Tom Rath Quotes

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Tom Rath is a renowned author, born in 1975. His works cover a range of topics including personal development, leadership, and health, which have gained him a wide following.

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“Every hour you spend on your rear end ... saps your energy and ruins your health.”

Ends Energy Hours Ruins Sap

Book:Eat Move Sleep: How Small Choices Lead to Big Changes

Source: Eat Move Sleep: How Small Choices Lead to Big Changes

“If you want people to understand that you value their contributions and that they are important, the recognition and praise you provide must have meaning that is specific to each individual.”

People Ifs Thinking Want Important Values Individual Positive Thinking Praise Recognition Contribution

Book:How Full Is Your Bucket? Educator's Edition: Positive Strategies for Work and Life

Source: How Full Is Your Bucket? Educator's Edition: Positive Strategies for Work and Life

“From the cradle to the cubicle, we devote more time to our shortcomings than to our strengths.”

More Time Cradle Shortcomings Cubicles

Author:Tom Rath

“Talent (a natural way of thinking, feeling, or behaving) × Investment (time spent practicing, developing your skills, and building your knowledge base) = Strength (the ability to consistently provide near-perfect performance)”

Thinking Way Feelings Natural Ability Perfect Talent Building Skills Performances Investment Developing Consistently Way Of Thinking Time Spent

Author: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 in the moment.”

Ifs Long Moments Term Decision Easier Objectives Long Term Consistent Incentives Short Term Right Decision Make The Right Decision

Book:Wellbeing: The Five Essential Elements

Source: Wellbeing: The Five Essential Elements

“At its fundamentally flawed core, the aim of almost any learning program is to help us become who we are not.”

Helping Program Aim Core Who We Are Flawed

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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 this, the raw talent actually serves as a multiplier.”

People Practice Successful Talent Skills Add Successful People Dominant Raw Talent

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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 our daily actions with our long-term interests.”

Long Moments Action Term Interest Behavior Long Term Payoff

Book:Wellbeing: The Five Essential Elements

Source: Wellbeing: The Five Essential Elements

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

Humans Waiting Human Beings Talent

Author:Tom Rath

“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.”

Hands Might Break Creativity Worry Focus Minutes Tasks Stress Productivity Contrary Fatigue

Book:Eat Move Sleep: How Small Choices Lead to Big Changes

Source: Eat Move Sleep: How Small Choices Lead to Big Changes

“The absence of high-quality friendships is bad for your health, spirits, productivity, and longevity.”

Spirit Quality Absence Productivity Longevity High Quality

Author:Tom Rath

“People have several times more potential for growth when they invest energy in developing their strengths instead of correcting their deficiencies.”

People Energy Growth Developing Deficiency Correcting

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“Making better choices takes work. There is a daily give and take, but it is worth the effort.”

Giving Success Choices Effort Daily Motivation Give And Take

Book:Eat Move Sleep: How Small Choices Lead to Big Changes

Source: Eat Move Sleep: How Small Choices Lead to Big Changes

“When we're able to put most of our energy into developing our natural talents, extraordinary room for growth exists”

Able Energy Growth Natural Rooms Talent Extraordinary Developing Natural Talent

Author:Tom Rath

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

Heart Disease Cancer Illness Staggering Chronic Illness Heart Disease

Book:Eat Move Sleep: How Small Choices Lead to Big Changes

Source: Eat Move Sleep: How Small Choices Lead to Big Changes

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

Enough Moments Suffering Individual Results Company Economy Conflict Happenings Interaction Workplace Workplace Conflict

Author:Tom Rath

About the Author

Born: 1975
Known for: Author
Quotes: 67

Books & Sources

Life's Great Question: Discover How You Contribute To The WorldRelated source material

Wellbeing: The Five Essential ElementsRelated source material

Eat Move Sleep: How Small Choices Lead to Big ChangesRelated source material

Strengths Based Leadership: Great Leaders, Teams, and Why People FollowRelated source material

Are You Fully Charged? (Intl): The 3 Keys to Energizing Your Work and LifeRelated source material

How Full Is Your Bucket? Educator's Edition: Positive Strategies for Work and LifeRelated source material

Strengths Finder 2.0Related source material

The Rechargeables: Eat Move SleepRelated source material

Vital Friends: The People You Can't Afford to Live WithoutRelated source material

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