Give Time, Talent, Treasure & Get HAPPY!
If you’ve ever played on a team—whether in sports, business, or a volunteer effort—you know this truth: you don’t have to like every teammate to value their role. Success, especially big success, doesn’t come from individual effort alone. When a team wins—whether it’s a championship or a hard-earned goal like securing major funding, there’s a deep sense of connection and gratitude that transcends personality differences. You feel humbled, blessed, and aware of how much more can be accomplished together.
Impact San Antonio is that team for me.
I’ve spent decades studying happiness. In February 2026, I’ve been invited to open the Philanos conference in Austin. While they’re interested in my research—especially the data that connects joy to philanthropic giving and women’s giving circles like the Impact model—I’ve been asked to speak first because, as the organizers kindly put it, I “exude happiness” and can help set the tone for a joyful, inspiring event.
But here’s the truth I hope the “givers” reading this receive: any joy I bring to the stage, any light I carry—it’s because of people like you. People who give their time, talent, and treasure to organizations like Impact San Antonio inspire me!
Even as I write this, I feel a tightness in my chest and a lump in my throat as I fight back tears. It’s hard to fully express how aware I am of how little I deserve—and how much I’ve been given.
If you ever ask me how I know there’s a God, I’ll point to the joy, purpose, and profound sense of meaning I feel when I get to serve alongside women like those in Impact San Antonio.
And just in case this reads like I possess some odd human trait that allows me to automatically “love” all people, let’s be clear, it’s unrealistic to expect to get along with everyone. But as anyone who’s been on a great team knows—and as research continues to affirm—
true happiness is found with people, and because of people.
Ultimately, I hope you have a team – people with whom you can serve a cause bigger than yourself, and in doing so, find purpose and joy beyond measure.
If you’re able to join us at the Philanos PowerUP! Texas conference in Austin, February 8–10, 2026, we’d love to welcome you. And if you’re in Bexar County or one of the seven surrounding counties, check out Impact San Antonio—and join us for our big annual event on Tuesday, October 21 where all of our volunteer efforts culminate in granting $613,000 to ten area non-profits!
I’m excited to walk this journey with you as we unveil the practical and research-based information on how to achieve that which we all desire for ourselves and others – to be “happy”. We discover that happiness is attainable and, better yet, sustainable, as long as one is willing to do the work. In my book “The Happiness Formula”, I dive into each element in detail. Order your copy of “The Happiness Formula”, click here and subscribe to my YouTube Channel (click here) for continued insights and updates into HAPPINESS. Thank you for your support!
Kasandra Vitacca Mitchell
Kasandra Vitacca Mitchell is an Author, Speaker, Coach of Wealth & Happiness with a mission to bring research, wisdom, and authenticity to others via “The Happiness Formula.”
