Daniel Goleman on How to Be a Force for Good

Improving the world might seem like a daunting task, but simple actions can make a difference says Daniel Goleman author of the 1995 New York Times bestseller Emotional Intelligence, which sold more than five million copies worldwide.

More recently, Daniel drew on his thirty-year friendship with the Dalai Lama for his book, A Force for Good: The Dalai Lama's Vision for Our World, to convey the spiritual leader's message that small compassionate gestures can transform the world.

The question is, where do we start? How can each one of us begin to be a force for good? Oprah asks Daniel in the above video.

"Every one of us has something we can do to make the world a better place," he says. "It might be as simple as spending time with that lonely old lady down the street. Going to a soup kitchen. You know, building houses, helping build houses for homeless people, trying to change policy. Each one of us has a lever in the world, or a set of levers, that we can use in some way to improve things. We just have to think about it. It takes a little mindfulness."

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