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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. "
Tom Rath
People
Change
Time
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" You can intentionally choose to spend more time with the people you enjoy most and engage your strengths as much as possible. "
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You
Time
People
" 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. "
Tom Rath
Colleagues
Trying
People
" If my colleagues stop eating donuts and are more active, it saves me money on next year's insurance premium, and I get to work with people who have more energy and creativity each day. Yet most organizations fail to make health a cultural priority. Instead, they treat healthcare like any other expense. "
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Creativity
Day
Health
" People who say they have a best friend at work are seven times as likely to be engaged in what they're doing. And if they don't have a best friend at work, the odds of being engaged are just 1 in 12. "
Tom Rath
Best
Friend
Work
" 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. "
Tom Rath
Way
More
Thinking
" Most people perceive their occupation as being a detriment to their overall wellbeing. "
Tom Rath
Perceive
Most
Overall
" You would think that when someone accepts a position with a company, they would assume that their life will be better off because they have that job rather than a different one. "
Tom Rath
Better
You
Company
" Regardless of your age, you can make better choices in the moment. Small decisions - about how you eat, move, and sleep each day - count more than you think. As I have learned from personal experience, these choices shape your life. "
Tom Rath
Age
Moment
Experience
" Making better choices takes work. There is a daily give and take, but it is worth the effort. "
Tom Rath
Better
Work
Effort
" I've spoken with a few employers who have moved away from what has to be some of the least attractive language you could use about health risk to start talking about wellbeing. "
Tom Rath
Language
Away
You
" Leaders need to be thinking constantly about what they're doing to create a basic sense of security and stability throughout an organization. "
Tom Rath
Thinking
Doing
Organization
" Figure out what you really love doing and use your strengths on a daily basis. "
Tom Rath
Daily
Your
You
" The most important thing executives can do is send a very clear message to their employees that they care about each person's overall wellbeing and that they want to be a part of helping it improve over time. "
Tom Rath
Employees
Important
Time
" We don't have any measures in most cases of the health of our social relationships, of what we're giving to the community. "
Tom Rath
Giving
Relationships
Health
" The reality is that a person who has always struggled with numbers is unlikely to be a great accountant or statistician. "
Tom Rath
Accountant
Reality
Numbers
" When you ask people about what they enjoy doing, time spent with the boss is even worse than time spent cleaning the house. So this suggests that there are a lot of leaders out there who are not doing an adequate job. "
Tom Rath
People
Time
Boss
" It's 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. "
Tom Rath
Week
Work
Sleep
" When we asked people if they would rather have a best friend at work or a 10% pay raise, having a friend clearly won. "
Tom Rath
Best
Friend
People
" Having fewer unhealthy days and, in turn, more days when you have the energy to get things done is probably the global constant through which businesses and individuals can think about the quantifiable upside of increasing wellbeing. "
Tom Rath
More
Energy
Think
" 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. "
Tom Rath
Enough
Moments
Positive
" What we've learned is that if you can make the right decision in the supermarket aisle, it's a heck of a lot easier to make a good decision when you reach in your cupboard when you're craving a snack at eight o'clock at night. "
Tom Rath
Night
Decision
Good
" Exercise is not enough. Working out three times a week is not enough. Being active throughout the day is what keeps you healthy. "
Tom Rath
Three
Healthy
You
" The vast knowledge we have to prevent cancer, heart disease, and other chronic illnesses is staggering. "
Tom Rath
Cancer
Heart Disease
Knowledge
" For wellbeing to take hold, it's got to be something that individual team members are getting excited about in their own lives. It can't be something that a company is forcing top-down through hierarchical structures. "
Tom Rath
Through
Company
Individual
" 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. "
Tom Rath
Out
Lost
First
" Followers need to see how things will get better and what that future might look like. Leaders need to build that foundation of stability, and hope sits on top of that. "
Tom Rath
Look
Hope
Future
" What works for one person's needs is almost always very different from the next. "
Tom Rath
Next
Almost
Always
" I would absolutely recommend against excessive positivity and optimism. Any positive emotion that you're infusing into a workplace needs to be grounded in reality. If it's not realistic, sincere, meaningful, and individualized, it won't do much good. "
Tom Rath
Positive
Good
Optimism
" Our relationships with people are formed by small moments - and relationships are crucial in business. "
Tom Rath
Small
Business
People
" I've seen people be effective, even among local teams, by offering something that improves wellbeing in a small way - people who get passionate about smart investment strategies and managing finances for retirement, for example. "
Tom Rath
Smart
People
Retirement