Get QuoteDark Inspirational Quotes App

" There is certainly some predisposition to wellbeing, based on the research I've looked at. There are people who have a lot more natural discipline. But for most of us, it takes a lot more in terms of social expectations, where, say, we tell people we're going to run a 5K. "

Related Quotes:

" 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. "

Tom Rath

Family

Love

People

" 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. "

" No matter how healthy you are today, you can take specific actions to have more energy and live longer. "

Tom Rath

Healthy

Energy

" 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. "

" When we asked people if they would rather have a best friend at work or a 10% pay raise, having a friend clearly won. "

" 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. "

" Positive defaults align our short-term decisions with our long-term interests. And we don't always do that. "

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

" You can intentionally choose to spend more time with the people you enjoy most and engage your strengths as much as possible. "

" 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. "

" Friendships are among the most fundamental of human needs. "

" The real energy occurs in each connection between two people, which can bring about exponential returns. "

" 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. "

" Even if people just change two or three things that they are able to sustain over time, it makes quite a difference eventually. "

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

" When I was in kindergarten, I entered a competition and read 52 books in a week. "

" 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. "

" 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 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

" While the things that motivate us differ greatly from one person to the next, the outcomes do not. "

Tom Rath

Person

Motivate

" 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. "

" On average, spending time with your boss is consistently rated as the least pleasurable activity in a given day. "

" When you ask people what affects their wellbeing most, they think of health and wealth. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "