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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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" 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. "

Tom Rath

Daily

People

" 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. "

" Half an hour of exercise in the morning makes for better interactions all day. Then a sound night of sleep gives me energy to tackle the next day. I am a more active parent, a better spouse, and more engaged in my work when I eat, move, and sleep well. "

" 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

Thinking

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Making better choices takes work. There is a daily give and take, but it is worth the effort. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I act as if my life depends on each decision. Because it does. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

Tom Rath

Need

People

" What works for one person's needs is almost always very different from the next. "

Tom Rath

Almost

Always

" We don't have any measures in most cases of the health of our social relationships, of what we're giving to the community. "

" 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. "

" Washington is not a city that takes great pride in being a healthy place, necessarily. Now, I have no data. That's just my own observation. "

" Every day, I read about new ideas and research that could help someone I care about live a longer and healthier life. "

" The right choices over time greatly improve your odds of a long and healthy life. "

" Most people perceive their occupation as being a detriment to their overall wellbeing. "

" When I speak with people who love their jobs and have vital friendships at work, they always talk about how their workgroup is like a family. "

" Exercise is not enough. Working out three times a week is not enough. Being active throughout the day is what keeps you healthy. "

" Make it easier to do things that increase your wellbeing before you have to make a choice because a lot of our choices, though they seem small in the moment, have a big effect. "

" 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. "

" 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

Energy

Think

" 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. "

" When your boss and colleagues care enough to invest in your health, it is good for you and the business. "

" 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. "

Tom Rath

Down

Future

" Figure out what you really love doing and use your strengths on a daily basis. "

" 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. "