According to the Happiness Research Institute in Copenhagen, people are happier with their lives if they tend to hold a positive, nostalgic view of the past. When we have narratives that we share with others like, “Remember the time that we…” or “I remember when…” or “Being here now makes me think of….” And, frequently, […]
Month: November 2022
Character and Camaraderie
Years ago, I had the privilege to serve as the president of Kauffman FastTrac, an organization that trains entrepreneurs to start and grow companies. It was meaningful work that I was lucky to do with a team of amazing colleagues. The level of camaraderie that we shared was something unique and, to this day, we […]
Jump Off the Hedonic Treadmill
We are constantly pursuing happiness. It’s an elusive creature, though. What happens is that once we attain achievement, once we think we’ve arrived, once we acquire that thing we were going for… we get a momentary rush, but then, once again, return to that state of desire, that state of wanting, that state of chasing […]