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" While the things that motivate us differ greatly from one person to the next, the outcomes do not. "
Tom Rath
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" 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. "
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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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Language
Away
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" 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. "
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" I act as if my life depends on each decision. Because it does. "
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Act
Life
Decision
" 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. "
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Age
Moment
Experience
" 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. "
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More
Energy
Think
" Every day, I read about new ideas and research that could help someone I care about live a longer and healthier life. "
Tom Rath
Day
Care
Ideas
" 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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Better
You
Company
" On average, spending time with your boss is consistently rated as the least pleasurable activity in a given day. "
Tom Rath
Average
Boss
Time
" Positive defaults align our short-term decisions with our long-term interests. And we don't always do that. "
Tom Rath
Always
Long-Term
Positive
" 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. "
Tom Rath
Always
People
Personality
" 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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Positive
Work
Change
" 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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Out
Lost
First
" 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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Morning
Day
Energy
" The right choices over time greatly improve your odds of a long and healthy life. "
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Healthy
Odds
Long
" The real energy occurs in each connection between two people, which can bring about exponential returns. "
Tom Rath
Real
Two
Energy
" 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. "
Tom Rath
Think
Clear
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" 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
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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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Sweet
Work
American Dream
" 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. "
Tom Rath
Night
Day
Sleep
" 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
More
People
" Don't worry about breaks every 20 minutes ruining your focus on a task. Contrary to what I might have guessed, taking regular breaks from mental tasks actually improves your creativity and productivity. Skipping breaks, on the other hand, leads to stress and fatigue. "
Tom Rath
Stress
Focus
Worry
" When your boss and colleagues care enough to invest in your health, it is good for you and the business. "
Tom Rath
Boss
Health
Good
" Figure out what you really love doing and use your strengths on a daily basis. "
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Daily
Your
You
" 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. "
Tom Rath
People
Focus
Way
" 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. "
Tom Rath
Team
Think
Trust
" 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. "
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Family
Love
People
" Leaders need to be thinking constantly about what they're doing to create a basic sense of security and stability throughout an organization. "
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Thinking
Doing
Organization
" What works for one person's needs is almost always very different from the next. "
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Next
Almost
Always
" When you ask people what affects their wellbeing most, they think of health and wealth. "
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Ask
You
Health