Are you ready to take control of your future, significantly increase your own happiness, and transform lives?After a terrifying brush with death, entrepreneur and philanthropist Carl Barney created the innovative idea of “pre-quests” or Happiness Grants—inheritances provided to the grantees while the grantor was still alive. When he decided to give these grants to twenty friends, the Happiness Experiment was born.The experiment provided a deeply meaningful and fulfilling way for Carl Barney to use his wealth to enhance his own life and the lives of those he cared about. And now he shows how you can do this too. The Happiness Experiment describes how the recipients reacted to their grants and how their lives were changed forever . . . along with their perspectives on what true happiness means.The book also reveals how to• discover your core values to achieve happiness,• use deliberate planning to find your purpose, • determine what brings you real joy and fulfillment,• create a step-by-step plan to increase your happiness. Through a groundbreaking process of Happiness Planning, Happiness Coaching, and Happiness Grants, The Happiness Experiment provides a completely new way to intensify your happiness and change lives.