Rotman Management

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In your book you describe how you burned out at the age of 35 and went on to create The Happier Method. Describe your journey.

After achieving tons of career success as a business executive, venture capitalist, consultant and entrepreneur, I completely burned out at 35. This was the scariest time in my life. I never thought I could burn out because only ‘weak’ people burned out, and I was a ‘tough cookie.’ The biggest lesson I learned on my journey to wellness is that emotional fitness is a skill you can strengthen through practice.

Based on my own harrowing experience and research findings from Neuroscience and Psychology, I created The Happier Method, a set of skills and practices to help people strengthen their well-being and emotional fitness. I (unknowingly) created this method to help myself heal, and I have since taught it to tens of thousands of people. At its core, it’s about making small daily changes in all areas of your life to help

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