Smart vacations lead to greater happiness and energy at work and, therefore, greater productivity, intelligence, and resilience.

Too many people limit their happiness and success by assuming that taking time off from work will send a negative message to their manager and slow their career advancement.

You've probably noticed how when someone says hello or smiles at you, your automatic reaction is to say hello or smile back.

The idea of investing in the positivity of employees is often low down on companies' priority lists.

Just about any growth company is going to need smart salespeople, account and project managers, business development, marketing, operations, customer service, content creation, communications, analytics, and social media.

The surest way to return to the people's business is to listen to the people themselves: We need to drop this whole scheme of federally controlled health care, start over, and work together on real reforms at the state level that will contain costs and won't leave America trillions of dollars deeper in debt.

My father taught us to serve with strength and clear-minded conviction, but to do so with humility, to work in the Oval Office on behalf of the American people with a servant's heart.

When I started my recording career, I hoped that someday the Grammy committee would notice something.