Praise for The Business of Happiness

“A happy team can be a winning team—that’s why you see me with such a wide smile on my face. I love my teammates and our fans and our coaching staff. Our owners believe in creating a place where we all care about each other. It is all about following Ted’s belief in happiness and success. I buy into it completely, and it really works; I believe Ted’s book can help you become MVP in your life, at work, and at home.”

—Alex Ovechkin, two-time NHL Most Valuable Player—Washington Capitals

“Ted Leonsis is one of the most creative minds in business. For more than twenty-five years he has been shaping the digital world that is now such an important part of our lives. In The Business of Happiness, he offers a personal guide to navigating the traditional boundaries between work and life. His insights on business, career planning, and how to succeed in today’s 24/7 environment reflect the wisdom of a renaissance man whose interests range far beyond the realm of technology or commerce.”

—Ken Chenault, CEO and Chairman, American Express Company

“Ted’s successful path to happiness in life, from the mean streets of Brooklyn, NY, to AOL executive to philanthropist, moved him to share his story and his way. Do yourself a favor: read it and be inspired.”

—Mitch Kapor, founder of Lotus Development Corporation and the Mozilla Foundation, which created the Firefox browser

“This wonderful book is as bouncy, ebullient, energetic, and likeable as its author. It contains much sage advice, dozens of great stories, and guest appearances by everyone from Allen Ginsberg to Alex Ovechkin. You can decide whether it contains the secret of happiness; it definitely holds several hours’ very pleasant reading.”

—Don Graham, CEO and Chairman of the board, The Washington Post Company

“With today’s economic downturn, this inspiring and essential readcouldn’t have come at a better moment. This is an importantAmerican business visionary’s take on an age-old question: How canwe achieve true happiness? Ted Leonsis has done a remarkable job.”

—David M. Smick, author of the international bestseller The World Is Curved

“If happiness is your goal, Ted Leonsis puts the stick in your hand, gives you the puck and tells you how and where to shoot!”

—Gary Bettman, NHL Commissioner

“Ted Leonsis is absolutely correct that money can’t buy you happiness, but it can buy you Ted’s book, which will bring you happiness—and success.”

—Lebron James, Cleveland Cavaliers

“This book makes so clear why Ted Leonsis has succeeded at everything he has touched—a first-class mind and a first-class appreciation of life’s true values. That is a rare combination.”

—David Rubenstein, co-founder and Managing Director, The Carlyle Group

“Ted Leonsis should be an easy guy to hate: wonderful family, fabulously and repeatedly successful in business. But people in Washington root for Ted, not resent him, because he seems to be genuinely happy. Read this book. You may not end up with his life. But there’s a good chance you’ll get something even more valuable—— his outlook on life.”

—Chris Wallace, FOX News

“Buying Ted Leonsis’s company was one of my best moves. Buying Ted’s book could be one of yours.”

—Steve Case, co-founder of America Online, Chairman and CEO, Revolution

“The Business of Happiness is a primer for finding success, real success, in life. Ted Leonsis, the consummate gentleman businessman, has walked the road to spiritual fulfillment. His words are valuable and they ring true.”

—George Pelecanos, novelist and screenwriter

“Being successful enough in business to own a sports team isn’t easy, and being successful in business, sports, and most of all, this business of happiness is even harder. Ted Leonsis has pulled it off, and written a really terrific book that tells the tale. Anyone who aspires to being both successful and happy would do well to read The Business of Happiness.”’

—David Stern, Commissioner of the National Basketball Association

“Few successful businesspeople have truly embraced the notion that you can and SHOULD be happy pursuing your financial and business goals. Ted Leonsis not only embraces the notion, he lives by it. Ted’s list of 101 things to do is not only legendary among entrepreneurs around the world, it has served as a source of motivation for me many, many times. The Business of Happiness reminds all of us that you can enjoy every minute of every day as you work hard to achieve your goals.”

—Mark Cuban, Internet pioneer and owner of the Dallas Mavericks

“Ted Leonsis has graced us with the gift of his determined journey to find happiness. In The Business of Happiness, Ted gives us a remarkable roadmap toward what for so many people is desperately elusive, and that is achieving a truly fulfilled and happy life. As a proven entrepreneur with a zest for living, Ted Leonsis reveals the 6 tenets of happiness that have emerged from his thought-provoking experience in pursuing a life that truly integrates business, passion, faith, and purpose. Ted speaks to our hearts as he gives wise instruction on how to attain a ‘life without regret,’ a life that is imbued with the secret sauce of happiness, an amazing elixir with the power of providing financial success as well as deep satisfaction for the human spirit.”

—John S. Hendricks, Founder and Chairman, Discovery Communications, Inc.

“Ted and I shared a part of our journey to self-actualization together as students at Georgetown University—under the wise tutelage of Father Joseph Durkin, S.J. He was a wise man and emphasized to us living a life in balance where head, heart, body, and soul needed to be nourished. He gave us both permission to seek happiness in our lives and careers. Applying this Jesuit ideal to business and to public service is at the heart of this book. We have been given permission to be happy—and as Ted shows, the happier the company, the more successful it can become.”

—Maria Shriver, author, journalist, First Lady of California

“In The Business of Happiness, Ted shares insights about designing a ‘business plan’ for personal growth and success. Ted’s life story by itself would be a compelling read. But by sharing these valuable insights, he has drawn a road map for readers who share his commitment to personal development.”

—Senator Mark Warner, (D-VA)

“Ted Leonsis is the happiest person I know and one of our most successful entrepreneurs and business leaders. He is a founding father of the information age. Follow his personal journey; learn from his life lessons and deepen your own pursuit of happiness.”

—Jack DeGioia, President, Georgetown University