The ability to remain calm and focused in stressful situations is central to making positive decisions.

I would have to say to myself, 'You've got to remain calm, you've got to stay focused.'

Central to our work and our goal of finding solutions to global problems is the concept of mindfulness, a technique for focusing attention objectively on the here and now.

If you have a negative thought - 'I can't stand my boss' - it perpetuates a negative worldview. But if you supplant each negative thought with three positive ones, you begin to restructure your brain.

When the brain is silent, the executive function, which is this part of the brain that makes decisions, can work much better. So when you get quiet, you make better decisions. You're also more rested - you're not as reactive.

I love making people laugh and by the way I still do that with the charitable efforts on my part because I believe that people need to laugh.