What if joy isn’t something you earn, but something you remember? Larry Kesslin shares how a life-changing trip to Africa dismantled his definition of success and led him back to inner peace, purpose, and conscious connection.
In this episode of Morning Cup of Brand Spark, Gina sits down with entrepreneur, author, and Chief Connector of Five Dots, Larry Kesslin, for a deep reflection on success, identity, and joy.
Larry shares the moment that changed everything — a month in Africa in 2012 where he encountered people with almost nothing… and more joy than he’d ever known. That experience sparked a decade-long unraveling of old identities and a redefinition of success that ultimately led to his book The Joy Molecule.
Together, Gina and Larry explore:
Why success without significance feels empty
How identity can become an illusion we mistake for truth
The role of conscious connection and purpose in real joy
Why inner peace, not achievement, is the true measure of a well-lived life
This is a conversation about unlearning what the world taught us to chase — and remembering who we were before the labels.
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