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Train Your Brain for Success:  Sonali Mangal of L.E.D. Interviews Jim McCarthy

Train Your Brain for Success: Sonali Mangal of L.E.D. Interviews Jim McCarthy

Research tells us that a typical human being’s thoughts are roughly 80% negative. A person’s “negativity bias” is bad for their relationships, their career, and their health. I addressed this challenge recently with Ms. Sonali Mangal, who is a Product Strategist at a leading Silicon Valley company. She also runs an outstanding podcast called “Learn … [Read more...] about Train Your Brain for Success: Sonali Mangal of L.E.D. Interviews Jim McCarthy

What Chuck Berry Can Teach Us about Innovation

What Chuck Berry Can Teach Us about Innovation

When you hear the name "Chuck Berry", do you normally think about innovation and entrepreneurship? Or do you simply hear the unmistakable guitar licks in his foundational rock and roll songs such as ""Johnny B. Goode", "Roll Over Beethoven", or  "Maybellene"? If you're too young to know who Chuck Berry was, it doesn't matter --you've been … [Read more...] about What Chuck Berry Can Teach Us about Innovation

Pleasure, Purpose and Peace in Turbulent Times

Pleasure, Purpose and Peace in Turbulent Times

Does the world sometimes feel dark, scary, and turbulent?  In spite of that (or because of that!), I'd love to share with you some of the best ideas and practices on how to increase your happiness and career success. 1. Happiness through writing  In almost all of my workshops, I ask participants to take a few minutes to write out answers to … [Read more...] about Pleasure, Purpose and Peace in Turbulent Times

Learn Educate Discover: “Live As If You Have Cancer” Podcast

Learn Educate Discover: “Live As If You Have Cancer” Podcast

How would you live your life, if you truly felt your own mortality? I addressed this topic recently with Ms. Sonali Mangal, who is a Product Strategist at Google. She also runs a podcast called "Learn Educate Discover" (LED), whose purpose is to "Discover what you were meant to do." In the first 11 minutes of this LED podcast, I talk about the … [Read more...] about Learn Educate Discover: “Live As If You Have Cancer” Podcast

Why Give Thanks for Your Work?

Why Give Thanks for Your Work?

During the six years that I lived in Austria, Germany and Spain, Thanksgiving was the holiday that I missed the most. The only one that really made me homesick. It's easy to take issue with many aspects of the holiday, but if you look at the true spirit of sharing and being grateful, it's simply wonderful. For many of us Americans, Thanksgiving … [Read more...] about Why Give Thanks for Your Work?

Confessions from a Stanford Business School 20-Year Reunion

Confessions from a Stanford Business School 20-Year Reunion

Last weekend I attended my 20-year reunion for the Stanford Graduate School of Business. It was a tremendous experience, in part because I was honored to give a 15-minute TED-style talk to my classmates, entitled “Live AS IF You Had Cancer.” At the reunion, I noticed a few major themes: 1). As the Class of 1996 gets older and enters … [Read more...] about Confessions from a Stanford Business School 20-Year Reunion

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Joe Walowski
VP, Alexa at Amazon

Jim’s session turned out to be a high point of our 2-day event. The team deeply appreciated this focus on their well-being, and many folks commented to me on the power of Jim’s personal story. I’m very happy we did it and I would recommend it to others.

 
Heidi Roizen
Venture Partner at Draper Fisher Jurvetson

Jim's Happiness Workshop was a tremendous experience. I highly recommend to others that they do this!

 
Brian Rumao
Chief of Staff to the CEO, LinkedIn

Thoroughly enjoyed Jim McCarthy’s Happiness Workshop, which introduced new, thought-provoking lessons. Already find myself adopting several of the practices every day. Highly recommended to anyone looking for an impactful and self-reflective session.

 
Dave Zinman
Chief Executive Officer at Infolinks, Inc.

Jim is an amazing source of wisdom about sourcing, evaluating, hiring, training, motivating and mentoring teams. He built and ran two very high performance, valuable teams for me while we were at BlueLithium and Yahoo! together. I can’t recommend him strongly enough to companies looking to get more out of their employees.

 
Miriam Rivera
Former Trustee – Stanford University; Co-Founder Stanford Angels & Entrepreneurs

The work we did in Jim’s workshop was an unexpected joy. It helped me to feel renewed gratitude for the life I’ve been able to live and that I’m living now.

 
Associate Director and Ph.D.
Leading Pharmaceutical Company

“Jim’s Happiness Workshop not only taught us the many benefits of increasing our happiness levels, but he also shared simple, practical methods that we can use every day to achieve this goal. The feedback after the workshop was overwhelmingly positive, and I highly recommend Jim’s workshop for anyone looking for a transformational experience.”

 
Jorge Morgan
President and CEO, MMG Bank, Panama

Simple, yet powerful. It was the perfect closing for our Panama YPO presidential retreat.

 
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How the AIDS Hotline Helped Me Get into Stanford

How the AIDS Hotline Helped Me Get into Stanford

June 10, 2019 By Jim McCarthy Leave a Comment

To honor LGBTQ+ Pride Month and the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising, I’d like to share … [Read More...] about How the AIDS Hotline Helped Me Get into Stanford

Interview with Healthier Podcast’s Reena Jadhav

Interview with Healthier Podcast’s Reena Jadhav

May 5, 2019 By Jim McCarthy Leave a Comment

I was delighted that the amazing Reena Jadhav chose to interview me for her podcast, entitled … [Read More...] about Interview with Healthier Podcast’s Reena Jadhav

Why Not a Bucket List for Mindfulness?

Why Not a Bucket List for Mindfulness?

May 3, 2019 By Jim McCarthy Leave a Comment

Do you have a “bucket list”? A lot of people maintain lists of things they want to do, be, or … [Read More...] about Why Not a Bucket List for Mindfulness?

How to Avoid the “I’ll Be Happy Only When …” Syndrome

How to Avoid the “I’ll Be Happy Only When …” Syndrome

April 9, 2019 By Jim McCarthy Leave a Comment

I remember working very hard for a Silicon Valley start-up. One day I heard the founder/CEO say in … [Read More...] about How to Avoid the “I’ll Be Happy Only When …” Syndrome

Life might suck now. But it should get better…

Life might suck now. But it should get better…

July 10, 2018 By Jim McCarthy Leave a Comment

Think for a second about the older people you know – whether they’re your parents, neighbors, … [Read More...] about Life might suck now. But it should get better…

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