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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Reviews:
“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, author of the best-selling books The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success and The Spontaneous Fulfillment of Desire

“The Grandfather of Positive Psychology, Don Clifton, and his grandson, Tom Rath, offer illuminating wisdom for fulfilling work and 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 and 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 deceptively simple but immensely powerful in illuminating the pathway to an extraordinary life.”
-- Michael W. Morrison, Ph.D., Dean University of Toyota

“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.

“A powerful experience for every reader and an invaluable tool for energizing every enterprise.”
-- William L. Robertson, Chairman Weston Solutions, Inc.

“If there were a Nobel Prize for building a quality individual, this book deserves it.”
-- Mike Johanns, Governor State of Nebraska

“Should be required reading for every company, every school’s curriculum, and every couple’s premarital counseling.”
-- Gary F. Russell, Ed.D., CEO Major League Soccer Camps

“This book reaffirms the value of caring and compassionate relationships. Tom Rath and Don Clifton have created simple but powerful strategies for transforming the business of work and finding the beauty of life.”
-- N. Joyce Payne, Founder Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund

“This book is a quick and memorable read. It should be part of the core curriculum for any corporation trying to build a positive culture.”
-- Val. J. Halamandaris, President National Association for Home Care

“This small volume demonstrates how the practice of ‘filling other peoples’ buckets’ can be life changing.”
-- Ed Deiner, Ph.D., Alumni Professor of Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, past Editor of The Journal of Personality and Social Psychology and Editor of the Journal of Happiness Studies

“A very powerful lesson in the understanding of human potential and motivation. If every employee within an organization could read this book and apply its simple message, the enterprise would be transformed overnight.”
-- Curt W. Coffman, coauthor of the New York Times bestseller First Break All the Rules and Follow This Path

“Profound truths take few words to express and yet have lasting impact. This book encourages, educates, and inspires.”
-- Edward “Chip” Anderson, Ph.D., Professor of Education and Leadership at Azusa Pacific University and coauthor of StrengthsQuest: Discover and Develop Your Strengths in Academics, Career, and Beyond

“Filled with powerful illustrations and practical applications, How Full Is Your Bucket? is a must for everyone’s personal and business library.”
-- Peter J. Watson, Corporate Learning Coach Fairmont Hotels & Resorts

“The ‘dipper and bucket’ has improved my own outlook and been very helpful in my business life.”
-- Ben Nelson United States Senator

“This book summarizes fifty years of scientific breakthroughs in less than an hour.”
-- Herman Cain, former Chairman and CEO Godfather’s Pizza, Inc.

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