Tom Rath
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.Collection: Positive
When top scientists and psychologists talk about what's important to our overall wellbeing and how satisfied we are with our lives, the only thing that they all agree on is that social relationships are probably the single best predictor of our overall happiness.Collection: Happiness
I've seen so many people - loved ones and colleagues - who jump from one diet to the next, one exercise regimen to the next . I was trying to figure out what were some of the basic things that each of us can build into a lifestyle for good, instead of bouncing from one thing to the next.Collection: Diet
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.Collection: Positive Thinking
People have several times more potential for growth when they invest energy in developing their strengths instead of correcting their deficiencies.Collection: People
You cannot be anything you want to be - but you can be a whole lot more of who you already are.Collection: Want
When we're able to put most of our energy into developing our natural talents, extraordinary room for growth existsCollection: Natural Talent
If you spend your life trying to be good at everything, you will never be great at anything.Collection: Motivational
Perhaps the ultimate test of a leader is not what you are able to do in the here and now - but instead what continues to grow long after you're goneCollection: Long
Every human being has talents that are just waiting to be uncovered.Collection: Waiting
Talent (a natural way of thinking, feeling, or behaving) × Investment (time spent practicing, developing your skills, and building your knowledge base) = Strength (the ability to consistently provide near-perfect performance)Collection: Thinking
One's single greatest strength may be uncovering the hidden talents of another person.Collection: May
Making better choices takes work. There is a daily give and take, but it is worth the effort.Collection: Success
The pursuit of meaning, not happiness, is what makes life worthwhile.Collection: Pursuit
Make work a purpose, not just a place.Collection: Purpose
Figure out what you really love doing and use your strengths on a daily basis.Collection: Use
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.Collection: Pride
The things that change people's lives are usually an accumulation of small acts.Collection: Small Acts
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.Collection: Safety
Far too many people spend a lifetime headed in the wrong direction. They go not only from the cradle to the cubicle, but then to the casket, without uncovering their greatest talents and potential.Collection: People
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 intentionsCollection: Children
Doing for others may be the only way to create lasting well-being.Collection: May
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.Collection: Compassion
From the cradle to the cubicle, we devote more time to our shortcomings than to our strengths.Collection: Cubicles
If we can find short-term incentives that are consistent with our long-term objectives, it is much easier to make the right decisions in the moment.Collection: Long
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.Collection: Jobs
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.Collection: Stress
Exercise is not enough. Working out three times a week is not enough. Being active throughout the day is what keeps you healthy.Collection: Exercise
Although individuals need not be well-rounded, teams should be.Collection: Team
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.Collection: Successful
Positive words are the glue that holds relationships together.Collection: Positive Words
Even if people just change two or three things that they are able to sustain over time, it makes quite a difference eventually.Collection: Two
The absence of high-quality friendships is bad for your health, spirits, productivity, and longevity.Collection: Quality
The vast knowledge we have to prevent cancer, heart disease, and other chronic illnesses is staggering.Collection: Cancer
If you want to improve your life and the lives of those around you, you must take action.Collection: Want
Its tempting to work more than 60 hours a week and sacrifice sleep, not move, and eat bad foods as they are convenient. But this comes with a cost.Collection: Moving
When you ask people what affects their wellbeing most, they think of health and wealth.Collection: Thinking
At its fundamentally flawed core, the aim of almost any learning program is to help us become who we are not.Collection: Who We Are
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.Collection: Stress
I first found out I had cancer on my eye and lost an eye to this disease when I was 16, and I've since had cancer in my kidneys and pancreas and a host of other areas.Collection: Cancer
Every hour you spend on your rear end ... saps your energy and ruins your health.Collection: Energy
When we can see an immediate payoff, we are more likely to change our behavior in the moment. This aligns our daily actions with our long-term interests.Collection: Long
Spending on oneself does not boost wellbeing. However, spending money on others does -- and it appears to be as important to people's happiness as the total amount of money they make.Collection: People
What works for one persons needs is almost always very different from the next.Collection: Next
Every day, I read about new ideas and research that could help someone I care about live a longer and healthier life.Collection: Ideas
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.Collection: Jobs
Most people perceive their occupation as being a detriment to their overall wellbeing.Collection: People
When I was in kindergarten, I entered a competition and read 52 books in a week.Collection: Book
There will be plenty of blame to go around but if you take credit for the sunshine, you also get blamed for the rain.Collection: Rain
Buying experience such as going out to dinner or taking a vacation increases our own wellbeing and the wellbeing of others. Experiences last while material purchases fade.Collection: Vacation