Tom Rath Quotes
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Make work a purpose, not just a place.
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Exercise is not enough. Working out three times a week is not enough. Being active throughout the day is what keeps you healthy.
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Followers have a very clear picture of what they want and need from the most influential leaders in their lives: trust, compassion, stability, and hope.
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Doing for others may be the only way to create lasting well-being.
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There will be plenty of blame to go around but if you take credit for the sunshine, you also get blamed for the rain.
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The vast knowledge we have to prevent cancer, heart disease, and other chronic illnesses is staggering.
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The quickest way to be a little bit happier and more engaged in your job is to spend some time thinking about developing closer friendships.
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When we build on our strengths and daily successes — instead of focusing on failures — we simply learn more.
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The things that change people's lives are usually an accumulation of small acts.
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The absence of high-quality friendships is bad for your health, spirits, productivity, and longevity.
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The most successful people start with dominant talent—and then add skills, knowledge, and practice to the mix. When they do this, the raw talent actually serves as a multiplier.
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People have several times more potential for growth when they invest energy in developing their strengths instead of correcting their deficiencies.
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From the cradle to the cubicle, we devote more time to our shortcomings than to our strengths.
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Every human being has talents that are just waiting to be uncovered.
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Most people perceive their occupation as being a detriment to their overall wellbeing.
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People who have at least three or four very close friendships are healthier, have higher wellbeing, and are more engaged in their jobs. But the absence of any close friendships can lead to boredom, loneliness, and depression.
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Don’t worry about breaks every 20 minutes ruining your focus on a task. Contrary to what I might have guessed, taking regular breaks from mental tasks actually improves your creativity and productivity. Skipping breaks, on the other hand, leads to stress and fatigue.
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If you want people to understand that you value their contributions and that they are important, the recognition and praise you provide must have meaning that is specific to each individual.
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Clearly, there aren't enough positive moments or interactions happening in the workplace. As a result, our economy suffers, companies suffer, and individual relationships suffer.
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One's single greatest strength may be uncovering the hidden talents of another person.
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Employees who report receiving recognition and praise within the last seven days show increased productivity, get higher scores from customers, and have better safety records. They're just more engaged at work.
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Every hour you spend on your rear end ... saps your energy and ruins your health.
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Figure out what you really love doing and use your strengths on a daily basis.
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Every day, I read about new ideas and research that could help someone I care about live a longer and healthier life.
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When we get at least six hours of daily social time, it increases our wellbeing and minimizes stress and worry. The six hours includes time at work, at home, on the telephone, talking to friends, sending e-mail, and other communication.
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If you want to improve your life and the lives of those around you, you must take action.
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Wellbeing is about the combination of our love for what we do each day, the quality of our relationships, the security of our finances, the vibrancy of our physical health, and the pride we take in what we have contributed to our communities. Most importantly, it’s about how these five elements interact.
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Instead of celebrating what makes each child unique, most parents push their children to "fit in" so that they don't "stick out." This unwittingly stomps out individuality and encourages conformity, despite these parents' good intentions
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At its fundamentally flawed core, the aim of almost any learning program is to help us become who we are not.
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Even if people just change two or three things that they are able to sustain over time, it makes quite a difference eventually.
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