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Peter Samuelson: Finding Happy: Every act of empathy creates waves that never end
Peter Samuelson shares how his transition from successful film producer to nonprofit founder has led to his greatest happiness and inspired his new book "Finding Happy."
• Produced iconic films like "Revenge of the Nerds" and "Wild"
• Co-founded Starlight with Steven Spielberg to help seriously ill children
• Created First Star to propel foster youth to college success
• Started EDAR (Everyone Deserves A Roof) providing mobile shelters for homeless individuals
• New book "Finding Happy" combines life lessons with film industry anecdotes
• Identifies three levels of happiness: short-term (immediate pleasure), medium-term (security), and long-term (helping others)
• Believes creating "ripples on the pond" by helping others leads to lasting fulfillment
• Teaches Random Acts of Kindness classes where foster youth get to donate money to causes they care about
• Emphasizes the importance of empathy in healing societal divides
• Advocates for embracing failure as a necessary part of success
• Notes the powerful connection between foster youth and music due to its portability
"Finding Happy" releases June 10th through Simon & Schuster and will be available in hardcover, paperback, audiobook, and e-book formats.
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Peter Samuelson shares how his transition from successful film producer to nonprofit founder has led to his greatest happiness and inspired his new book "Finding Happy."
• Produced iconic films like "Revenge of the Nerds" and "Wild"
• Co-founded Starlight with Steven Spielberg to help seriously ill children
• Created First Star to propel foster youth to college success
• Started EDAR (Everyone Deserves A Roof) providing mobile shelters for homeless individuals
• New book "Finding Happy" combines life lessons with film industry anecdotes
• Identifies three levels of happiness: short-term (immediate pleasure), medium-term (security), and long-term (helping others)
• Believes creating "ripples on the pond" by helping others leads to lasting fulfillment
• Teaches Random Acts of Kindness classes where foster youth get to donate money to causes they care about
• Emphasizes the importance of empathy in healing societal divides
• Advocates for embracing failure as a necessary part of success
• Notes the powerful connection between foster youth and music due to its portability
"Finding Happy" releases June 10th through Simon & Schuster and will be available in hardcover, paperback, audiobook, and e-book formats.
Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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