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How Full Is Your Bucket? Positive Strategies for Work and Life |  | Authors: Tom Rath, Ph.D. Donald O. Clifton
Publisher: Gallup Press
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ISBN: 1595620036
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Publication Date: August 10, 2004
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EXPANDED ANNIVERSARY EDITION Includes: updated research updated content removable workbook for individual and team development
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?
The #1 New York Times and #1 BusinessWeek bestseller, 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. (edited by author)
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 Over flowing buckets July 24, 2004
Martin Schray (West Chicago, IL United States)
125 out of 137 found this review helpful
How Full is Your Bucket? is a quick, but worthwhile read. The books subtitle really says it all, positive strategies for Work and Life. The basic premise of the book is that each of us has as an invisible bucket. It is emptied or filled by what others say and do to us. Likewise we empty or fill the invisible buckets of others.
The book goes on to give some examples of filling or emptying of buckets. Next the book goes on to list some practical strategies for filling buckets. They are as follows:
1. Prevent bucket dipping - ask yourself whether you are adding to or taking from another bucket.
2. Shine a light on what is right - don't focus on the negative, spend time, energy and attention of what is right.
3. Make best friends - great relationships lead to increased satisfaction
4. Give unexpectedly - the gifts can be material, trust or respect, but given unexpectedly increases their bucket filling power
5. Reverse the Golden rule - "Do unto others as they would have you do unto them".
The book gives some unexpected gifts. In the back cover is a free id to allow you to use the "Clifton" strengthfinder - so you can discover your strengths. Also there is five strategies wallet card and oh wait a minute I don't want to ruin the unexpected gift factor. This is a great book. Buy some for friends and family.
Change your life, and everyone elses July 21, 2004
Keep it positive (California)
30 out of 34 found this review helpful
I read this book the day I received it. In a sentence, I can tell you that the biggest statement that the book relayed is that if you fill someone elses bucket with positive energy, words and praise, it fills yours. In a few sentences... I will say that the authors vision and recommended actions, as well as reading examples in the book, really hit home. I was able to realize that by speaking in negative terms about things in life, whether they pertained to me, someone else, or life, really dipped from my own bucket of positivity. Positive actions reinforce one's ability to adjust and heal from within. Good words are contageous. Caring discussion with another spreads not only between you and who you are speaking with, but the energy from positivity spreads from individual to individual, a domino effect.
A must read. Buy this book!
Simple Strategies for Great Results January 2, 2006
C. Middleton (Australia)
13 out of 14 found this review helpful
The American philosopher, Ralph Waldo Emerson, once commented that the most powerful and influential tenets and ideas are the simple ones. This internationally acclaimed little book certainly proves Mr. Emerson was correct. "How Full is your Bucket?" proposes a straightforward theory that has now become world famous, and that is the theory of the dipper and bucket. In other words giving positive reinforcement to someone makes him or her stronger, filling their bucket, as opposed to spreading negativity, taking away from their bucket, creates more negativity. How often do you give someone at home or work an honest compliment or unexpected gift? Alternatively, how often do you point out the bad things about a spouse or work mate? According to many years of psychological analysis, these simple actions can make the difference between a happy marriage or a crumbling one, a productive work environment or a failing one. It is that simple.
Imagine rising out of bed to greet the new day ready to conquer the world. You walk into work and Nadine Negative says, "Gee, Bret, didn't you wear that shirt yesterday?"
You look down at your shirt and think, "Did I?" Then realize that you haven't worn it in at least a week.
"No Nadine, I wore it last week."
"I don't know." Shaking her head. "It must be your favourite shirt because you seem to have it on quite a bit. I'd think about a new wardrobe, Bret."
Nadine slithers away, and for some reason, you do not feel like conquering the world but hiding from it. You collapse on the chair in your cubical and blankly stare at the computer screen.
In chapter three of this text, "Every Moment Counts", proposes that even the seeming insignificant negative comments will empty your bucket, and if the ratio falls to the negative above 13 to 1, life will become untenable. On the other hand, if Nadine decided to comment on how good you looked that day, that she liked your shirt, filling your bucket, you would become energized and ready to tackle the world. Again, it is that simple.
As head of a small team, I know from experience what a negative person or covert cutting comment can do to the group's morale and overall productivity. I'm always vigilant for any type of negativity, and this little book has simply reinforced the impact of emptying someone's bucket - it can be devastating if left unhandled, as it will spread like a cancer.
This book will take perhaps thirty minutes of your time to read but could possibly change your outlook and modus operandi with your dealings at work, home and relationships.
Every interaction matters! August 18, 2004
Mia (NE, USA)
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
I was glad I read this book. It is based on years of research that is interpreted for use in everyday life. The message is simple but often overlooked -- every interaction counts. Through those interactions, we either dip or fill other people's buckets. I guess sometimes the most powerful things in life are also the simplest. This book reminded me of that. Paired with the useful strategies and the actual tools provided (the test, the "drops" they give", etc at the end), this is certainly a great book for anyone who wants to take that step towards having a more impactful and positive life.
Surprisingly insightful August 12, 2004
A. Page (San Anselmo, CA USA)
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
I liked this book a lot. I think it has pretty insightful strategies. I also liked the fact it had some strong research component. After reading this book I find myself thinking " Am I dipping from or adding to the buckets of my family/friends when I interact with them. For me, I guess, it is a good way to remember that every interaction does have quite an impact on us and those around us. I did not realize that this impact could be so strong until I read this book. I recommend it.
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