Yes, Money Can Buy Happiness — If…

Everyone knows that you can’t buy happiness. But is what everyone knows true? Can you buy happiness? While traditional maxims and proverbs might make black-and-white statements about money and happiness, scientific research — as it often does — introduces shades of...

Can You Control Outcomes?

Young people learn countless lessons as they grow up. In the sports they enjoy, in the various subjects they study in school, in the hobbies they develop a passion for, they discover what they love and what they excel at. But, ah, that subject of “excelling” — that’s...

Dating Is A Skill That YOU Can Learn

Are you in the camp of people who believe in love at first sight? If you are, then this video is worth your time. If you’re not in that camp, that you think relationships and dating in general are a lot more complicated than finding “the one,” then this video is...

Turning Setbacks Into Success

There’s an old expression that metaphorically captures the essence of resilience: Dancing between the raindrops. It describes someone who persists even as the storm clouds gather, someone who seemingly dodges the raindrops and keeps a light heart despite adversity. Of...

Why Rituals Are More Than Routines

By the time we reach adulthood we've probably developed habits or routines that we’re very comfortable with. Having a morning cup (or two) of coffee. Hitting the gym by 7:00 am (or 6:00 for the truly ambitious). Watching Sunday night football with a certain group of...

The Beauty Of Asking ‘Why?’

Any parent of a four- or five-year-old can probably tell you about the “never-ending loop of no return.”  That’s when a parent causally points out something to their child — those clouds are called ‘cumulus clouds’ — and gets the terrifying reply: “why?” No matter how...

Is This The Breakup Blues? Or Depression?

There are many relationships and experiences that almost everyone eventually shares. Some include the most profound and meaningful, such as the love of a parent. Others, such as coping  with the death of a loved one, are heartbreaking. One that is nearly as universal...