by Tony Zampella | Apr 8, 2024 | Wisdom
Our obsession with happiness leads us to seek out elixirs and excitement, often undermining the happiness we seek to attain. Given that we enshrine a pillar of our Constitution to the Pursuit of Happiness, it is curious that we’ve slid to number 23 in this year’s...
by Tony Zampella | May 16, 2023 | Practice
The annual World Happiness Report has ranked nations on an international happiness index since 2011. Published last month, the 2023 report ranks Finland as the happiest country in the world—for the sixth consecutive year! Many opinions exist, but if you ask Finns why...
by Tony Zampella | Sep 20, 2021 | Wisdom
I am ordinary, average. Or maybe I should say that I fear I am average—not unique, not extraordinary. Just ordinary. In Western society, the pressure to be more than ordinary is pervasive and constant. Everyone wants to be recognized as special. Honoring the Ordinary...
by Tony Zampella | Apr 1, 2019 | Wisdom
You get one marshmallow now or two in an hour. I remember this test, which proved a valuable point about emotional intelligence: that our temperament can forecast future success. Delaying immediate gratification paid more dividends—even more than IQ—to one’s success....
