“Our greatest fear in life should not be of failure, but of succeeding in life at things that don’t really matter.” –Francis Chan The Big Idea: Whether you lead a business,...

The modern formula for success is broken. In today’s world, most people act as if they believe that happiness will be a guaranteed result of success. But if that were true,...

Most of you have probably never heard of Lord Acton, but I bet you have heard the phrase, “Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely,” attributed to him. John...

“Most people climb the ladder of success only to realize it was leaning against the wrong building.” –Stephen Covey Several years ago I had a shot at what I thought was my...

In a prior post, I summarized the main findings from the 75-year study at Harvard on happiness. While reading the study, one sentence absolutely jumped off the page at...

Extensive global research on happiness exists. And understanding how happiness works is a key life leadership skill that has a huge impact on  your life and your family. The...

“Regrets are illuminations come too late.” –Joseph Campbell The BIG IDEA: What if you could know what most people regret at the end of life and use that information to...

“I wish everyone could experience being rich and famous, so they could know it wasn’t the answer to anything.” –Jim Carey In the last 100 years, science has come a very long...

The Big Idea—Authentic happiness is an extremely important thing to understand—for people, for leadership—and for life. When I say happiness, I am also talking about...

  We’ve all heard the expression—“Money can’t buy happiness.” That may not be completely true. Psychological science suggests that how we spend can have a big impact on...

The BIG IDEA—Global research reveals 9 factors you can apply to your life to increase your odds of living a longer and more fulfilling life. Research continues to...

‘Have you ever wondered how much money you need to be happy? Psychologists have been trying to answer this question for decades. Today’s BIG IDEA—Research shows that...

This week I want to share something that has perhaps had the greatest overall effect on my own happiness than anything else I have posted in this series so far. Today’s BIG...

“Regrets are illuminations come too late.” –Joseph Campbell Today we are going to look at the 5 most common regrets people face on their deathbeds. Why talk about regret in...