A short story & interview to help you cultivate happiness.

What makes you HAPPY? A podcast hosted by Jake Pearson? Our special guest Richard Blank shares his 1440 minutes a day. What makes you happy? Is it a warm cup of coffee in the morning? A good book on a rainy day, or simply spending time with your loved ones? Happiness means many different things to many different people. And on our podcast, what makes you happy? We explore these little things that bring joy to people's lives. In just five minutes, we have heart to heart conversations with people from all over the world, learning about their passions, daily routine. And their hobbies. We discover how they incorporate these little things that make them happy into their daily lives. So if you wanna add a little bit of extra happiness into your life, tune into what makes you happy Podcast and share it with a friend who could use a smile. What Makes You Happy? Do you know the answer to that question? With 1440 minutes in the day, it's easy to spend time thinking about everything but your happiness. So why not take 5 minutes to remind yourself of all the happiness you have, when you hear me, Jake Pearson, ask the question to people all over the world? What Makes You Happy? A collection of short stories & interviews to help you cultivate happiness. Hosted by Jake Pearson. Access the collection to be happier! Fortune Favors the Brave It's very easy. Fortune favors the brave. We've all read the stories. You need to leave a castle to slay a dragon. And if you get that dragon, then you can save a princess and eventually you become a prince. It's the sort of circle that you have to have there. If you're sitting back and waiting for these things to arrive at your doorstep, it may. But most of the time, no. You need to have some sort of incentive. You don't need to step on people's backs to get somewhere, but you need to have some sort of initiative. You can be bold and have some grit, especially in Australia. I love hearing those stories. You guys are very strong out there. You're very strong-witted and you're survivalists. And I believe that you make the life that you want. If it's brick by brick, then it may take a while. If things happen a little bit faster, then so be it. But in your mind, you must prepare yourself for forced marches. Whereas a dreamer, Jake, you might have to walk alone. You might have to be the only one that believes in your dream. And maybe it's almost like the philosophy of the candle in the darkness. Focus on the light. Don't focus on the spooky stuff that's around you because if you keep thinking about that, you'll get wrapped up in some sort of spider's web and then you won't be able to get out. Then it becomes too late. I think the best thing that somebody should do is their due diligence. Take deep breaths and meditate and ponder. And then you might be able to put your best part. https://youtu.be/WWadeNV-3mg Richard’s journey in the call center space is filled with twists and turns. When he was 27 years old, he relocated to Costa Rica to train employees for one of the larger call centers in San Jose. With a mix of motivational public speaking style backed by tactful and appropriate rhetoric, Richard shared his knowledge and trained over 10 000 bilingual telemarketers. Richard Blank has the largest collection of restored American Pinball machines and antique Rockola Jukeboxes in Central America making gamification a strong part of CCC culture.Richard Blank is the Chief Executive Officer for Costa Rica’s Call Center since 2008. Mr. Richard Blank holds a bachelors degree in Communication and Spanish from the University of Arizona and a certificate of language proficiency from the University of Sevilla, Spain. A Keynote speaker for Philadelphia's Abington High School 68th National Honors Society induction ceremony. Giving back to Abington Senior High School is very important to Mr. Blank. As such, he endows a scholarship each year for students that plan on majoring in a world language at the university level. Costa Rica’s Call Center (CCC) is a state of the art BPO telemarketing outsource company located in the capital city of San Jose, Costa Rica. Our main focus has been, and will always be to personally train each and every Central America call center agent so that we may offer the highest quality of outbound and inbound telemarketing solutions and bilingual customer service to small and medium sized international companies, entrepreneurs as well as fortune 500 companies. We encourage you to visit one of our call centers on your next personal vacation or business trip to Central America’s paradise, Costa Rica. While you are here, we would recommend taking an extra day of your trip to visit breathtaking virgin beaches, play golf next to the ocean, try your luck at deep sea fishing, explore tropical jungles, climb volcanos or just relax in natural hot springs. 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