Genuine Foundation for Long Term Fulfillment & A Life Worth Living

**Educator, Executive, Therapist, Entrepreneur, Speaker, Founder Of IdeaPathway — the Transformation CollaborativeTM, and Life Worth Living.**

Healing Conversation #1082

— We all want to be "happy." As parents, we want the same for our children, but are we after the wrong thing? It is interesting to note that even when we attain happiness or contentment, it is usually temporary, especially if we associate it with acquiring something. In the end, the reward is short-lived.

Continuous pursuit of happiness may also lead to a cycle of pursuit, short-term reward, and then back to pursuit. In addition to being unfulfilling, it is ultimately exhausting, and it can lead to disappointments and frustrations.

Research suggests that this is true, but what might be an alternative that could be more effective?

Valeria interviews Dr. Wallace K. Pond — He is the author of “The Lights Are On, Is Anybody Home? Education in America and Leadership in the Real World: Hard Won Lessons from 20 Years As a Chief Executive in Turbulent”

Dr. Pond, founder, IdeaPathway, LLC, the Transformation CollaborativeTM, and Life Worth Living, LLC. He has been a mission-driven educator and leader for over 30 years. For the last 20 years, Wallace has been a senior leader in higher education, holding both campus and system-level positions overseeing single and large, multi-campus and online institutions of higher education in the US and internationally.

To learn more about Dr. Wallace K. Pond and his work, please visit: https://ideapathway.com/

— This podcast is a quest for well-being, a quest for a meaningful life through the exploration of fundamental truths, enlightening ideas, insights on physical, mental, and spiritual health. The inspiration is Love. The aspiration is to awaken new ways of thinking that can lead us to a new way of being, being well.