Daily Archives: January 6, 2010

What My Book is About…

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My new book, The Business of Happiness, ships soon.

Many friends have asked me what the book is about and have also asked me what to get me for my birthday which is on Friday.

So I ask you gently and nicely to pre-order my book from Amazon.com. You will enjoy my book and you will be helping local DC charities at the same time. Here is the link again from Amazon.

My book is part autobiographical. I try to tell my personal life story and share my point of view of how I have developed a sense of what makes individuals happy and self-actualized.

It is also a business book. I write about my personal experiences at my startups and at AOL and how happy companies thrive and unhappy companies don’t. And how and why.

I lay out my formulae for happiness in a personal sense and in a business sense. I give literally dozens of how to’s and checklists on what to do to build communities of interest; find a higher calling; ways to self express; give back; and show gratitude. I also discuss my 101 List; how to build your own; and how to take solace and create opportunities from your personal and business “reckonings.”

The book is very conversational and, I believe, is a fast and fun read.

It made me happy to write the book and share my life’s experiences with you all.

Making Some News

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The Washington Capitals made some news, too. :-)

We won last night 4-2 over a very good Montreal team. That was good news.

We named Alex Ovechkin our Captain after a unanimous vote by his teammates. We were reminded of the fact that Alex Ovechkin is only the second player in NHL history to be named to the First Team All-Star Team in his first four years in the NHL. The players gave Alex a standing ovation in the locker room when the announcement was made. That was great news.

Last night Alex Semin had a bravado performance. I was most delighted by his second goal - a rocket that even the opposing goaltender was impressed with - and it was wonderful to see our second young goaltender, Michael Neuvirth, have another great performance. I guess those who were concerned about our goaltending can now take comfort in the fact that as a franchise, we may have the best situation in goal for a group of young goaltenders in the entire league. We now have three young goaltenders that will all play in the NHL. Some experts think all three can be stars. Outstanding news, don’t you think?

And let us not forget that in the Junior World Championships last night - the Finals - the US against Canada. Our young D-man prospect, John Carlson, scored two goals; One to break a tie and then the game winner - the series winner – in overtime to get the US a championship. John had a wonderful series and was the dominant D man in the series. That was fantastic news for the US and the junior hockey program at large.

So a good win at home; a historic player is named Captain; sublime performances by other up and coming great young players; a championship winning goal by a prospect on national TV to secure a championship. A good news day. Thank you.