. 'On my radio show, it's the one subject that would make the phones light up. Everyone always wanted to know how to find their purpose,' he says. Here Robert talks to Metro.co.uk about how to live a purposed, centred life. What's the connection between finding your purpose and happiness? There is a very strong relationship between happiness and what I call living a purpose centred life. The pursuit of happiness is considered a number one goal amongst psychologists across all cultures everywhere. But what truly makes us happy? Loving relationships and a sense of belonging, but right next to that is living a purpose centred life. What is a purpose centred life? It's creating a life where we believe what we do matters, that we feel we're making a contribution to life, that we're being of service. How do you find your purpose? I've identified four paths to finding your purpose. Inspiration is one. When we are inspired by something and it lights us up. For example, you might see a play and decide that you want to be an actor. When we're inspired, we want to participate in the){kind=link}
By Suzy Walker
‘It’s so good to be talking about happiness again with you,’ laughs Dr Robert Holden.
I can’t believe he remembers I interviewed him over 25 years ago, when he was billed as one of the first UK ‘happiness gurus’.
An expert psychologist, Robert has dedicated three decades to learning the core principles of positive psychology, publishing 10 successful best-selling books, and he’s had stratospheric success since I spoke to him about founding the first NHS stress buster clinic in the ’90s.
His innovative work on psychology and spirituality has been featured on ‘Oprah’, there’s been a PBS Special called Shift Happens!, and two major BBC-TV documentaries, ‘The Happiness Formula’ and ‘How To Be Happy’, shown in 16 countries to more than 30 million television viewers.