OLLI Presentation - University of South Florida

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute – USF

Friday, March 10, 2017

Canterbury Tower, Tampa

Discovering Your Happiness from the Inside Out

My WHY . . .

Follow Your Energy . . . .

Why do I say . . .

The World is Runs After its Tail

Another Way

Victim or Beneficiary?

See the Reverse or Obverse

What Lenses are You Choosing?

Up v. Down

Single Wheel or Many Pie Slices

Two Worlds / Paradigms

Unhappy World View Happy World View

World Happiness SurveyNearly 1,000 respondents 65% female and 35% male Ages 18 to 90+ From 28 states in the U.S. 27 countries around the world Single, Married, Widowed & in Relationships From High School to PhD educational backgrounds

How Do We Define Happy?

Healthy RelationshipsPeace of Mind

FreedomPurpose and Fulfillment

Personal Confidence

Your Personal Wealth

Childhood ImaginingsTraveling the GlobeFriendships (Mickey Mouse Club)Dance (American Bandstand)Standard Royal Typewriter JFK’s White House / CultureBiographiesDaydreaming Growing Up Happy & Free

A Half Century LaterTraveled to 60 CountriesMeeting, Interviewing & Featuring New PeopleDancing at 50+ - Art of Happiness SeriesWriting, Publishing and Digital CommunicationSpeak on Influence & LeadershipTell My Stories & Stories of Others * Eva Schloss (Ann Frank’s Step Sister) * Regina Calcaterra (Etched in Sand) * The Stubborn Man in SarajevoDaydreams - - - - Inspiring Others Ambassador of HappinessFree Being “Me”

Childhood Interests

Team SportsSchoolThe DictionaryHoward Cosell Paper RouteTraveling Solo by BikeHumorBeing Busy

Today . . .

Creator of MIKE Sports PersonalityWordsmith (40 Books & 900 Blogs)MIKE Podcasts & AnimationFIMBA USA Masters Basketball Goodwill Writer & Promoter FIMBA Sponsorship Marketing Off the Beaten Path Travels

It’s Your Turn

Childhood Happiness

Your NYT Headline?

Your Tombstone?

Your Life is a Gift

Exercise #1

People looking at me today would never guess this about me but….

The craziest thing I ever did/thought in life was . . . .

My finest skill/ability/talent that I didn’t learn in school is . . . .

Exercise #2The nicest thing someone ever did for me was . . . .

The nicest thing anyone ever said to me was . . .

The nicest thing I ever did for someone else was . . .

Exercise #3

A new thing you noticed / appreciated about someone else in the room today

Live Happy - Inside Out

Happiness Book Exchange

2017 editions

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Comfort ZonesInfluenceJudgment

CompetitionValues

Nonsense

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