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Thursday Jul 23, 2020
Thursday Jul 23, 2020
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 where we’d like; so with that in mind I’m going to share my observations and suggestions for avoiding the virus.
Here’s the formula that helps keep my safe:
I = intensity
E = exposure
D = death
Not pleasant, I know...but neither’s a pandemic.
Today, let me share with you my latest thoughts on the virus and how to protect yourself and those you love.
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Wednesday Jul 22, 2020
Wednesday Jul 22, 2020
* 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 not the memories most of us play over in their heads.
No, we tend to ignore our great achievements and focus on our mistakes and shortcomings (no wonder we experience anxiety, worry, and even self-loathing).
This is not what winners do.
Winners compile a reel of their best moments and run them over and over in their heads.
Stop focussing on your blooper reel -- we all have one and it doesn’t make you feel good.
Begin to compile and repeat your great achievements and you’ll soon find you have even more to celebrate.
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Tuesday Jul 21, 2020
Tuesday Jul 21, 2020
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Monday Jul 20, 2020
Monday Jul 20, 2020
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 ready to step in front of the camera and create the life you want then it takes changing your focus from your present self to the person you’ll be in the near future.
Helen Keller once said, “Life is either a daring adventure or it is nothing.”
Today, let’s make you the star of a heroic journey rather than a sad sack slogging through whatever life sends your way.
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Friday Jul 17, 2020
Friday Jul 17, 2020
Thursday Jul 16, 2020
Thursday Jul 16, 2020
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 “slaves” -- someone who must be raised and endured before selling her to become a wife of the highest bidder.
To their great joy, Lung and his wife give birth to a son but rather than showing him proudly to the world the diminish his presence out of fear that in some form of great reckoning the universe will take him from them.
We all have similar fears: “don’t aim too high so it won’t hurt so bad when you inevitably fall” and this limits our happiness and success.
If you’re ready to aim high and achieve even higher, this JumpStart is for you.
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Wednesday Jul 15, 2020
Wednesday Jul 15, 2020
Friday Jul 10, 2020
Friday Jul 10, 2020
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 top of his head.
Many of us have learned to control our overt rage because we know it’s not healthy in a society where others can react equally (and often more) angrily toward us.
However, beyond control of our anger there is a far more beautiful aspiration -- calm, feeling chill even in the midst of stressful and upsetting situations.
If you’re ready to experience less upset in upsetting situations, this is your JumpStart.
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Thursday Jul 09, 2020
Thursday Jul 09, 2020
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 remember two things:
First, other people are your sacred clowns -- people who bug you so that (ideally) you master your reactions.
And second, YOU are a Sacred Clown for other people as well. It’s just human nature.
Today, let’s remind ourselves of the role the sacred clown plays in our life and how we can derive benefit (rather than irritation) from their presence.
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Wednesday Jul 08, 2020
Wednesday Jul 08, 2020
“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 from seeing others suffer.
Schadenfreude is experienced most keenly when someone we perceive to have a better life than us falls from grace and, as such, schadenfreude is more a comment on our own perceived worth within society.
Find out how you can be aware of our natural propensity to savor another’s suffering and how we can replace that feeling with a strong sense of self-worth and appreciation.
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One-on-One Life Coaching: www.ComplaintFreeCoaching.com
Daily LIVE meditation with Will: www.ComplaintFreeMeditation.com
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Website: www.WillBowen.com
Facebook: www.Facebook.com/WillBowen
YouTube Channel: www.WillBowenVideo.com
Podcast: www.WillBowenPodcast.com