The Rubin Report What You Need to Know About the ‘Happiness Experiment’ | Carl Barney
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Aug 31, 2025 Carl Barney, author and entrepreneur, delves into his intriguing concept of 'prequest'—the act of giving inheritance money while alive. He discusses how this proactive gifting encourages recipients to design their own happiness plans alongside coaching support. Gratitude and mindset play pivotal roles in achieving lasting happiness. Barney shares inspiring stories showing how financial freedom, combined with personal development, creates profound impacts on both givers and receivers. The conversation highlights the transformative power of thoughtful planning in the pursuit of joy.
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The Origin Of The Prequest
- Carl Barney flew to England and brought forward an inheritance as a "prequest" to let his sister and her husband use the money while alive.
- The gesture brought immediate joy and fulfilled last wishes, inspiring the prequest idea.
Require A Happiness Plan With Gifts
- Do structure gifted inheritance with a requirement: recipients create a happiness plan and work with a coach.
- Send the plan to the giver and then release the funds so the money supports intentional change.
Planning Outweighs The Cash
- The biggest benefit recipients reported was the planning process, not the money itself.
- Thinking, planning, and coaching produced the largest lasting changes in their happiness.
