How Full Is Your Bucket? Anniversary Edition

Rath, Tom; Clifton Ph.D., Donald O.

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9781531865368: How Full Is Your Bucket? Anniversary Edition

ISBN 10: 1531865364 ISBN 13: 9781531865368

Publisher: Brilliance Audio, 2016

Organized around a simple metaphor of a dipper and a bucket — already familiar to thousands of people — How Full Is Your Bucket? shows how even the smallest interactions we have with others every day profoundly affect our relationships, productivity, health and longevity. Coauthor Donald O. Clifton studied the effects of positive and negative emotions for half a century, and he and his colleagues interviewed millions of people around the world. Their discoveries contributed to the emergence of an entirely new field: Positive Psychology. These same discoveries are at the heart of How Full Is Your Bucket?

Clifton, who also coauthored the bestseller Now, Discover Your Strengths, penned How Full Is Your Bucket? with grandson Tom Rath. Written in an engaging, conversational style, their book includes colorful stories and five strategies for increasing positive emotions, and it features an online test that measures readers’ Positive Impact.

How Full Is Your Bucket? is a quick, breezy read. It will immediately help readers boost the amount of positive emotions in their lives and in the lives of everyone around them. The book is sure to inspire lasting changes in all who read it, and it has all the makings of a timeless classic.

The expanded anniversary edition includes updated research and content and a workbook for individual and team development.

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From the Back Cover:

PRAISE FOR THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES AND #1 BUSINESSWEEK BESTSELLER, HOW FULL IS YOUR BUCKET? "This slender volume offers an abundance of insights and inspiration. I'd recommend it to anyone who wants to dramatically improve their work life and strengthen their relationships." -- Deepak Chopra

"An insightful ‘can't put it down' . . . literary gem. . . . Indeed, a winner!" -- Willard Scott, NBC's Today show

"A well-researched, strong, and compelling case for improving self-esteem, better relationships, and health . . . this book is a short, sharp, ‘how-to’ guide." -- People Management magazine

"Clifton and Rath paint a compelling picture of the good things that happen when people are encouraged, recognized, and praised regularly, as well as the emotional, mental, and sometimes even physical devastation that can occur in the absence of such positive encounters . . . Leaders who want to eliminate or avoid this kind of destruction should make How Full Is Your Bucket? required reading for themselves and their people." -- John C. Maxwell’s Leadership Wired

"Useful anecdotes that managers in particular should pay attention to." -- The San Francisco Chronicle

"A slim, simple, upbeat volume that manages to be inspirational without preaching (or inducing nausea)." -- The Miami Herald

"The Grandfather of Positive Psychology, Don Clifton, and his grandson, Tom Rath, offer illuminating wisdom for fulfilling work and for a meaningful life." -- Martin E.P. Seligman, Ph.D. Former President of the American Psychological Association and author of the best-selling books Authentic Happiness and Learned Optimism

"Wow! This little book is a treasure. It is chock full of wisdom, inspiration, and practical advice, rooted in solid research. It will change the way you look at your life, your work, and the world." -- Martin Walsh Executive Director, Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Foundation

"Tom Rath and Don Clifton have nailed it. Their positive strategies are immensely powerful." -- Michael W. Morrison, Ph.D. Dean, University of Toyota

"The world would be a better place if EVERYONE read it." -- James C. Wright Former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives

"Powerful, captivating, and easy to read. This book's heartwarming message has a spiritual quality, yet it is grounded in decades of research." -- Lea E. Williams, Ed.D. Executive Director, National African-American Women's Leadership Institute, Inc.

"I loved reading this book and highly recommend it. I'm buying copies for those I love and care about the most." -- Paul Higham Former Chief Marketing Officer, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

From the Inside Flap:

How did you feel after your last interaction with another person? Did that person — your spouse, best friend, coworker, or even a stranger — "fill your bucket" by making you feel more positive? Or did that person "dip from your bucket," leaving you more negative than before?

How Full Is Your Bucket? reveals how even the briefest interactions affect your relationships, productivity, health, and longevity.

Organized around a simple metaphor of a dipper and a bucket, and grounded in 50 years of research, this book will show you how to greatly increase the positive moments in your work and your life — while reducing the negative.

Filled with discoveries, powerful strategies, and engaging stories, How Full Is Your Bucket? is sure to inspire lasting changes and has all the makings of a timeless classic.

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