{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/61de0665cc27c20014ea15cf/61de066f8657180013af4065?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Neil Pasricha: From Awesome Hunter to Happiness Crusader","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61de0665cc27c20014ea15cf/61de066f8657180013af4065.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Today's conversation features Neil Pasricha,<em> New York Times</em> bestselling author of <em>The Book of Awesome&nbsp;</em>series, three time Webby Award winner, Harvard MBA grad, former Director of Leadership Development at Walmart, and husband, father, son, and brother.</p><p>He&nbsp;is&nbsp;the author of a new book, <a href=\"http://goo.gl/x25LD2\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Happiness Equation: Want Nothing + Do Anything = Have Everything</em></a>, which started as a letter to his unborn child on how to live a happy life, after his wife told him she was pregnant on the flight home from their honeymoon!</p><p><strong>TIn This episode, You’ll Learn:</strong></p><ul><li>How Neil divides his time into 3 buckets for optimal happiness (and how they are different from the 3 buckets Jonathan offers).</li><li>Why wanting can often lead to the exact opposite of happiness.</li><li>Why he advocates for a 'home contract' as a key to happiness, in addition to a business or employment contract.</li><li>How action leads to motivation, not the other way around.</li><li>Why he's loving the word practice these days.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Mentioned In This Episode:</strong></p><ul><li><a href=\"http://1000awesomethings.com/\" target=\"_blank\">100 Awesome Things</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.ted.com/talks/neil_pasricha_the_3_a_s_of_awesome\" target=\"_blank\">The 3 A's of awesome</a></li><li><a href=\"http://globalhappiness.org/about/our-team\" target=\"_blank\">The Institute for Global Happiness</a></li></ul>","author_name":"Jonathan Fields / Acast"}