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" 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
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" When you ask people what affects their wellbeing most, they think of health and wealth. "
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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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" 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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" 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. "
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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 reality is that a person who has always struggled with numbers is unlikely to be a great accountant or statistician. "
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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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" 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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" Positive defaults protect you from yourself - and that helps you to make decisions in the moment that are better for your long-term interests. "
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" 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. "
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" The vast knowledge we have to prevent cancer, heart disease, and other chronic illnesses is staggering. "
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" Friendships are among the most fundamental of human needs. "
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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 need a lot of effort and talent to produce greatness. "
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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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" I'm a researcher, so I'm realistic that there's nothing I'm doing that's going to prevent me from getting cancer in the future. But I can slow it down. "
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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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" 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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" There's a conventional wisdom that says that strategic thinking is much more important than relationship building, which doesn't seem to be nearly as highly valued as it should be, based on what some of the leaders that I've spoken with have said to me. "
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" 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. "
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" What works for one person's needs is almost always very different from the next. "
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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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" Executives must place a priority on wellbeing if they want to attract the right people, keep their best people, and drive their company's financial performance. "
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" If a school makes an effort to provide kids the right foods and help them to be more active, this benefits the student and the family's health. If you embark on a program to improve your health with a church or community group, you are more likely to stick with it over time. "
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" 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. "
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" People with high levels of wellbeing have been careful to work out early in the morning and not to have heavy meals throughout the day because you kind of fall off a cliff in terms of your energy by 2 or 3:00 if you have a lunch with a lot of heavy foods. "
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