How does one find happiness? Or does happiness find you?

Power over others is weakness disguised as strength. Eckhart Tolle Whilst not my favourite author or thinker, he does have some good quotes.

There are a number of reasons to not work for a charity, but only one good one.

It's time to give yourself a bit of time off. Being judgmental is a full-time job, so take a moment and think about why you care so much about what other people do.

When you are generous, it's not about you. But it also, kind of, is...

Like interest that grows and compounds over time, so does generosity...

Thinking is not doing. For something to be generous, an action needs to take place.

Finding purpose can be a challenge, and it can shift as you journey through life. For me, generosity is the foundation of purpose, even if I go through some dark places to get there.

How you think about someone is a gift. The way that you choose to see them can do wonders for your relationship.

Honesty is dangerous. It can cause hurt and pain and it is all to do with pearls and swine.

Having an honest conversation and sharing transparently about your life is a gift to other people. It does come with risks though...

Serial entrepreneur, Tedx Speaker and Founder of Social Friday, Fikret Zendeli joins us for the podcast this week. Not only is he reinventing Fridays and making them more meaningful, he is making Corporate Social Responsibility interesting. Find out more about Social Friday here: Let’s reinvent Fridays! - Social Friday See his Tedx talk here: Reinventing Fridays | Fikret Zendeli | TEDxZurich - YouTube Connect with him on LinkedIn here: Fikret Zendeli | LinkedIn

Being an encourager to those around you is an incredible gift, but it doesn't just happen. Here are a few tips on how to do it.

Some things to look for when you want to support a charity.

What is the cost to other people when you are no longer growing?

When you think about those people that have really changed the world, perhaps someone who is a hero of yours, have you ever considered who was helping them along the way?

Welcome back for Season 7! What are the things that you can do to help you feel good?

To wrap up this season, we talk about how to make a difference in our world and what it has to do with ancient military strategy, pilots and authors.

If you don't like what you are seeing in those around you, you can become the type of person that you want to reproduce.

Eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth. It's surprising how helpful that could be to us now, but there is an even more extreme way to look at responding to how people treat us...

Do you have more of an internal locus, or an external locus of control? And yes, it does matter.

It's not that generous to tear people down and 'own' them with pithy zingers. But what is the alternative?

Your generosity to others to help them succeed will, in turn, help you more than you know.

There is a dark side - but is schadenfreude a good thing or a bad thing?