1: “Fortune favors the curious,” Sahil Bloom writes in his book The 5 Types of Wealth.

As it turns out, curiosity is an actual “Fountain of Youth.”

Yesterday, we looked at how curiosity makes us healthier as we age—both mentally and physically.  

The bad news? “Unfortunately, that raw childhood curiosity we’re born with slowly atrophies throughout our adult lives,” Sahil writes.

We begin our lives brimming with curiosity. … continue reading

1: The setting? Harvard University.  

The class? Introductory to Astronomy.

In the front row? A ninety-year-old man.

His name? Hank Behar.

How did Hank end up in this class with some of the world’s brightest eighteen-year-olds?

It started with a question from his wife, Phyllis.

In 2014, “Phyllis asked Hank what he wanted for his ninetieth birthday,” Sahil Bloom writes in his book The 5 Types of Wealth: … continue reading

 Sahil Bloom stood on the side of the stage. There was a buzz coming from the packed auditorium.  

He was the keynote speaker, and it was moments before he was about to deliver his talk.  

The entire event had been building to this moment.

“Go!” the event organizer said, gently pushing his shoulder.  

On cue, the song Girl on Fire by Alicia Keys blasted out of the speakers.

Huh?

“You’re … continue reading

1: Consider the following two questions:  

“Where did you get married?” vs. “How did you decide on the wedding venue?”

At first glance, the questions seem similar. But if our goal is to start a meaningful conversation, they are worlds apart.

“Where did you get married?” is an example of a “stop sign” question, Sahil Bloom writes in his book The 5 Types of Wealth: A Transformative Guide to Design … continue reading

1: “I’m a fixer,”  Sahil Bloom writes in his book, The 5 Types of Wealth: A Transformative Guide to Design Your Dream Life..

“When people come to me with problems, my bias is to try to fix them.”

Professionally, this can be a good thing.

“But when I bring this bias into my relationships,” Sahil observes, “the results can be decidedly mixed.

“Over the years, my fix-it mentality led … continue reading

1: News flash.  Life is hectic.

The problem? 

“It is easy to allow our relationship with our partner to sit on the back burner while we deal with the more pressing fires of day-to-day life,” Sahil Bloom writes in his book The 5 Types of Wealth: A Transformative Guide to Design Your Dream Life.

This week [here and here], we’ve been exploring some of Sahil’s ideas to … continue reading

1: Psychologist John Gottman can predict who will eventually get divorced a stunning 94 percent of the time.

In a pioneering 1992 study, John and his team interviewed fifty-two married couples.

They asked each couple “a variety of questions about how they met, why they decided to get married, and what changes their relationships had been through and observed them as they took part in a fifteen-minute discussion about a … continue reading

1: For several years, Sahil Bloom struggled to connect with his wife during difficult times, he writes in The 5 Types of Wealth: A Transformative Guide to Design Your Dream Life.

Then, he heard about a book by a Baptist pastor, Gary Chapman, called The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate.

Gary suggests that there are five distinct love languages that describe … continue reading

This week and next we are exploring Sahil Bloom’s concept of “Social Wealth” as outlined in his book The 5 Types of Wealth: A Transformative Guide to Design Your Dream Life.

Today we turn to a list of “Social Wealth Hacks I Wish I Knew at Twenty-Two” which Sahil put together with Arthur C. Brooks, social scientist, Harvard Business School professor, and number one New York Times bestselling … continue reading

1: Is this person supportive? Ambivalent? Or demeaning?

How often do I interact with them—frequently or infrequently?

These are the two questions Sahil Bloom suggests we ask, as outlined in his book, The 5 Types of Wealth: A Transformative Guide to Design Your Dream Life.

We begin by making a list of the key relationships in our lives.

“These can include family, friends, partner, or coworker relationships,” Sahil writes. “For … continue reading