The future is always bright…if you know where to look. Join me each week for A Bit of Optimism! I talk to inspiring people who teach me more about life, leadership and general interesting things.
174 episodes transcribedSome of the most successful people in the world all have a secret power. It’s not their experience or technical expertise that matter most – it’s thei...
We've all been told in our darkest times: "Don't worry this will get better"...but what happens if everything's going right? Should we be afraid that...
We all know a bit about Abraham Lincoln and George Washington, but which President was drunk at his inauguration? Who was the first gay president? A...
Can we ensure that we will stay happy through every phase of our lives? Arthur Brooks discovered that there is a clear fork in the road that we will a...
When people want to do good they often get stuck because they don’t know what they can do. Mark Bustos figured out that to do good, all we need to do...
Short packets of content. That’s the world we live in. We've condensed and compressed so much of what we consume that our entertainment and our news s...
Less than 5% of major crimes end in a conviction. For cold cases, that number drops to 1%. Those numbers won’t stay low forever. David Mittelman...
Engraved on the Statue of Liberty it reads, “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free...” A beautiful sentiment, in...
How would you react if you found out that your friends purposely planned a birthday party when you were out of town so you wouldn’t attend? And what i...
Fear and anger seem to dominate the headlines. So, to start the New Year, I thought it would be a good idea to find out if there is anything we can do...
Stressed from work? Stressed from life? For all the talk of mindfulness and meditation, a lot of us still struggle to find that calm we want. Omar Bro...
Despite all our “social” media, more and more people report feeling lonelier, more stressed and more adrift than ever before. How can we protect our m...
We live in an era in which possessions are, too often, more important than personal health and the health of our planet. That never felt right to acti...
So many politicians say our children are our future, so why do so few nations have a cabinet level position to represent their youth? As the Minister...
A small number of tech companies have amassed enormous power in our modern world. Do they wield that power responsibly, or do they abuse it to benefit...
In show business, Ari Emmanuel is the consummate insider. The founder and CEO of the Endeavor agency, he represents some of Hollywood’s biggest stars....
What is the best way to navigate the world of diversity, equity and inclusion? Chloe Valdary’s point of view is different from the norm. The founder o...
There are only a few people in the world who have made a success out of failing. Serial entrepreneur and author of Backable, Suneel Gupta is one of th...
We’ve seen it in the movies, someone throws themselves onto a grenade to save their buddy, but how many of us could actually do it? Kyle Carpenter, th...
With unprecedented levels of stress and depression amongst young people, I wanted to know what we, as an older generation can do to help. So I talked...
