Hello, I'm Dr. Stephen Hassan with another episode of the influence continuum.

And I am super excited about my guest, Monica C. Parker, who I honestly, Monica, I didn't know you

existed until I heard you on Scott Barry Kaufman's psychology podcast.

And I was like, whoa, I love this whole concept and practice.

And I wonder if she'll agree.

And so you did.

And here you are.

I'm going to read a little bio. And then I'd like to frame it up because where people are so stressed out and so burned out and so worried and anxious, we need more wonder. So I'm a big fan. So I'll start by saying you are the author of this wonderful new book, The Power of Wonder,

which I listened to on Audible, and I wanted the hard copy as well.

And it's a bestseller.

You're a renowned speaker. You've been spending decades

helping people discover how to lead and live wonderfully. You are the founder of a global human

analytics and change consultancy called Hatch, whose clients include blue chip companies such as LinkedIn. And I just met,

and not met, but I saw Reed Hoffman in a brain mind conference recently, who founded LinkedIn,

Google, Prudential, and Lego. And you challenge corporate systems to advocate for more meaningful work lives.

And in addition to your extensive advocacy work, you were an opera singer, a museum exhibition

designer, a policy director, a homicide investigator defending death row inmates.

Yay for social justice. You're a lover of the arts,

literature, Mexican food, and that you live all over the place, Atlanta, London, and niece.

And you love hanging out with friends, family, and live music. And if I may for my listeners to really get them to immediately get your book and read it, I'm just going to read a little bit from the jacket

because I think it frames this conversation. It says from the first tickle of curiosity

to an unexpected shift in how we perceive the world, there isn't a

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