The Giving Way to Happiness : Stories and Science Behind the Life-Changing Power of Giving

Jenny Santi overturns conventional thinking about what it takes to be happy by revealing how giving to others - whether in the form of money, expertise, time or love - has helped people from all walks of life find purpose and joy.We often focus on how our gifts can help those in need. But the act of giving actually improves our own lives as well. Drawing on the wisdom of great thinkers past and present, as well as cutting-edge scientific research, Santi makes an eloquent and passionate case that oftentimes the answers to the problems that haunt us and the key to the happiness that eludes us, lie in helping those around us.This book is filled with inspiring stories told firsthand by Academy Award winner, Goldie Hawn, Noble Peace Prize, winner Muhammad Yunus, maternal health advocate, Christy Turlington Burns, Teach for America founder, Wendy Kopp, philanthropist, Richard Rockefeller, environmentalist, Philippe Cousteau and many others from all over the world. Despite their diverse backgrounds, they have all found unexpected happiness and fulfilment through giving. In this inspiring book, Jenny Santi reveals giving is the secret to living a life that is full of meaning, purpose and happiness.