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" Friendships are among the most fundamental of human needs. "
Tom Rath
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" When I was in kindergarten, I entered a competition and read 52 books in a week. "
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" We engineered activity out of our lives in the name of convenience. We created foods that put fried, fatty, sweet, and salty ahead of fresh, natural, and healthy. We quickly sacrifice sleep to work longer hours in pursuit of the American Dream. Even when we do these things with good intentions, they have life-threatening consequences. "
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" I think trust is primarily built through relationships, and it's important because it's the foundational currency that a leader has with his team or his followers. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" The real energy occurs in each connection between two people, which can bring about exponential returns. "
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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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" Even though people spend more of their waking hours at work than anywhere else, people underestimate how work influences their overall wellbeing and daily experience. "
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" While the things that motivate us differ greatly from one person to the next, the outcomes do not. "
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" 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. "
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" Team members care about one another, listen, share secrets, talk about the latest news, have heated arguments, are sometimes jealous of each other, and even cry together. "
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" We don't have any measures in most cases of the health of our social relationships, of what we're giving to the community. "
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" The reality is that a person who has always struggled with numbers is unlikely to be a great accountant or statistician. "
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" 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. "
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" I think the term 'friend' itself has lost almost all of its exclusivity. Even the term 'good friend' is overused. Adding the word 'vital' provides a clear definition of what we mean. "
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" At a very basic level, people need to know that there is constancy in their jobs and, more broadly, in where the organization is headed. "
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" 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. "
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" What works for one person's needs is almost always very different from the next. "
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" I always thought there were some people who were just destined to be disengaged in their jobs because that was their personality, and no matter how hard managers tried, there wasn't much they could do with some of those people. "
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" You need a lot of effort and talent to produce greatness. "
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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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" 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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" It's unrealistic to expect the person you go to for sage advice also to be the person you go out and have a good time with. And it's unlikely that he or she will be the same person who's pushing you and motivating you to do more every day, like a coach or manager does. "
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" Ignoring negative things that need to be changed is destructive and does nothing to alleviate negativity. Instead, we should focus on the way we're treating other people in our brief interactions with them. "
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" The right choices over time greatly improve your odds of a long and healthy life. "
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" Wanting a more positive environment isn't enough. You need to do something, and it doesn't require a great deal of effort or some huge change in the way you approach things at work. "
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