Want to be happier? Who doesn’t!? This episode will help you get there, but not in the way you might expect. Tal Ben-Shahar --a leading expert in the science of happiness says “if you want to be in the light, help those around you shine.” Listen to find out what he means by that and why it can make all the difference.

Tal Ben-Shahar is an author and lecturer who taught two of the largest classes in Harvard University’s history, "Positive Psychology" and "The Psychology of Leadership."  His books have been translated into more than thirty languages, and have appeared on best-seller lists around the world.  His latest books are “Happiness Studies” and “Happier, No Matter What.”  He is the co-founder of The Happiness Studies Academy and Potentialife and he designed and launched the world’s first Master’s Degree in Happiness Studies in collaboration with Centenary University.

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