Tom Rath and Jim Harter Well Being Tom Jim

There are many ways to create thriving Career, Social, Financial, Physical, and Community Wellbeing. p. 7  

As long as we allow short-term desires to win, it will be difficult to effect long-tern behavioral change. p. 9

Do you like what you do each day?, , , only 20%, , , give a strong “yes”, , , p. 15  

You don’t need to earn a paycheck to have to have a thriving Career Wellbeing. p. 18

But often, we perceive situations to be more serious than they really are. p. 23

 , , , men who lived to see 95 did not retire until they were 80 years old on average. p. 27

Every day, use your strengths. p. 29  

There is something about having close friendships in general that is good for our physiological health. p. 37

  We discovered that the single best predictor is not what people are doing—but who they were with. P. 41  

Mix social time with physical activity. p. 44  

Money can increase short-term happiness by giving us control, , , p. 52  

We don’t get bored with fond memories like we do with tangible objects. p. 56

People with thriving Financial Wellbeing are satisfied with their overall standard of living. p. 65

 , , , new research is revealing that we might be able to control the expression of our genes. p. 73

, , , look for fruits and vegetables that have dark tones of red, green and blue. p. 77  

“To Tired”? That’s the Best Time to Exercise p. 79  

Community Wellbeing starts with some of the basics. p. 93

Thriving, , , is about what we do to give back to the community. p. 95 

Even if you start small, start now. p. 104

You can make exercise a standard part of your routine. p. 112

Leaders can’t just tell employees that care about their wellbeing. p. 136  

We often underestimate the impact of our closest relationships and social connections on our wellbeing. p. 153  

They take pride in their community and feel that it’s headed in the right direction. p. 155

Quotations by Tom Rath and Jim Harter From the book, Well Being Landscape from morgueFile.com Slideshow by Wayne Kronz