Insights for a Happier Life: Shortcuts for Creating Positive Changes One Moment at a Time

Experiencing greater happiness doesn't have to be complicated. We can take small steps every day -- shortcuts for creating positive changes in our lives -- to improve our self-esteem, decrease stress, develop better relationships, and experience more joy. Insights for a Happier Life will show you how to be mindful (living in the present), engage in self-transformation (using mindfulness to choose new ways of thinking and acting), and see new possibilities (thinking and communicating in ways that create new opportunities).

Drawing on his personal experiences and insights, Steven Jay Fogel covers topics including why our memories change, what makes relationships work, how to be mindful in our careers, caring for an elderly parent, and why dogs are lovable. He shares his commitment to searching for answers about increasing joy and fulfillment and reveals what he's learned through mentoring people who have come to him for guidance because of his success in business and through reading his books and blogs.

Steven J. Fogel has been described as a "Renaissance man for the new millennium." He is a cofounder of Westwood Financial Corp., one of the leading private commercial real estate owners in the country. For decades he has been an active participant in the human potential movement, inspiring and mentoring others to seek their true selves. As a longtime student of human behavior and development, he has studied with psychologists, educators, and rabbinical scholars. Steve is an accomplished artist and the author of Insights for a Happier Life: Shortcuts for Creating Positive Changes One Moment at a Time, published by Fresh River Press; Your Mind Is What Your Brain Does for a Living, published by Greenleaf Book Group Press; My Mind Is Not My Friend: A Guide for How Not to Get in Your Own Way, published by Fresh River Press; and The Yes- I-Can Guide to Mastering Real Estate, published by Random House. His broad experience in business and the arts led him to serve as chairman of the California Arts Council. He lives and works in Los Angeles.