Last week I had the opportunity to sit down with Jacqueline Novogratz, founder and CEO of The Acumen Fund. She is one of the most innovative and interesting philanthropists around today. Her non profit has taken on the world’s poverty problem by directly investing capital in developing world businesses that have the potential to deliver […]
One Way to Make Your Life Better by the Late Rebbe, Rabbi Mendel Schneerson
My wife and I were having dinner with our friends the Toubians earlier this year, talking about our kids and the challenges of taking care of them and keeping our house in order. We talked about how we both are fortunate to have housekeeping help but were also concerned about the expense and also not […]
Perspectives on Quality of Life: Conversation with Gordy Zacks about the Folly of the Pursuit of Happiness
Recently I had the opportunity to talk with Gordy Zacks about what big picture perspectives and day-to-day best practices have contributed to quality of life for him. Gordy is the ultimate go getter. And he has accomplished so much for his family, businesses and non profit causes because of his amazing skills in getting things […]
Top Ten Quality of Life Contributors by Jason Hreha
1. Variety/Novelty”¨”¨. This last Spring I graduated from college. After that time, I moved back to my home town of Danville, California. Most of my friends from high school are no longer around, and so I have made it a priority to explore the entire bay, get involved with new groups of people, and consistently […]
Planning
A mentor of mine recommended to me years ago, The Art of the Long View by Peter Schwartz. It is all about scenario planning, imaging the future that you want to achieve so that you can plan effectively and avoid negative outcomes as much as possible. This was an influential book for me. I use […]
Friendships
I maintain a lot of friendships from my youth. I was at a party recently where nine of the people there had known me my whole life. There’s a great sense of being known for the person I am. I have been to too many weddings where the guests are all business colleagues; either because […]
Exercise / Heart Wave Monitoring
Exercise is a huge quality of life factor for me. I have the privilege of working with Dr. Irving Dardik who found and chaired the US Olympic Committee Sports Medicine Council in 1976. Irv is a scientist, a visionary in medicine and a pioneer in physics and fitness training. He developed an exercise program that […]