The University of Life

Emotions

Balance, Happiness, Words to Live By

Slow Down!

Modern life moves quickly and it’s difficult to escape its gravity! Unfortunately, there’s something lost in the slower pace of…
Ambition, Confidence, Enthusiasm, Happiness, Optimism, Passion, Success, The Meaning of Life, Traits

How to Come Alive

“Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do that. Because what the world…
Happiness, Money

Newsflash: Money Buys Happiness!

New research proves (sort of) that our old assumption that money can’t buy happiness is not exactly true. Good to…
Happiness, Identity, Psychology, The Meaning of Life, Thinking

Backward Beauty

I met with several of my Utah Valley University students yesterday to go over their final papers, and several are…
Confidence, Courage, Healing, Identity, Psychology, Words to Live By

Shame

Here’s a fantastic follow up to Brene’ Brown’s viral talk on vulnerability. It’s an essential listen for anyone who’s not…
Enthusiasm, Identity, Technology, The Meaning of Life, U of Life

Our Bright Technological Future

Want to get excited about the future? Watch this awesome talk by X Prize’s Peter Diamandis showing how rapidly we’re…
Happiness, Music, The Meaning of Life, Words to Live By

Everybody’s Free

…to wear sunscreen. If you’ve never heard this one-hit wonder from the 90’s, listen now! It’s a wealth of great,…
Courage, Happiness, Healing, Love, Psychology, The Meaning of Life

Vulnerability

“Connection is why we’re here. It’s what makes life meaningful.” Brene Brown’s research exposed shame as what unravels connection, and…
Courage, Happiness, Money, The Meaning of Life

Work is Good

Want something? GO GET IT! How? Work, of course. There’s no other reliable way. We’re often told that work is…
Ambition, Confidence, Enthusiasm, Optimism

Express Yourself!

This ones for anyone – author, artist or otherwise – if you ever think you have nothing worth saying.
Funny, Happiness, Identity, Optimism, Psychology

Happiness THEN Success

Here’s an entertaining explanation of the science behind the true order of success.