All Tom Rath Quotes
- Every hour you spend on your rear end ... saps your energy and ruins your health. End
- When I was in kindergarten, I entered a competition and read 52 books in a week. Books
- The reality is that a person who has always struggled with numbers is unlikely to be a great accountant or statistician. Accountant
- On average, spending time with your boss is consistently rated as the least pleasurable activity in a given day. Activity
- When you ask people about what they enjoy doing, time spent with the boss is even worse than time spent cleaning the house. So this… Adequate
- You need a lot of effort and talent to produce greatness. Effort
- Friendships are among the most fundamental of human needs. Among
- The real energy occurs in each connection between two people, which can bring about exponential returns. Bring
- When we asked people if they would rather have a best friend at work or a 10% pay raise, having a friend clearly won. Asked
- 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. Basic
- 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… Better
- 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
- 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. Bit
- 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… Big
- Positive defaults protect you from yourself - and that helps you to make decisions in the moment that are better for your long-term interests. Better
- Even if people just change two or three things that they are able to sustain over time, it makes quite a difference eventually. Able
- 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,… Activity
- When your boss and colleagues care enough to invest in your health, it is good for you and the business. Boss
- Every day, I read about new ideas and research that could help someone I care about live a longer and healthier life. Care
- 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… Active
- The right choices over time greatly improve your odds of a long and healthy life. Choices
- No matter how healthy you are today, you can take specific actions to have more energy and live longer. Actions
- Regardless of your age, you can make better choices in the moment. Small decisions - about how you eat, move, and sleep each day -… Age
- I act as if my life depends on each decision. Because it does. Act
- While the things that motivate us differ greatly from one person to the next, the outcomes do not. Differ