Tom Rath
2015-12-21
Well-Being & Meaning

Tom Rath on How to Live a Good Life

Tom Rath is a 6x national best-selling author who works on the psychology of well-being. This episode provides science-backed insight into how to live a good life. We cover the development of positive psychology. We discuss optimizing your energy levels so you can really show up for life. The conversation progresses across creativity, personal mission and the education system. Finally, existential topics arise as we talk to Tom about his decades-long battle with cancer. This hour with Tom is a refreshing look at what really makes people happy and gives them a sense of meaning. We’re grateful for his time and we think this episode was special.

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“Tom Rath is an author and researcher who studies the role of human behavior in business, health, and well-being. Tom has written six New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers over the past decade, starting with the #1 New York Times bestseller How Full Is Your Bucket? His book StrengthsFinder 2.0 was the top-selling book of 2013 worldwide on Amazon. com. Tom’s latest bestsellers are Strengths Based Leadership, Wellbeing, and Eat Move Sleep. In total, his books have sold more than 6 million copies and have made more than 300 appearances on the Wall Street Journal bestseller list.”

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Tom Rath

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Tom Rath is an American author and consultant on employee engagement, strengths, and well-being. He worked at Gallup for nearly two decades, where he developed the StrengthsFinder assessment, and his books include StrengthsFinder 2.0, Strengths Based Leadership, and Wellbeing.

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