Tom Rath

Positive words are the glue that holds relationships together.

— Tom Rath

Doing for others may be the only way to create lasting well-being.

— Tom Rath

“If you focus on people’s weaknesses, they lose confidence.”

— Tom Rath

The pursuit of meaning, not happiness, is what makes life worthwhile.

— Tom Rath

Every human being has talents that are just waiting to be uncovered.

— Tom Rath

Friendships are among the most fundamental of human needs.

— Tom Rath

“the key to human development is building on who you already are”

— Tom Rath

Make work a purpose, not just a place.

— Tom Rath

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

— Tom Rath

Perhaps the ultimate test of a leader is not what you are able to do in the here and now - but…

— Tom Rath

If you want to improve your life and the lives of those around you, you must take action.

— Tom Rath

One's single greatest strength may be uncovering the hidden talents of another person.

— Tom Rath

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

— Tom Rath

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

— Tom Rath

When I speak with people who love their jobs and have vital friendships at work, they always talk about how their workgroup…

— Tom Rath

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

— Tom Rath

People who say they have a best friend at work are seven times as likely to be engaged in what they're doing.…

— Tom Rath

“most of us want healthy options for ourselves but assume incorrectly that others prefer less healthy foods. Change this trend in your…

— Tom Rath

Spending on oneself does not boost wellbeing. However, spending money on others does -- and it appears to be as important to…

— Tom Rath

The most successful people start with dominant talent—and then add skills, knowledge, and practice to the mix. When they do this, the…

— Tom Rath

“It appears that the epidemic of active disengagement we see in workplaces every day could be a curable disease…if we can help…

— Tom Rath

When top scientists and psychologists talk about what's important to our overall wellbeing and how satisfied we are with our lives, the…

— Tom Rath

For wellbeing to take hold, it's got to be something that individual team members are getting excited about in their own lives.…

— Tom Rath

Even though people spend more of their waking hours at work than anywhere else, people underestimate how work influences their overall wellbeing…

— Tom Rath

“Think back to when you were a student. Someone likely told you to get a good night’s sleep and to eat a…

— Tom Rath

I've seen the same thing emerge in the research around the interaction of sleeping and moving and eating: if you get a…

— Tom Rath

“Many foods are better off in the trash than in your stomach. The next time you receive unhealthy food as a gift,…

— Tom Rath

“An interesting finding from recent research is that the way you deal with stress can be more important than the stressor itself.…

— Tom Rath

“If I care about the people I work with, why tempt them to make a lousy choice? So I dumped the entire…

— Tom Rath

“Today, researchers have identified a strong link between children’s sleep patterns and their performance in the classroom. They found simply having a…

— Tom Rath

Wellbeing is about the combination of our love for what we do each day, the quality of our relationships, the security of…

— Tom Rath

“The most influential choices you make for your health occur in the grocery store. Once you put something in your cart, good…

— Tom Rath

You need a lot of effort and talent to produce greatness.

— Tom Rath

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

— Tom Rath

Although individuals need not be well-rounded, teams should be.

— Tom Rath

“the single biggest threat to our own wellbeing tends to be ourselves”

— Tom Rath

If we can find short-term incentives that are consistent with our long-term objectives, it is much easier to make the right decisions…

— Tom Rath

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

— Tom Rath

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

— Tom Rath

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

— Tom Rath