Welcome to episode 295 of Live Happy Now.

This is Paula Phelps, and right now, many of us feel like we just want someone to swoop in and fix the world.

That's where Franklin Rock comes in.

Franklin Rock is the name of a fictional character created by today's guest, physician Mark Klein. After writing

two books on purpose and happiness, Mark took a new approach to the message and created a

character who goes on a mission to fix the world. Little did Mark know that he had created the exact

hero we need for 2021. Mark is here to talk to us today about how this story came about, what we can

learn from it, and how Franklin Rock can give us all a new perspective. Mark, welcome to Live Happy

Now. Thank you very much. Thank you for inviting me. I'm glad to have you here, and you're an

unusual guest in that we have never had someone on the show that's

written a novel because that's not normally what we're about. We're about, you know, discovering

happiness and discovering well-being and normally that's through nonfiction. And so it's interesting

because you offer so much insight. There's so much wisdom in this book.

And I wonder what made you decide to write this as a novel versus a nonfiction book?

Well, I've written two other books, which are both nonfiction.

The first book was written 15 years ago.

It was called What Do I Do Now a Handbook for Life?

And in the introduction or preface, I say that the two factors most important for

happiness, because it's a book about happiness, are relationships you develop and the accomplishments

that you accrue in your life. The second book was more of a philosophy book. Also, though,

about life and really is about a very small topic, what the purpose of life is.

I don't bite off small things, right?

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