You’re wired for connection. But in a world full of notifications, curated feeds, and AI-generated conversations, genuine human connection is getting harder to find.

In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Rick L. Mask, a strategic leadership consultant, author, and TEDx speaker, to explore why connection is essential to our health, purpose, and happiness.

We talk about what social capital really means, why relationships are the greatest form of wealth, and how the pursuit of efficiency is quietly making us more isolated.

Whether you're an introvert learning to lean in, a leader wanting to foster true connection, or just someone who feels like something is missing, this episode will meet you where you are. Watch this episode of the Happy Life Agenda.

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Dr. Rick L. Mask is a leadership strategy consultant, dean, adjunct professor and the author of Social Capital 2.0. For over a decade Dr. Mask has been leading and developing teams through skills gained in the classroom and in the field. Dr. Mask focuses his work of growing human capital within organizations by utilizing neuroscience, the constructs of social capital and the principles presented in The Leadership Challenge. Dr. Mask guides organizations to an understanding of what it takes to lead others through the removal of personal barriers and the creation of true human connection.

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