

Website: www.WillBowen.com

Facebook: www.Facebook.com/WillBowen

YouTube Channel: www.WillBowenVideo.com

Podcast: www.WillBowenPodcast.com