Tom Rath

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

— Tom Rath

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

— Tom Rath

Friendships are among the most fundamental of human needs.

— 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

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

— Tom Rath

Positive words are the glue that holds relationships together.

— Tom Rath

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

— Tom Rath

Its tempting to work more than 60 hours a week and sacrifice sleep, not move, and eat bad foods as they are…

— Tom Rath

Positive defaults protect you from yourself - and that helps you to make decisions in the moment that are better for your…

— Tom Rath

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

— Tom Rath

The reality is that a person who has always struggled with numbers is unlikely to be a great accountant or statistician.

— Tom Rath

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

— Tom Rath

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

— Tom Rath

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

— Tom Rath

The vast knowledge we have to prevent cancer, heart disease, and other chronic illnesses is staggering.

— Tom Rath

If you want people to understand that you value their contributions and that they are important, the recognition and praise you provide…

— Tom Rath

'StrengthsFinder 2.0' is an effort to get the core message and language out to a much broader audience. We had no idea…

— Tom Rath

Team members care about one another, listen, share secrets, talk about the latest news, have heated arguments, are sometimes jealous of each…

— Tom Rath

Buying experience such as going out to dinner or taking a vacation increases our own wellbeing and the wellbeing of others. Experiences…

— Tom Rath

When you ask people about what they enjoy doing, time spent with the boss is even worse than time spent cleaning the…

— Tom Rath

You would think that when someone accepts a position with a company, they would assume that their life will be better off…

— Tom Rath

Clearly, there aren't enough positive moments or interactions happening in the workplace. As a result, our economy suffers, companies suffer, and individual…

— Tom Rath

When we look at what has the strongest statistical relationship to overall evaluation of your life, the first one is your career…

— 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

“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

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

— Tom Rath

We engineered activity out of our lives in the name of convenience. We created foods that put fried, fatty, sweet, and salty…

— Tom Rath

“Don't get me wrong; devoting time outside of work to serving others is a great idea. Recent research suggests that people who…

— 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

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

— 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

Make work a purpose, not just a place.

— Tom Rath

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

— 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

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