If you focus on people’s weaknesses, they lose confidence.
It appears diet drinks with artificial sweeteners are not much better. The taste of diet drinks makes you crave other sweet foods and may even increase the risk of stroke, depression, and heart attack.
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.
One’s single greatest strength may be uncovering the hidden talents of another person.
If you spend your life trying to be good at everything, you will never be great at anything.
People who have at least three or four very close friendships are healthier, have higher wellbeing, and are more engaged in their jobs. But the absence of any close friendships can lead to boredom, loneliness, and depression.
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.
From the cradle to the cubicle, we devote more time to our shortcomings than to our strengths.
You cannot be anything you want to be – but you can be a whole lot more of who you already are.
The things that change people’s lives are usually an accumulation of small acts.
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.
Far too many people spend a lifetime headed in the wrong direction. They go not only from the cradle to the cubicle, but then to the casket, without uncovering their greatest talents and potential.
People have several times more potential for growth when they invest energy in developing their strengths instead of correcting their deficiencies.
When we build on our strengths and daily successes – instead of focusing on failures – we simply learn more.
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.
There will be plenty of blame to go around but if you take credit for the sunshine, you also get blamed for the rain.
When you ask people what affects their wellbeing most, they think of health and wealth.