Finding happiness is a universal mission. The majority of us are compelled to pursue happiness throughout our lives, searching for the objects that we think will make us happy. Unfortunately, society’s concept of happiness is deeply, inherently flawed. While most people think of happiness as the acquisition, accumulation, or achievement of objects, true happiness can never be the object of human acquisition. Instead, it must be a lifestyle in and of itself. Here is the most common misconception about happiness: “Once I achieve __________, I will finally be happy.” You …

Over years of working with individuals and organizations to help them realize their full potential, I’ve discovered that the most common roadblock to success is self-sabotage. The number one reason that people don’t achieve progressive realization of their full potential is that they undermine themselves. Before embarking on your own journey of progressive realization to find fulfillment, joy, and meaning, it’s important to understand how to avoid this widespread pitfall. There are three key ways to stop undermining yourself on your journey to self-understanding: 1. Be in the moment; 2. …

Self-discovery is a vital component of a fulfilling life. Without it, people fail to find joy, fulfillment, and meaning. For over a decade, I’ve worked with a diverse group of individuals and organizations to help them achieve self-understanding. I call this invaluable process the “path to progressive realization of full potential.” Progressive realization is a journey toward self-discovery through various stages, steps, and small realizations that add up to huge insights about the self. The more you are aware of you unique gift and the talents the support it the …

From the time we’re born, society conditions us all to strive for goals. Trained by our parents and teachers to set expectations, we learn from an early age how to develop processes to achieve what we want: a new toy, a better grade, and a new friend. Both as children and as adults, we identify objects that we think will bring us joy, meaning, and fulfillment—and then we aim to get them. The problem is that most people are aiming for the entirely wrong things. In fact, when I meet …