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Every day, I read about new ideas and research that could help someone I care about live a longer and healthier life.

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Tom Rath
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At its fundamentally flawed core, the aim of almost any learning program is to help us become who we are not.
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I first found out I had cancer on my eye and lost an eye to this disease when I was 16, and I've since had cancer in my kidneys and pancreas and a host of other areas.
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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.
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Make work a purpose, not just a place.
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Exercise is not enough. Working out three times a week is not enough. Being active throughout the day is what keeps you healthy.
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What works for one persons needs is almost always very different from the next.
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Employees who report receiving recognition and praise within the last seven days show increased productivity, get higher scores from customers, and have better safety records. They're just more engaged at work.
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Doing for others may be the only way to create lasting well-being.
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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.
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There will be plenty of blame to go around but if you take credit for the sunshine, you also get blamed for the rain.
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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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If you spend your life trying to be good at everything, you will never be great at anything.
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When we get at least six hours of daily social time, it increases our wellbeing and minimizes stress and worry. The six hours includes time at work, at home, on the telephone, talking to friends, sending e-mail, and other communication.
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Its tempting to work more than 60 hours a week and sacrifice sleep, not move, and eat bad foods as they are convenient. But this comes with a cost.
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Although individuals need not be well-rounded, teams should be.
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Instead of celebrating what makes each child unique, most parents push their children to fit in so that they don't stick out. This unwittingly stomps out individuality and encourages conformity, despite these parents' good intentions
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Every human being has talents that are just waiting to be uncovered.
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Wellbeing is about the combination of our love for what we do each day, the quality of our relationships, the security of our finances, the vibrancy of our physical health, and the pride we take in what we have contributed to our communities. Most importantly, it’s about how these five elements interact.
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Positive words are the glue that holds relationships together.
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You cannot be anything you want to be - but you can be a whole lot more of who you already are.
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