Much of the reason why we give up far too soon, fall into despair and abandon our projects is not because things are hard per se but because they are harder - far harder - than we had ever expected them to be. It isn’t necessarily difficulty that sinks us; it’s bad notions about what a noble task should legitimately demand.

Learn how the inner work of mindfulness and self-awareness meets the outer work of leadership and business as forces for positive change.

Professor Cassie Holmes discusses her book "Happier Hour: How to Beat Distraction, Expand Your Time, and Focus on What Matters Most." Our most precious resource isn’t money. It’s time. We are allotted just twenty-four hours a day, and we live in a culture that keeps us feeling “time poor” —like we never have enough. Since we can’t add more hours to the day, how can we experience our lives as richer? Is it possible to spend our days so they aren’t just full, but are fulfilling?

Based on her wildly popular MBA class at UCLA, Cassie demonstrates how to immediately improve our lives by changing how we perceive and invest our time. Happier Hour teaches you how small changes can have an enormous impact, helping you feel less overwhelmed, more present, and more satisfied with your life overall. It all starts by transforming just one hour into a happier hour.

According to Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung, the ultimate self-realization is the integration of the unconscious into the conscious. This is called the individuation process. So, how does this work?

Being a leader isn't easy. Your every move is being scrutinized and no one can be perfect. It's important for leaders to lead by example, appreciate their workforce and lead with humility.

Trust is the foundation for everything we do. But what do we do when it's broken?

First, realize there’s a difference between acting tough and actually being mentally strong.

There’s a belief that service is meaningful only to those that are somehow born for it. Dissolving this myth is a key step in delivering truly impactful service. We know anyone can learn service skills, but did you know that anyone can learn to find service enjoyable and fulfilling?

What does make us change our actions? Tali Sharot reveals three ingredients to doing what's good for yourself. Dr. Tali Sharot is a neuroscientist at University College London and the director of the Affective Brain Lab. She is a faculty member of the department of Experimental Psychology, a Wellcome Trust Fellow, and currently a visiting Professor at Harvard Medical School. Her research focuses on how emotion, motivation, and social factors influence our expectations, decisions, and memories.

Jeremy Hunter describes how we can change the future by focusing on attention and Mindfulness.