How Full Is Your Bucket? (Expanded Anniversary Edition)

Organized around a simple metaphor of a dipper and a bucket, How Full is Your Bucket? shows how even the smallest interactions we have with others every day profoundly affect our relationships, productivity, health, and longevity.

Co-author Donald O. Clifton studied the effects of positive and negative emotions for half a century, and he and his colleagues interviewed millions of people around the world. Their discoveries contributed to the emergence of an entirely new field: Positive Psychology. These same discoveries are at the heart of How Full is Your Bucket?

Clifton, who also coauthored the bestseller Now, Discover Your Strengths, penned How Full is Your Bucket? with grandson Tom Rath. Written in an engaging, conversational style, their book includes colourful stories, 5 strategies for increasing positive emotions, and features an online test that measures readers' Positive Impact.

How Full is Your Bucket? is a quick, breezy read. It will immediately help readers boost the amount of positive emotions in their lives, and in the lives of everyone around them. The book is sure to inspire lasting changes in all who read it, and has all the makings of a timeless classic.

About the Authors

Tom Rath is The Gallup Organization's Global Practice Leader for Strengths-Based Development. Since joining Gallup in 1992, Rath has guided the research and development of assessments, books, and professional development programs, including the science, technology, and language underpinning the best-selling book, Now, Discover Your Strengths.

Donald O. Clifton, Ph.D., (1924–2003) was past chairman of The Gallup Organization and coauthor of the national bestseller Now, Discover Your Strengths and other books. He was named the Grandfather of Positive Psychology and the Father of Strengths Psychology by the American Psychological Association.

Reviews

"In this brief but significant book, the authors, a grandfather-grandson team, explore how using positive psychology in everyday interactions can dramatically change our lives." —Publishers Weekly

"A well-researched, strong, and compelling case for improving self-esteem, better relationships, and health ... this book is a short, sharp, 'how-to' guide." —People Management magazine

"Useful anecdotes that managers in particular should pay attention to." —San Francisco Chronicle

"Wow! This little book is a treasure. It is chock full of wisdom, inspiration, and practical advice, 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

"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.

Dimensions: 13.34 x 1.52 x 20.96 cm