Advocating for the health, wellbeing, and rights of children has long been core to the missions of the global nonprofits Save the Children and Children International.

Working in more than 100 countries, Save the Children strives to give today’s youth a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn, and protection from harm, while Children International helps kids get the education, life skills, and confidence they need to break free from poverty.

In this episode of Beyond Profit, a podcast of the ANA Center for Brand Purpose, host Ken Beaulieu casts a spotlight on these distinguished organizations with his two guests: Teresa Gaffney, senior director of global marketing at Children International, and Nicole O’Connor, managing director of supporter development at Save the Children. They discuss the myriad challenges they face today in driving their missions, how they are reaching donors through the art of storytelling and design, the importance of reaching the next generation of donors, and more.

Do you feel your life is like Groundhog Day, endlessly trapped in the same old same old from one day to the next? Breaking free from the mundane routine of everyday life, and unlocking your full potential in a purposeful way, is not only possible but attainable with simple behaviors that can be readily applied to daily habits and actions.

That’s the central premise of the inspirational new book, Do This Daily: Secrets to Finding Success, Happiness, and Purpose in Work and Life. According to author Lan Phan, CEO of the purpose-led consultancy Community of Seven, living life based on other people’s rules and expectations is the surest way to get stuck, like a car in deep mud.

To move forward, she maintains, you must discover your personal purpose, break free from limiting barriers, and embrace your worth, among other secrets. Do This Daily provides a boatload of exercises, tools, practical strategies, and stories to help you achieve positive transformation for career success and personal fulfilment.

In this episode of Beyond Profit, a podcast of the ANA Center for Brand Purpose, Lan Phan, a highly regarded consultant, master trainer, and speaker, joins host Ken Beaulieu to discuss key aspects of her book, including shifting from self-doubt to self-acceptance, finding consistency in life, and overcoming the fear of change.

There is ample evidence suggesting that a happy workforce can help a business increase productivity and innovation and reduce turnover and absenteeism. Additionally, happy people tend to live longer than unhappy people and are full of hope.

But striving for a state of happiness and building on it can be a tall order. In fact, Dr. Alphonsus Obayuwana, a longtime leader in the happiness space, argues that to increase happiness for yourself, you must first find a way to measure it. And he has done just that.

In his book The Happiness Formula: A Scientific, Groundbreaking Approach to Happiness and Personal Fulfillment, Dr. Obayuwana lays out a simple but groundbreaking equation for measuring happiness: hope divided by hunger equals happiness. The formula not only offers individuals a demonstrated way to self-assess their levels of fulfillment but provides happiness seekers with a proven routine for achieving and sustaining a flourishing life.

In this episode of Beyond Profit, a podcast of the ANA Center for Brand Purpose, Dr. Obayuwana, founder and CEO of Triple-H Project, which trains and certifies happiness coaches, joins host Ken Beaulieu to discuss the complexity of happiness, the affects of unhappiness in the workplace, why happiness should be measured, and much more.