Jim McCarthy - Live Each Day A Surprisingly Simple Guide to Happiness

Happiness is a

skill you can develop!

Are you tired of self-help books that offer fuzzy anecdotes of inspiration, but leave you wondering what are science-based ways you can improve your life starting today?

Then this book is for you.

Jim McCarthy had a Stanford MBA and a successful career in Silicon Valley. But a cancer diagnosis suddenly changed his life, forcing him to ask questions such as

How much longer will I live?

What do I need to repair in my relationships?

How can I use my work to help others?

What, after all, would make me happy?

Since then, Jim has spent years studying the latest in neuroscience and psychology in an effort to understand what helps people thrive with abundant pleasure, purpose, and peace. His conclusion: Happiness is a skill you can develop.

Wanting to share his findings, Jim developed an innovative and highly acclaimed Happiness Workshop, which he has presented to organizations of all sizes across the U.S. and internationally. His talks arent just inspirational participants take away proven strategies, science-based insights, and daily practices to lower their stress, boost their confidence, and find greater meaning.

Jim delivered the talk "What Cancer Taught Me About Happiness" at TEDx Oakland in November, 2018. You can watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0pulJf7Fl0

He has distilled what hes learned from his research and his workshop experiences into the new book, Live Each Day: A Surprisingly Simple Guide to Happiness . Its an intriguing, enjoyable, immediately applicable blueprint for anyone seeking to live more fully. Throughout Live Each Day, Jim encourages readers to explore intriguing questions through focused, thought-provoking writing activities, with the ultimate aim of helping each person design their own path to happiness.

Some Praise for

Live Each Day

Captivating storytelling, intriguing questions, pioneering research, and deceptively doable daily practices Live Each Day has something for everyone. Grounded in science, but coming from the heart, this book shows you not only how to be authentically happier; its a wake-up call to living your life to the absolute fullest.

Randy Taran

Founder of Project Happiness and author of Emotional Advantage

Live Each Day is an ambitious achievement. Jim McCarthy takes fascinating anecdotes from his intriguing career, and provides the reader with a robust framework to understand happiness. He is a Modern Elder, sharing his hard-earned wisdom while also asking the right questions. A must-read for anybody who seeks to find more pleasure and purpose in their life at any age.

Chip Conley

Strategic Advisor to Airbnb and Bestselling Author of Wisdom@Work: The Making of a Modern Elder

Ive read many books on happiness and living a better life, but Live each Day is different providing the ideal balance of research, personal stories and practical insights. Jim is unique as a writer, showing deep authenticity and relatability, that brings out the humanity in all of us. I recommend this book to anyone who is tired of pursuing a happier life and who simply wants to remember the power to choose to be happy, right now, in the midst of real life.

Ariane de Bonvoisin

Bestselling Author of The First 30 Days , Speaker and Executive Coach

For happiness books it is one stop shopping combining the common happiness activities with practices of depth, wisdom and profound insight. Written with humor, clarity, and humility, I know this great book will help many people live significantly better lives.

Frederick Luskin, Ph.D.

Senior Consultant, Wellness and Health Promotion, Stanford University

It would be hard to overstate the incredible value I got from this book. More than just a thoughtful read, Live Each Day is an action-provoking, life-changing vehicle. I highly recommend doing the activities with a close friend or loved one, as you will help each other uncover and implement changes to make your life more fulfilling, peaceful and even fun.

Heidi Roizen

Partner, DFJ Venture Capital

I invited Jim McCarthy to give a TEDx talk. His talk was simply phenomenal inspiring yet practical. Im so happy to see that hes taken his wealth of knowledge and condensed it into this book. A must-read for anybody seeking to lead an intentional life!

Christopher Ategeka

Serial Entrepreneur, Founder/CEO UCOT Inc.

With a healthy dose of humility and sense of humor, Jim McCarthy presents a roadmap to help us find meaning in life, live in the present, and connect with people and projects that matter to us. Jim does a terrific job translating complex psychological research into accessible but powerful action steps that can drastically improve your emotional well-being.

Dr. Daniele V. Levy

Clinical Psychologist

Jim McCarthy uses a Silicon Valley approach to hack happiness. Innovative and practical, science-based but also personal Live Each Day gives you the strategies and daily tactics to be both successful and happy. His Happiness Workshop was amazing, and this book is even better. Highly applicable for smart, hard-working people everywhere.

Anil Sethi

Serial Entrepreneur, Founder and CEO at Ciitizen

In Live Each Day , Jim expertly marries more esoteric happiness concepts with real-world tactics, weaving a highly-readable tapestry that not only inspires, but demands action. Ideal for the modern professional who sees the benefits of happiness in life and work, but needs a blueprint for how to make it happen.

Chris Butsch

Author, The Millennials Guide to Making Happiness

Jims Happiness Workshop helped me achieve a major breakthrough in my life a few years ago. Thanks to the writing and discussion activities, I found a greater sense of clarity on a vital decision I needed to make. I am delighted to see him expand his workshops with this book sharing practical tools with a greater audience, while guiding readers to develop lasting habits in key areas of personal growth.

Judith Duval

CEO, Media & Education Startup

We all face challenges. Some of us know how to respond intelligently and bounce back. For the rest of us, we need Jim McCarthy. Jims teachings will help you reset your life, so you become more resilient, make wiser choices, and enjoy a more balanced, meaningful journey. Backed up by real world experience, Live Each Day is a practical guide that truly works. Gift a copy to anyone you love.

Tony Surtees

Serial Entrepreneur, ex-Yahoo VP, Co-founder of Laava.id

Publisher's Note:

This publication is designed to provide accurate and authoritative information in regard to the subject matter covered. It is sold with the understanding that neither the publisher nor the author is engaged in rendering psychological, financial, legal, medical, or other professional services. If expert assistance or counseling is needed, the services of a competent professional should be sought.

Copyright Jim McCarthy, 2019

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Published by: Happiness Media LLC, a Nevada Company

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Photo of Jim McCarthy by: Jason Fang

Library of Congress Control Number: 2019901637

ISBN-13: 978-1-7336750-0-0

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