What sets Neil's book apart from the many others on the subject of happiness To my baby, I wanted you to have this in case I didn't get a chance to tell you. The first line he wrote to his child appears on one of the opening pages:

The Happiness Equation, a read that's full of anecdotes, scribbles, interviews, emerging science and That letter eventually became Neil's latest book, Just days after sending the manuscript to a publisher, his wife went into labour, and his son was born.

By the end of Leslie's pregnancy, Neil had written a 300-page manuscript describing his nine secrets for living happily. Almost every morning for nine months, he set his alarm for 5 a.m. The morning after Neil learned he was going to be a father, he began to write a letter to his unborn child, describing what he had learned about being happy. In addition to this 'happy' work, Neil was also the director of leadership development for Walmart Canada in Mississauga, Ont., a position he left earlier this year in order to focus more on his family and his work as an author and a speaker. Later, in 2015, he founded The Institute for Global Happiness, an organization that offers simple resources for individuals and employers to help them achieve contentment. The Book of Awesome, a continuation of his blog that celebrated the simple delights in life. Then, in 2010, he released the bestseller Neil started writing his award-winning blog,ġ,000 Awesome Things, when he needed to boost his spirits in the midst of his crumbling first marriage and hisįriend's struggle with mental illness and eventual suicide. The pursuit of happiness is a topic Neil is familiar with. 'I thought, How am I going to be a good dad? How do I impart a value system to my child? What is my value system? All these questions were flying around in a mind-spinning way.' Most importantly, he wanted to teach his unborn child how to be happy and live a fulfilled life. 'I had the classic 'OMG, I'm going to be a dad' moment,' recalls Neil. She took a trip to the airplane washroom, returned to her seat and said excitedly to Neil, 'I'm pregnant!' While the plane was on the tarmac, she had taken a pregnancy test. Neil Pasricha's wife, Leslie, began to feel ill before boarding the plane to come home from their 2013 Southeast Asian honeymoon.

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