"Far too many people spend a lifetime headed……" — Tom Rath
"Far too many people spend a lifetime headed in the wrong direction. They go not only from the cradle to the cubicle, but then to the casket, without uncovering their greatest talents and potential."
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61 Quotes by Tom Rath
Tom Rath has 61 quotes on this site.
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If you want people to understand that you value their contributions and that they are important, the recognition and praise…
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From the cradle to the cubicle, we devote more time to our shortcomings than to our strengths.
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Talent (a natural way of thinking, feeling, or behaving) × Investment (time spent practicing, developing your skills, and building your…
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If we can find short-term incentives that are consistent with our long-term objectives, it is much easier to make the…
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At its fundamentally flawed core, the aim of almost any learning program is to help us become who we are…
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The most successful people start with dominant talent—and then add skills, knowledge, and practice to the mix. When they do…
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When we build on our strengths and daily successes — instead of focusing on failures — we simply learn more.
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When we can see an immediate payoff, we are more likely to change our behavior in the moment. This aligns…
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Every human being has talents that are just waiting to be uncovered.
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Don’t worry about breaks every 20 minutes ruining your focus on a task. Contrary to what I might have guessed,…
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The absence of high-quality friendships is bad for your health, spirits, productivity, and longevity.
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People have several times more potential for growth when they invest energy in developing their strengths instead of correcting their…
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The future is born, put the past in a casket
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I don't believe love goes away just because you're buried in a casket.
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I'm not a master. I'm a student-master, meaning that I have the knowledge of a master and the expertise of…
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As soon as the dirt is hitting the casket, it'll all be forgotten.
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I had just put the casket in the hearse and was watching it drive away, when a beautiful blond woman…
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I've got a basketball signed by all the greats from Julius Irving to Oscar Robinson. It was at an All…
— Ice Cube
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If you don't have your game-face on, you're going to go home either to a hospital or to a casket.
— Joe Teti
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Well, at first the band were simply called Horsepower, but a lot of people thought that was something to do…
— David Eugene Edwards
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Always have a book at hand, in the parlor, on the table, for the family; a book of condensed thought…
— Tryon Edwards
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It is ... impossible to keep one's excellence in a little glass casket, like a jewel, to take it out…
— Adolf Anderssen
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Surveys show that the #1 fear of Americans is public speaking. #2 is death. That means that at a funeral,…
— Jerry Seinfeld
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I wrote myself a check for ten million dollars for acting services rendered and dated it Thanksgiving 1995. I put…
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