Created in 2014 and featured in the book Ask What Matters?! A Practical Approach to Your Total Well-Being, the Ask What Matters Approach consists of five practices and five mindsets (depicted in the accompanying diagram). This research-based framework draws on insights from positive psychology, neuroscience, adult development theory, 12-step recovery principles, and Eastern philosophies.

Used with individuals and organizations around the world for over a decade, the methodology offers a clear, repeatable way to increase meaning, connection, and daily well-being. For participants in What Matters Next, the framework becomes especially powerful: it provides structure for reflection, practical tools for navigating transition, and a path for creating a more vibrant and intentional next chapter. It moves beyond inspiration to tangible shifts—helping you design a life that aligns with what matters most, now and in the years ahead.