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The above is an old Turkish proverb that I came across on Facebook recently. Picture yourself taking a car trip by yourself across the entire country. Such a trip would be long, tedious, and boring as you watch the mileposts slowly pass by. Taking that same trip, on the other hand, with a friend turns the trip into a pleasant, fast-moving adventure as you take in the sights and … [Read more...] about No Road is Long with Good Company by Dr. Ross Reck

This is the title of a Wall Street Journal opinion piece written by Arthur C. Brooks. He says that while it may appear that the world today belongs to jerks, “…the best available research still clearly shows that in everyday life the nice people, not the creeps, do the best at work, in love and in happiness.” For disbelieving readers, he offers them this challenge: … [Read more...] about Nice People Really Do Have More Fun by Ross Reck

The Harvard Study of Human Development has followed the lives of two generations of individuals from the same families for more than 80 years. The conclusions from this study have been published in a book titled, The Good Life by Robert Waldinger, MD and Marc Schultz PhD. The authors point out in the first chapter that if they had to boil the Harvard Study down to a … [Read more...] about Good Relationships Keep Us Healthier and Happier by Ross Reck

If you want to make your world a brighter, happier place, all you need to do are two things: 1) smile and 2) get to know the people you meet on a regular basis—the people who work at the grocery store, the bank, the post office, the restaurants you frequent, and so forth. You do this by showing a genuine interest in them—asking them questions and learning what’s going on in … [Read more...] about You Have the Power to Make Your World a Brighter, Happier Place by Ross Reck

During the course of pursuing your dream, sooner or later, the going will get a little tough. When this occurs, it’s very tempting to think something like, “This is way too difficult; maybe I should just give up.” What most people don’t appreciate is that any dream worth pursuing is going to have some tough stretches along the way. Furthermore, those tough stretches are where … [Read more...] about Don’t Give Up on Your Dream When the Going Gets a Little Tough by Ross Reck