Happiness is the precursor to success.

Spend two minutes a day scanning the world for three new things you're grateful for. And do that for 21 days, The reason why that's powerful is you're training your brain to scan the world in a new pattern, you're scanning for positives, instead of scanning for threats. It's the fastest way of teaching optimism.

The best leaders are the ones who show their true colors not during the banner years but during times of struggle.

Study after study shows that happiness precedes important outcomes and indicators of thriving.

The fastest way to disengage an employee is to tell him his work is meaningful only because of the paycheck.

The contents of the glass don’t matter; what’s more important is to realize there’s a pitcher of water nearby. In other words, we have the capacity to refill the glass, or to change our outlook.

Happiness is actually an individual choice, even in the midst of negative circumstances. It's not something our employers can give to us, though they can limit and influence that choice.