Jorge Bucay's insight into human happiness teaches readers that every person is valuable, useful, and irreplaceable, with an infinite capacity to learn and grow. However, most people ignore their own potential and long for the past or the future, basing their happiness on external factors like material possessions or other people's opinions. Empieza hoy el resto de tu vida is a moving lesson which will motivate readers to be in the present, face their fears, and transform their dreams into realities.