Naval Adm. William H. McRaven returned to his alma mater, University of Texas at Austin, recently to speak to the graduating class about the lessons he learned from his basic SEAL training.

There are only so many people out there willing to pay top coin for art, and only a handful of artists deserving of that scratch. What is interesting is that there isn’t a hue and cry about how “unfair” this is. Art, after all, is an egalitarian pursuit. There...

It took the producer-turned-singer 10 attempts before he struck gold with the universally loved single Happy. Music experts weigh in on just why the song brings such joy.

Once, I asked a class full of aspiring social entrepreneurs — all with business plans and ambitions to start nonprofits — how many of them were looking forward to fund-raising. Exactly zero hands went up. The consensus was that raising money might be a necessary evil,...

A few years ago, I took it upon myself to start writing tips for the young staff where I work about how to avoid doing things that would make their supervisors write them off.  Eventually, I found myself getting into the deeper waters of how to go about living a good...

I’ve found in my career coaching and success training work that while clients come to me for better careers, what they REALLY want is happier lives. That’s what millions of us around the world are striving for – living more joyfully, peacefully, and...

Here’s the quick and dirty: The word “yes” leads to happiness. The word “no” leads to success. Here’s why.

What does happiness look like? It looks like Macy, a 4-year-old pit bull in California, and five other faces that have been chosen to represent the International Day of Happiness.