U Thrive
How to Succeed in College (and Life)
When do happiness and success coexist? That depends how you define success, says speaker Daniel Lerner. Instructor of the The Science of Happiness, the largest and most popular course at New York University, and author of U Thrive: How to Succeed in College (and Life), Lerner integrates the fields of positive and performance psychology to determine how people can both accomplish and live well. With cutting-edge research into how executives, artists, and athletes perform at their peak, overcoming anxiety both at work and at home, Lerner’s talks teach us to achieve greatness through balance, rediscover our core strengths, and find meaning in our work—whether we’re lawyers, entrepreneurs, or opera singers.
“Ask yourself a few key questions,” suggests Lerner, “When do I feel like I am at my very best? What am I truly passionate about? How does the work that I do help other people?” Whether your answers relate to office or home, the odds are that you will find consistent themes, and whatever they are, the more clearly you can articulate them, the closer you are to turning your dreams into realities. Lerner asks questions that only you can answer, and his keynotes provide the structure to turn these answers into action and results. In his talks, Lerner integrates storytelling, humor, and science, inviting audiences to apply his teachings into their lives with immediate benefit.
Lerner is a frequent consultant for companies like Deutsche Bank, Oppenheimer Funds, UBS Switzerland, and Jet.com, where he works with staff ranging from new hires, to high potentials, to senior executives, optimizing opportunities for them as individuals and for the firm as a whole.
Following a decade at International Creative Management (where he specialized in the representation and development of young performers) and at 21C Media Group (where he was a co-founder and the director of artist development), Lerner studied closely with renowned sports psychologist Dr. Nathaniel Zinsser—a Director of The Center for Enhanced Performance at the United States Military Academy at West Point—focusing on coaching and performance enhancement techniques employed by professional and Olympic athletes. He holds a Masters from and is on the teaching staff for the graduate program in Applied Positive Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania.