Jedes Unternehmen hat seine eigene Gründungsgeschichte. Bei zentor bewegt uns der Ansporn, möglichst viele Menschen beim Streben nach Glück zu begleiten und damit unsere Gesellschaft nachhaltiger zu entwickeln.
A Manifest
In most developed countries, we live in societies, which have very few physical scarcities.
The gap between rich and poor may be widening in some, but the share of population living in true poverty has been decreasing over decades. Our life expectancy increases, it gets easier and easier to find healthy nutrition, access to free education grows, medical advancements cure sicknesses previously considered incurable, and new technologies offer us opportunities, which seemed fiction only 20 years ago.
So why do we live in a world which apparently destroys itself?
The biggest risk in our society is us, through anthropogenic climate change, protectionism through popular vote, and democratically elected populists ignoring basic human morale and rights. We see warmongers being hailed, societies dividing themselves and a growing number of individuals struggling with their mental health. Which role model do we provide for our children and less developed countries, if the highest form of evolution gears towards chaos and self destruction?
We know how to keep our body healthy physically, but somehow we don’t seem to know how to find happiness — be it as an individual or as a society. How many of us strive for status, money and consumerism and hope to find the literal pot of happiness at the end of the rainbow? Or are convinced that if we only make enough money, it will enable us to pursue happiness later…
There is no (pot of) happiness at the end of the rainbow
From ancient philosophy to modern research in positive psychology we can derive the main sources of happiness:
- Purpose in life
- Engagement with topics we are passionate about
- Connectedness with & appreciation from others
At zentor, we are convinced that at its core, humanity does not strive to find happiness at the cost of other people So, why do we struggle so much with it?
On one hand, many of us don’t seem to know how to find their individual path towards happiness, on the other hand we struggle to overcome our weaker self to actually embrace change.
With zentor we address both topics:
- Through science-based and technology-enabled inspiration, which supports an individual pursuit of happiness.
- With a purpose platform, which facilitates turning inspiration into projects and realizing them with others.
Naturally, happiness cannot be delivered on a silver platter, and a more sustainable society unfortunately doesn’t evolve by itself. Only through active engagement and patience, can we explore pathways to that end. In addition, happiness is not a state but the sum of many joyful moments in life and subject to constant change. There is no reliable happiness switch, which we can conveniently flick from the comfort of our couches. But happiness research provides approaches, which can facilitate a pursuit of happiness — and joining forces with others can make the path less cumbersome to change individual lives and society.
Is it worth the effort? We believe, there’s no alternative to it, if we want to develop our society in a more sustainable one. And a good mentor along the way can make all the difference …
We are zentor — your mentor for the pursuit of happiness
