[Music] what if you found out that you have a
what if you found out that you have a
what if you found out that you have a virus a virus that could cut decades off
virus a virus that could cut decades off
virus a virus that could cut decades off your life this virus killed my brother
your life this virus killed my brother
your life this virus killed my brother when he was 59 years old a virus that
when he was 59 years old a virus that
when he was 59 years old a virus that could make you fat cause high blood
could make you fat cause high blood
could make you fat cause high blood pressure diabetes a heart attack
pressure diabetes a heart attack
pressure diabetes a heart attack or even a stroke what if this virus
or even a stroke what if this virus
or even a stroke what if this virus messed with your brain in the same way
messed with your brain in the same way
messed with your brain in the same way as Alzheimer’s disease making it harder
as Alzheimer’s disease making it harder
as Alzheimer’s disease making it harder for you to think intelligently and
for you to think intelligently and
for you to think intelligently and causing you to become angry and
causing you to become angry and
causing you to become angry and depressed how would you feel if you
depressed how would you feel if you
depressed how would you feel if you discovered that you have a virus that
discovered that you have a virus that
discovered that you have a virus that makes you more likely to get divorced
makes you more likely to get divorced
makes you more likely to get divorced struggle financially and even lose and
struggle financially and even lose and
struggle financially and even lose and friends and what if this virus spread
friends and what if this virus spread
friends and what if this virus spread from you to your family to your friends
from you to your family to your friends
from you to your family to your friends to your co-workers all through casual
to your co-workers all through casual
to your co-workers all through casual contact I was diagnosed with this virus
contact I was diagnosed with this virus
contact I was diagnosed with this virus more than 10 years ago the chances are
more than 10 years ago the chances are
more than 10 years ago the chances are you or someone you love as it – I’m
you or someone you love as it – I’m
you or someone you love as it – I’m going to tell you a simple way to
going to tell you a simple way to
going to tell you a simple way to diagnose and treat the virus it’s
diagnose and treat the virus it’s
diagnose and treat the virus it’s something that anyone can do even you it
something that anyone can do even you it
something that anyone can do even you it costs nothing and you can begin right
costs nothing and you can begin right
costs nothing and you can begin right now wherever you are
now wherever you are
now wherever you are the virus I’m talking about is
the virus I’m talking about is
the virus I’m talking about is complaining complaining reading wires
complaining complaining reading wires
complaining complaining reading wires your brain for negativity making you
your brain for negativity making you
your brain for negativity making you actually look for and attract problems
actually look for and attract problems
actually look for and attract problems complaining causes your adrenal cortex
complaining causes your adrenal cortex
complaining causes your adrenal cortex to pump out the stress hormone cortisol
to pump out the stress hormone cortisol
to pump out the stress hormone cortisol making you more likely to get fat have
making you more likely to get fat have
making you more likely to get fat have high blood pressure
high blood pressure
high blood pressure a heart attack or even a stroke
complaining shrinks your brain’s
complaining shrinks your brain’s hippocampus then leaking the effects of
hippocampus then leaking the effects of
hippocampus then leaking the effects of Alzheimer’s disease making it harder for
Alzheimer’s disease making it harder for
Alzheimer’s disease making it harder for you to think clearly the average person
you to think clearly the average person
you to think clearly the average person complains 15 to 30 times a day and has
complains 15 to 30 times a day and has
complains 15 to 30 times a day and has nowhere as they’re doing it complaining
nowhere as they’re doing it complaining
nowhere as they’re doing it complaining is like bad breath you notice it when it
is like bad breath you notice it when it
is like bad breath you notice it when it comes out of somebody else’s mouth but
comes out of somebody else’s mouth but
comes out of somebody else’s mouth but not when it comes out of your own I was
not when it comes out of your own I was
not when it comes out of your own I was diagnosed with the complaining virus on
diagnosed with the complaining virus on
diagnosed with the complaining virus on July 23rd 2006 back then I was the
July 23rd 2006 back then I was the
July 23rd 2006 back then I was the minister of a small Church in Kansas
minister of a small Church in Kansas
minister of a small Church in Kansas City Missouri and I was doing a series
City Missouri and I was doing a series
City Missouri and I was doing a series on prosperity
on prosperity
on prosperity I find that regardless of how prosperous
I find that regardless of how prosperous
I find that regardless of how prosperous people are they want to be more
people are they want to be more
people are they want to be more prosperous ask yourself what I like to
prosperous ask yourself what I like to
prosperous ask yourself what I like to be more prosperous I have asked that
be more prosperous I have asked that
be more prosperous I have asked that question of audiences tens of thousands
question of audiences tens of thousands
question of audiences tens of thousands of people all over the world and without
of people all over the world and without
of people all over the world and without exception what I do almost every one
exception what I do almost every one
exception what I do almost every one hand goes up people say they want to be
hand goes up people say they want to be
hand goes up people say they want to be more prosperous and for most people
more prosperous and for most people
more prosperous and for most people prosperity means more more money more
prosperity means more more money more
prosperity means more more money more health or friends or love more the
health or friends or love more the
health or friends or love more the challenge is we complain incessantly
challenge is we complain incessantly
challenge is we complain incessantly about what we already have and if you’re
about what we already have and if you’re
about what we already have and if you’re complaining about what you already have
complaining about what you already have
complaining about what you already have why would you want more complaining is
why would you want more complaining is
why would you want more complaining is an energetic block to our prosperity and
an energetic block to our prosperity and
an energetic block to our prosperity and so as I was teaching this series I was
so as I was teaching this series I was
so as I was teaching this series I was trying to figure out first and foremost
trying to figure out first and foremost
trying to figure out first and foremost how to get people to stop complaining
how to get people to stop complaining
how to get people to stop complaining because complaining repels the
because complaining repels the
because complaining repels the prosperity that we say that we want many
prosperity that we say that we want many
prosperity that we say that we want many people have said that if you do a new
people have said that if you do a new
people have said that if you do a new behavior over and over for 21
behavior over and over for 21
behavior over and over for 21 days at the end of that 21 days that new
days at the end of that 21 days that new
days at the end of that 21 days that new behavior will become a habit so I
behavior will become a habit so I
behavior will become a habit so I wondered could we make not complaining
wondered could we make not complaining
wondered could we make not complaining habitual but if you decided to try and
habitual but if you decided to try and
habitual but if you decided to try and go 21 days in a row without complaining
go 21 days in a row without complaining
go 21 days in a row without complaining I wondered how in the world would you
I wondered how in the world would you
I wondered how in the world would you know what day you’re on certainly you’re
know what day you’re on certainly you’re
know what day you’re on certainly you’re not gonna make it the very first time 21
not gonna make it the very first time 21
not gonna make it the very first time 21 days in a row there’s gonna be some
days in a row there’s gonna be some
days in a row there’s gonna be some starting over until I have this idea the
starting over until I have this idea the
starting over until I have this idea the idea was to take a bracelet a rubber
idea was to take a bracelet a rubber
idea was to take a bracelet a rubber bracelet put it on your wrist and every
bracelet put it on your wrist and every
bracelet put it on your wrist and every time you get yourself complaining you
time you get yourself complaining you
time you get yourself complaining you take it off one wrist and you move it to
take it off one wrist and you move it to
take it off one wrist and you move it to the other wrist your goal is to go 21
the other wrist your goal is to go 21
the other wrist your goal is to go 21 days in a row without complaining you
days in a row without complaining you
days in a row without complaining you catch yourself complaining you take the
catch yourself complaining you take the
catch yourself complaining you take the bracelet off your wrist and you move it
bracelet off your wrist and you move it
bracelet off your wrist and you move it to the other wrist
to the other wrist
to the other wrist well my church purchased 500 rubber
well my church purchased 500 rubber
well my church purchased 500 rubber bracelets in that weekend we handed out
bracelets in that weekend we handed out
bracelets in that weekend we handed out 250 of them and it was at that moment
250 of them and it was at that moment
250 of them and it was at that moment that I realized we were caught in the
that I realized we were caught in the
that I realized we were caught in the middle of a complaining epidemic because
middle of a complaining epidemic because
middle of a complaining epidemic because as soon as the service was over people
as soon as the service was over people
as soon as the service was over people rushed up to me and wanted the rest of
rushed up to me and wanted the rest of
rushed up to me and wanted the rest of the bracelets they wanted them for their
the bracelets they wanted them for their
the bracelets they wanted them for their schools they wanted them for their
schools they wanted them for their
schools they wanted them for their businesses they wanted them for their
businesses they wanted them for their
businesses they wanted them for their Girl Scout troops you name it they
Girl Scout troops you name it they
Girl Scout troops you name it they wanted them they realized all of a
wanted them they realized all of a
wanted them they realized all of a sudden that we were in the middle of a
sudden that we were in the middle of a
sudden that we were in the middle of a complaining epidemic and they wanted it
complaining epidemic and they wanted it
complaining epidemic and they wanted it gone requests begin to pour in from all
gone requests begin to pour in from all
gone requests begin to pour in from all over the world and they haven’t stopped
over the world and they haven’t stopped
over the world and they haven’t stopped in 10 years approximately 11 complaint
in 10 years approximately 11 complaint
in 10 years approximately 11 complaint 11 million rather complaint free
11 million rather complaint free
11 million rather complaint free bracelets have been distributed to
bracelets have been distributed to
bracelets have been distributed to people in over a hundred ten countries
people in over a hundred ten countries
people in over a hundred ten countries but you don’t need our bracelet to be
but you don’t need our bracelet to be
but you don’t need our bracelet to be the complaint free challenge you can use
the complaint free challenge you can use
the complaint free challenge you can use a bracelet you are you have you can use
a bracelet you are you have you can use
a bracelet you are you have you can use a rubber band
a rubber band
a rubber band you could put a stone in one pocket
you could put a stone in one pocket
you could put a stone in one pocket every time you complain take it out and
every time you complain take it out and
every time you complain take it out and move it to the other side the idea is to
move it to the other side the idea is to
move it to the other side the idea is to get the mind and the body working
get the mind and the body working
get the mind and the body working together if the body is engaged the mind
together if the body is engaged the mind
together if the body is engaged the mind can be aware of the complaining virus
can be aware of the complaining virus
can be aware of the complaining virus and can choose not to give in to its ill
and can choose not to give in to its ill
and can choose not to give in to its ill effects and this is important because
effects and this is important because
effects and this is important because the complaining virus self perpetuates
the complaining virus self perpetuates
the complaining virus self perpetuates once one person becomes a willing host
once one person becomes a willing host
once one person becomes a willing host patient zero than an outbreak begins to
patient zero than an outbreak begins to
patient zero than an outbreak begins to spread from that person to everyone they
spread from that person to everyone they
spread from that person to everyone they come in contact now just to be clear the
come in contact now just to be clear the
come in contact now just to be clear the kind of complaining I am talking about
kind of complaining I am talking about
kind of complaining I am talking about is not when you call customer support
is not when you call customer support
is not when you call customer support because your computer’s not working
because your computer’s not working
because your computer’s not working that’s going to make your life better
that’s going to make your life better
that’s going to make your life better not worse you explain your problem if
not worse you explain your problem if
not worse you explain your problem if you ask for resolution explain your
you ask for resolution explain your
you ask for resolution explain your problem you ask for resolution you keep
problem you ask for resolution you keep
problem you ask for resolution you keep repeating it until ultimately you’re
repeating it until ultimately you’re
repeating it until ultimately you’re satisfied the kind of complaining I’m
satisfied the kind of complaining I’m
satisfied the kind of complaining I’m talking about is the how did this happen
talking about is the how did this happen
talking about is the how did this happen to me complaining we hear from so many
to me complaining we hear from so many
to me complaining we hear from so many people around the world becoming a
people around the world becoming a
people around the world becoming a complaint free person does not mean
complaint free person does not mean
complaint free person does not mean taking whatever comes you away and not
taking whatever comes you away and not
taking whatever comes you away and not speaking up it means practicing healthy
speaking up it means practicing healthy
speaking up it means practicing healthy communication skills it means speaking
communication skills it means speaking
communication skills it means speaking directly and only to the person who can
directly and only to the person who can
directly and only to the person who can resolve your problem
resolve your problem
resolve your problem most people come home from work and they
most people come home from work and they
most people come home from work and they complain to their spouse about their job
complain to their spouse about their job
complain to their spouse about their job then they get up the next morning and
then they get up the next morning and
then they get up the next morning and they go back to work and they complain
they go back to work and they complain
they go back to work and they complain to their co-workers about their spouse
to their co-workers about their spouse
to their co-workers about their spouse and they can understand why nothing
and they can understand why nothing
and they can understand why nothing seems to get better this is the
seems to get better this is the
seems to get better this is the complaining virus that has our world
complaining virus that has our world
complaining virus that has our world trapped today complaining to people who
trapped today complaining to people who
trapped today complaining to people who can do nothing to improve the situation
can do nothing to improve the situation
can do nothing to improve the situation it’s negative it serves no purpose and
it’s negative it serves no purpose and
it’s negative it serves no purpose and its destructive to your health your
its destructive to your health your
its destructive to your health your happiness your success and your
happiness your success and your
happiness your success and your relationships
relationships
relationships so if complaining is so bad you’re
so if complaining is so bad you’re
so if complaining is so bad you’re probably wondering why we do it they
probably wondering why we do it they
probably wondering why we do it they complain for only one of five reasons to
complain for only one of five reasons to
complain for only one of five reasons to remember the five reasons I came up with
remember the five reasons I came up with
remember the five reasons I came up with the acronym gripe G our IP e which I
the acronym gripe G our IP e which I
the acronym gripe G our IP e which I realize only works in English but the
realize only works in English but the
realize only works in English but the concepts are universal the G of great
concepts are universal the G of great
concepts are universal the G of great stands for get attention this is the
stands for get attention this is the
stands for get attention this is the most common reason people complain they
most common reason people complain they
most common reason people complain they simply want to connect with other people
simply want to connect with other people
simply want to connect with other people and they don’t know how to do it in a
and they don’t know how to do it in a
and they don’t know how to do it in a positive way and so they can play about
positive way and so they can play about
positive way and so they can play about the weather politics local sports team
the weather politics local sports team
the weather politics local sports team their kids their health anything they
their kids their health anything they
their kids their health anything they can think of to get the other person’s
can think of to get the other person’s
can think of to get the other person’s attention the problem is that since
attention the problem is that since
attention the problem is that since complaining is a competitive sport
complaining is a competitive sport
complaining is a competitive sport you’ve noticed this right it’s a
you’ve noticed this right it’s a
you’ve noticed this right it’s a competitive sport when one person
competitive sport when one person
competitive sport when one person complains the other person doesn’t just
complains the other person doesn’t just
complains the other person doesn’t just complain back they try to out complain
complain back they try to out complain
complain back they try to out complain you and then you feel like you’ve got to
you and then you feel like you’ve got to
you and then you feel like you’ve got to help complain them and before you know
help complain them and before you know
help complain them and before you know it you’re caught up in an escalating
it you’re caught up in an escalating
it you’re caught up in an escalating spiral of negativity when someone says
spiral of negativity when someone says
spiral of negativity when someone says to you man the weather is lousy today
to you man the weather is lousy today
to you man the weather is lousy today they’re really saying talk to me I need
they’re really saying talk to me I need
they’re really saying talk to me I need to G get your attention
to G get your attention
to G get your attention the R stands for remove responsibility
the R stands for remove responsibility
the R stands for remove responsibility if you give someone a task they don’t
if you give someone a task they don’t
if you give someone a task they don’t want to do it they’ll complain about the
want to do it they’ll complain about the
want to do it they’ll complain about the circumstances surrounding the task as a
circumstances surrounding the task as a
circumstances surrounding the task as a way of being that off
way of being that off
way of being that off look you say to somebody and I need that
look you say to somebody and I need that
look you say to somebody and I need that report by Tuesday and they say you know
report by Tuesday and they say you know
report by Tuesday and they say you know I’d love to get that report to you by
I’d love to get that report to you by
I’d love to get that report to you by Tuesday but I’ve got to get the research
Tuesday but I’ve got to get the research
Tuesday but I’ve got to get the research from marketing and then we know how slow
from marketing and then we know how slow
from marketing and then we know how slow marketing is and then I got to get the
marketing is and then I got to get the
marketing is and then I got to get the numbers from accounting and accounting
numbers from accounting and accounting
numbers from accounting and accounting is even slower than marketing
is even slower than marketing
is even slower than marketing besides I checked my horoscope and Mars
besides I checked my horoscope and Mars
besides I checked my horoscope and Mars is in retrograde so I just don’t think
is in retrograde so I just don’t think
is in retrograde so I just don’t think it’s gonna happen by complaining this
it’s gonna happen by complaining this
it’s gonna happen by complaining this person has removed themselves from the
person has removed themselves from the
person has removed themselves from the responsibility of doing the report the
responsibility of doing the report the
responsibility of doing the report the iron grip stands for inspire Envy also
iron grip stands for inspire Envy also
iron grip stands for inspire Envy also known as a humble brag around the world
known as a humble brag around the world
known as a humble brag around the world it is considered rude to brag about your
it is considered rude to brag about your
it is considered rude to brag about your good fortune but you can complain about
good fortune but you can complain about
good fortune but you can complain about your good fortune and at the same time
your good fortune and at the same time
your good fortune and at the same time accomplish the same outcome complaining
accomplish the same outcome complaining
accomplish the same outcome complaining to your friends about the problems
to your friends about the problems
to your friends about the problems you’re having with your brand-new iPhone
you’re having with your brand-new iPhone
you’re having with your brand-new iPhone make sure that all your friends know
make sure that all your friends know
make sure that all your friends know you’ve got a brand new iPhone it’s done
you’ve got a brand new iPhone it’s done
you’ve got a brand new iPhone it’s done to inspire ruthie the PIA the grippe
to inspire ruthie the PIA the grippe
to inspire ruthie the PIA the grippe stands for power now I’m from the United
stands for power now I’m from the United
stands for power now I’m from the United States and in the United States we see
States and in the United States we see
States and in the United States we see complaining used for power about every
complaining used for power about every
complaining used for power about every four years and I’m not talking about the
four years and I’m not talking about the
four years and I’m not talking about the Olympics negative campaign ads work but
Olympics negative campaign ads work but
Olympics negative campaign ads work but not for the reason that you would think
not for the reason that you would think
not for the reason that you would think negative campaign ads are not designed
negative campaign ads are not designed
negative campaign ads are not designed to get you to see the light and change
to get you to see the light and change
to get you to see the light and change party’s negative campaign ads are
party’s negative campaign ads are
party’s negative campaign ads are designed to disgust you so much with
designed to disgust you so much with
designed to disgust you so much with your own party that you don’t vote and
your own party that you don’t vote and
your own party that you don’t vote and the other candidate whose
the other candidate whose
the other candidate whose step closer to power the e’en great
step closer to power the e’en great
step closer to power the e’en great status for excuse poor performance now
status for excuse poor performance now
status for excuse poor performance now as a golfer I can tell you that we are
as a golfer I can tell you that we are
as a golfer I can tell you that we are masters of complaining to excuse our
masters of complaining to excuse our
masters of complaining to excuse our poor performance we hit a drive slices
poor performance we hit a drive slices
poor performance we hit a drive slices right off over the trees but that’s not
right off over the trees but that’s not
right off over the trees but that’s not our fault it’s because our grip panels
our fault it’s because our grip panels
our fault it’s because our grip panels were wet the Sun was in our eyes or
were wet the Sun was in our eyes or
were wet the Sun was in our eyes or someone’s knees but during our backswing
someone’s knees but during our backswing
someone’s knees but during our backswing it’s not our fault we are complaining to
it’s not our fault we are complaining to
it’s not our fault we are complaining to remove ourselves from responsible excuse
remove ourselves from responsible excuse
remove ourselves from responsible excuse me to excuse our poor performance to
me to excuse our poor performance to
me to excuse our poor performance to excuse our poor performance so one more
excuse our poor performance so one more
excuse our poor performance so one more time the five reasons people complain
time the five reasons people complain
time the five reasons people complain GRI PE get attention
GRI PE get attention
GRI PE get attention remove responsibility inspire envied
remove responsibility inspire envied
remove responsibility inspire envied power and excuse poor performance
power and excuse poor performance
power and excuse poor performance it is our net social needs that is
it is our net social needs that is
it is our net social needs that is driving the complaining virus so you’re
driving the complaining virus so you’re
driving the complaining virus so you’re probably wondering is there a cure for
probably wondering is there a cure for
probably wondering is there a cure for this epidemic there is first establish a
this epidemic there is first establish a
this epidemic there is first establish a quarantine site created a complaint free
quarantine site created a complaint free
quarantine site created a complaint free zone if you have a business it could be
zone if you have a business it could be
zone if you have a business it could be a brake rub it could be a conference
a brake rub it could be a conference
a brake rub it could be a conference room it could be a shop floor just pick
room it could be a shop floor just pick
room it could be a shop floor just pick one place as a place that no one
one place as a place that no one
one place as a place that no one complains in your family it could be
complains in your family it could be
complains in your family it could be your kitchen table or your living room
your kitchen table or your living room
your kitchen table or your living room or your car one place that is a sacred
or your car one place that is a sacred
or your car one place that is a sacred place that is free from the noxious air
place that is free from the noxious air
place that is free from the noxious air pollution of complaining so establish a
pollution of complaining so establish a
pollution of complaining so establish a quarantine site the second thing is you
quarantine site the second thing is you
quarantine site the second thing is you yourself do something to become aware of
yourself do something to become aware of
yourself do something to become aware of how
how
how you can play you can put a bracelet on
you can play you can put a bracelet on
you can play you can put a bracelet on your wrist or a rubber band or you can
your wrist or a rubber band or you can
your wrist or a rubber band or you can put a stone in either pocket every time
put a stone in either pocket every time
put a stone in either pocket every time you complain move the bracelet from one
you complain move the bracelet from one
you complain move the bracelet from one risk to the other wrist so that
risk to the other wrist so that
risk to the other wrist so that ultimately over time you become more
ultimately over time you become more
ultimately over time you become more aware of your complaining and will
aware of your complaining and will
aware of your complaining and will complain less until ideally you go 21
complain less until ideally you go 21
complain less until ideally you go 21 days in a row and it becomes habitual
days in a row and it becomes habitual
days in a row and it becomes habitual for you or as I said you can simply move
for you or as I said you can simply move
for you or as I said you can simply move a stone from one pocket to the other
a stone from one pocket to the other
a stone from one pocket to the other pocket engaging the body and the mind
pocket engaging the body and the mind
pocket engaging the body and the mind together you have a choice you can be a
together you have a choice you can be a
together you have a choice you can be a carrier of the complaining virus or you
carrier of the complaining virus or you
carrier of the complaining virus or you can be an antibody that inoculates
can be an antibody that inoculates
can be an antibody that inoculates everybody you come in contact with you
everybody you come in contact with you
everybody you come in contact with you know no one ever complained their way to
know no one ever complained their way to
know no one ever complained their way to help happiness and success if you agree
help happiness and success if you agree
help happiness and success if you agree that the world is caught in a
that the world is caught in a
that the world is caught in a complaining epidemic then the only way
complaining epidemic then the only way
complaining epidemic then the only way to stem the tide is to paraphrase gonna
to stem the tide is to paraphrase gonna
to stem the tide is to paraphrase gonna be become the cure you wish to see in
be become the cure you wish to see in
be become the cure you wish to see in the world thank you for your time
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