Storytelling has been with mankind since the dawn of time, stories of us the oportunity to bond and to learn crucial lessons as they engage our imaginations and employ our intellect and emotions. In this episode, I detail several of my favourite motivational stories.

Mental sharpness often wanes over time, but it doesnt have to be this way, there are a variety of things we can do, from adopting a habit of regular exercise to, learning new skills that can help decrease the chances of us suffering from cognitive impairment as we age.

We have to be willing to pose ourselves some straight questions in an attempt to find answers if we are going to be committed to self growth. In this episode I pose 6 basic questions we should all ask ourselves.

In this podcast episode I talk about some common traits of high achievers like James Dyson, Oprah Winfrey and Michelangelo that we might be able to incorporate into our own lives and boost our levels of success.

In this episode we head to the Netherlands to examine their Niksen method which has helped the Dutch people beco,me one of the happiest on earth. The Niksen method is surprisingly simple and involves doing very little but doin it with purpose.

Ed Sheeran, one of the most successful artists in recent years is on record talking about how society only values success, but not failure. His own relationship with failure in the early days of his career is what laid the groundwork for his monumental success later on. In this episode I talk about the benefits of failure including the damage that a fear of failure causes us.

Nature is healing, more and more research is proving this to be the case. Living in urban environments deprived of green spaces is robbing us of a connnection we evolved with over tens of thousands of years. In this episode I delve into the book which outlines how and why nature is good for us, physically and mentally.

The Scandinavians are often quoted as among the happitest people on the planet so why not examine some of their life philosophies so that we can acquire the skills and life practices to be happier in our own lives. In this episode I examine the Danish philosphy of Hygge and the Swedish philosphy of Lagom.

Happiness doesn't have to be elusive, Prof Cassie Holmes of UCLA is an award winning teacher, and researcher into time and happiness and best selling author of, Happier Hour: How to bear distraction, exp[pand your time and focus on what matters most. You'll find Prof Holme's book and details on her happiness research at : www.cassieholmes.com

Ikigai is a Japanese philosophy that promotes living a life of purpose. In this episode I detail the 10 principles of Ikigai.