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The Ken Commandments with Ken Baker

Live Happy Now

Live Happy LLC

Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Health & Fitness:mental Health

4.7522 Ratings

🗓️ 3 October 2017

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Ken Baker, the Los Angeles–based senior correspondent for E! News, has worked in entertainment news for more than twenty years. In between interviews with A-list celebrities amidst the land of fairy tales and double-dealing, Ken came to realize his spiritual cup was evaporating and it was up to him to fill it back up again. His new book The Ken Commandments: My Search for God in Hollywood reveals a world that is deeper and more God-centered than many of us might ever imagine. What you'll learn in this podcast: The most important question that prompted Ken's question in faith Advice on creating your own spiritual journey A glimpse into the world of spirituality in Hollywood

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0:00.0

Between the bright lights and temptations of Hollywood, how does one navigate their own spiritual journey?

0:04.9

We follow the Ken Commandments on this episode of Live Happy Now.

0:09.5

The ancient Greeks defined happiness as the joy you feel moving towards your potential.

0:16.4

To think about positive psychology, it's a science. And it's actually younger than the Internet, believe it or not.

0:24.0

The reality is that social connection is in the research, the greatest predictor we have of long-term happiness.

0:32.1

You have some factors in your control. They can promote the health and resilience and growth of your absolutely most

0:38.2

important asset, which is your brain.

0:40.7

And so it all comes down to understanding ourselves.

0:43.7

There's a way for all of us to succeed, but it might take different things.

0:47.7

We're all looking for the same thing, and that's a way to bring a little bit more joy to our day.

0:51.9

Join us as we look at the many different paths that lead us to that happy place. This is Live Happy Now. Hello and greetings and welcome to another edition of Live Happy Now podcast. I'm your host, J.R. Houston. Please that you are making us a part of your day wherever you are in the world. However you may be listening, we're just glad that you are joining us on whatever beautiful day you are choosing to join us.

1:11.7

We have got a fine program here today.

1:14.2

We're going to be talking with Ken Baker.

1:15.8

But first, I want to remind you of Live Happy Radio and Live Happy Magazine.

1:20.9

Live Happy Radio airs each and every Sunday morning at 8 o'clock central time.

1:26.0

It airs on 98.7K-love in the Dallas-Fort Worth

1:29.1

Metroplex. It also airs worldwide on radio.com. So, you know, adjust your clocks accordingly.

1:35.4

And maybe talk to your local radio producers. Say, hey, here's a great show. You should put it on.

1:40.2

And then they will. And then you don't have to get up and get on the internet every week.

2:34.7

But you still totally should. Also, Live Happy magazine is available. New issues come out each couple of months there, bi-monthly. And you can get it wherever fine magazines are sold like a Barnes & Noble. You can also get a digital edition that's available on the Google Play and on the Apple Store. But our guest this week is a fun one. His name is Ken Baker. He's a Los Angeles-based senior correspondent for e-news and has worked in entertainment news for more than 20 years. And in between interviews with A-list celebrities and the land of fairy tales and double dealing, Ken came to realize his spiritual cup was evaporating and it was up to him to fill it back up again. His new book is The Ken Commandments, My Search for God in Hollywood, and it reveals a world that's deeper and more God-centered than many of us may even imagine. Ken, first of all, thank you for joining us. I imagine as a senior Los Angeles correspondent for e-news, you don't have a whole lot of time, so we're glad that you're giving what free time you have to us. Well, I took the day off just so I could talk to you.

2:39.2

Well, that's great, because I'm sure the news never stops out there. Again, the book, The Ken

2:44.7

Commandments, My Search for God, in Hollywood. And it's a fantastic read. It's a really

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