“Every person needs to take one day away. A day in which one consciously separates the past from the future. Jobs, family, employers, and friends can exist one day without any one of us, and if our egos permit us to confess, they could exist eternally in our absence. Each person deserves a day away…
“Happiness cannot be pursued; it must ensue.” ― Viktor E. Frankl, Man’s Search for Meaning Are you happy? Is your life uplifting, inspiring and joyful? If not or unsure, allow me to share a few things about how to make your life delightful. As part of my research for my books and articles on meaningful purpose…
I read with great interest an article by Adam Grant, a Wharton professor, titled, “The #1 Feature of a Meaningless Job”.[1] Professor Grant points to research that reminds us that people want meaningful jobs that contribute to something worthwhile. Moreover, he states a well-known fact for those of us with many years of work experience…
An optimist and a pessimist were asked to briefly explain the benefit of the social sciences. The optimist gave for an answer, “To help humans get along.” The pessimist replied, “To prevent humans from killing one another”. Now that many are celebrating the holiday season, I believe it is appropriate to write a blog on the…
“…subjective well-being research is now showing that in all cultures, and even from infancy, people are drawn to pro-social behavior, and that they are happier when they act pro-socially.” ~ United Nations Happiness Report 2017 In my previous blog I wrote: “After many years of research, including reading what seemed like an endless list of…
People who will most benefit from reading ‘The Path to a Meaningful Purpose‘ are those who hunger for answers to four fundamental existential questions: Who am I? What matters in life? What is meaningful and meaningless? What is my life purpose? Why am I here? How do I successfully achieve my life purpose? “The Path…
This blog answers: What is the key message of “The Path to a Meaningful Purpose: Psychological Foundations of Logoteleology”? What do readers take away from the book? As I explained in a previous blog, logoteleology or meaningful purpose psychology is an optimistic and positive method that challenges the notion that personal and social self-inflicted suffering…
Who am I, the author Luis A. Marrero? And what led me to write “The Path to a Meaningful Purpose: Psychological Foundations of Logoteleology?” I am the founder and CEO of The Boston Institute for Meaningful Purpose with offices in Westfield, Massachusetts, and Deltona, Florida. (www.bostonimp) Founded in the City of Boston, Massachusetts in 1986,The Boston…