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Original Title:	How Full Is Your Bucket? Positive Strategies for Work and Life
ISBN:	1595620036 (ISBN13: 9781595620033)
Edition Language:	English

How Full Is Your Bucket?

Tom Rath

Hardcover | Pages: 160 pages

Rating: 3.87 | 6739 Users | 636 Reviews

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Title	:	How Full Is Your Bucket?
Author	:	Tom Rath
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Expanded, Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 160 pages
Published	:	August 10th 2004 by Gallup Press (first published July 6th 2004)
Categories	:	Nonfiction. Business. Self Help. Leadership. Psychology. Personal Development

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I read this book for a Strategic Leadership group I'm a part of at work, which I only reference because I know that I probably would not have ever chosen this book to read on my own. However, I was surprised by how much I enjoyed it and how applicable it is not only to your professional life, but to all relationships and interactions with anyone you may encounter.

The premise of this book is that in all interactions, we are either filling up someone's bucket or dipping from it. In other words, you can build someone up through positive interactions, or reduce them through negative ones. I was astounded by the wealth of information to back up this theory of the importance of positivity. Children do better in school with praise, businesses increase productivity, lives are lengthened through optimism, and marriages are strengthened through this approach. I really appreciated the frequent references to studies that backed up and illustrated how critical this idea is and how damaging constant negativity and criticism can be. For example, companies would be better off paying negative employees to stay at home because of the effect that their poor outlook has on productivity and morale across this board. This book urges readers to focus on praise, not criticism, and carefully consider how your interactions with others may be impacting them. Rather than focusing on what is wrong, focus on what is right and recognize the people responsible.

While this book certainly made me think and made me want to improve on how often I recognize others through simple things like an email or a kind comment, I'm frustrated by it in the same way I am all books in its category. Unfortunately, you will only get out of this book what you want to get out of it. In other words, those that want to be better people, better employees, wives, friends, neighbors, citizens of the world, will benefit from this book. But its the people who are negative and critical who probably won't really try to change their ways, or who won't even bother to read this book or to read it with an open mind. However, I do think this book's advice is true - you don't know what changing your own behavior and what impact extending positivity to others may have. I'd like to think that, while it can't fix everybody's bad attitude, it may improve someone's. On another note, I could see how some people would find this book as overly simplified and common sense type advice, and it is, but unfortunately not advice that everyone follows and thus worth repeating.

This was a really quick, light read with a simple premise and metaphor that can have a big impact. I really want to try to incorporate its lessons into my daily life. While these are lessons most people know, its good to have a reminder, and scientific back up, of just how critical it is to be kind to others.

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Personal Response: I thought this book was one of the better books I read so far this year. It definitely made me think a little about myself and how I should be way more positive with life. I also thought this book was kind of short, because it was only about 80 pages.Plot: How Full Is Your Bucket by Tom Rath is a book about how to use positivity. The first section of this book is all about negativity. According to this book, the North Koreans would take all of the positive letters the POWs

Just a bunch of general statements, like "positive feelings make people feel happy and live longer. Working in a positive environment makes workers more productive." Just okay!

I read this book for a Strategic Leadership group I'm a part of at work, which I only reference because I know that I probably would not have ever chosen this book to read on my own. However, I was surprised by how much I enjoyed it and how applicable it is not only to your professional life, but to all relationships and interactions with anyone you may encounter. The premise of this book is that in all interactions, we are either filling up someone's bucket or dipping from it. In other words,

I completely agree with the central tenets of the book--the world is a better place when you put positive energy into it instead of negative. However, the author took it a bit far (really, your positive attitude is responsible for beating cancer? So people who die from cancer just didn't have a good attitude?) and leans on platitudes. Though different authors, both sets of writers are affiliated with Gallup which made reading this after reading First, Break All the Rules: What the World's

It has been way too long since I finished a book and this one was only read because of work. That being said having to read this for team building has been a very positive experience. I'm fascinated by the Strength Finder's material and love learning more about myself and those around me. This book is largely a light dipping into cognitive therapy focused on the work environment. It's a short easy read. A lot of it is common sense but it is backed up by scientific studies without getting

This book is a short, easy read. While the "bucket" concept is a little bit cheesy, I get the overall point...and it's a good one. We should try to project positivity toward others, thus increasing our own positivity. Too often, in our workplaces and our lives, we hear only the negative and none of the positive. Research has proven this is bad for morale and bad for your health. A good read for those of us struggling with too much negativity.

This is just what I needed to start the school year. I am looking forward to introducing it to my 8th grade students. The book is focuses on asking the question, "How full is your bucket?" In order to fill your bucket you need to spread a positive attitude to co-workers, family, friends, and strangers. It is amazing how a positive attitude can influence someone. So ask yourself in every interaction you have, are you filling their bucket or dipping from it. If you are filling it, you are also