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What MLB Pitcher Jon Lester and 4 Other Professional Athletes Teach Us About Overcoming Obstacles

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It wasn’t just any form of the disease, but a rare form of blood cancer known as anaplastic large-cell lymphoma. As of 2009, Lester is cancer-free. “I As a high-school player, she caught the eye of the Tennessee State track and field coach, who recognized her tremendous ability and began training her as a runner.

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What Is Happiness and Why Is It Important?

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in his 2002 best-selling book, Authentic Happiness. And according to a 2008-2009 survey of 450,000 Americans led by Kahneman, personal well-being did increase as income increased—but only to a point. Extroverts tend to be happier,” says Diener, for this very reason; they’re more adept at forming those all-important relationships.

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