With technology and over-scheduling, we are forgetting to invest time in simple connective moments with others.

Being in touch with the problems in the world or our lives is important, but even more important is to focus the brain on what we can do about them.

I recently wanted to exercise more, and instead of trying to remind myself about all the health benefits and designing an effective (but boring) workout routine, I thought of the moments in my life when getting a workout has been the most fun.

When someone comes to you to talk about a problem, if you move the conversation on to a discussion of potential solutions, you fuel their creative problem solving abilities on average by 20% - not to mention you make them feel better! You make them smarter and more empowered to tackle challenges.

Too often we forget how powerful we are as individuals to shape how other people see the world. Each one of us constantly broadcasts to other people - whether consciously or unconsciously - verbally or non-verbally - and those messages influence their brain.

We are all constantly transmitting information to the people around us, and the messages we choose to communicate either create success or hold us all hold back.

There is no greater prediction in the research of our levels of happiness than the breadth and depth of our relationships.