It's Not About You Quotes

“What the researchers essentially found is anytime a smartphone is visible, even if it is not ringing, buzzing, vibrating, or even powered on, it degrades the quality of the conversation for everyone.”
― Tom Rath, It's Not About You: A Brief Guide to a Meaningful Life

“asking great questions and listening are two of the qualities we look for most in friends, partners, and colleagues.”
― Tom Rath, It's Not About You: A Brief Guide to a Meaningful Life

“My primary daily focus was simple: nurturing relationships and spending quality time with the people who mattered most.”
― Tom Rath, It's Not About You: A Brief Guide to a Meaningful Life

“I learned clearly from my grandfather is that strong relationships are the cornerstone of growth and contribution in life.”
― Tom Rath, It's Not About You: A Brief Guide to a Meaningful Life

“The worst thing you can do during a challenging time is to withdraw from relationships and social circles.”
― Tom Rath, It's Not About You: A Brief Guide to a Meaningful Life

“If you are able to have at least five positive conversations for every negative one in a given day, it should carry forward and energize the networks around you.”
― Tom Rath, It's Not About You: A Brief Guide to a Meaningful Life

“I believe it is not in anyone’s best interest to live like they have forever. When you view your time as finite, you build more life into each day.”
― Tom Rath, It's Not About You: A Brief Guide to a Meaningful Life

“I have learned from experience, when you consider how short life can be, you create more meaning in the world.”
― Tom Rath, It's Not About You: A Brief Guide to a Meaningful Life

“I have found that time is more valuable when you can see your mortality on the horizon.”
― Tom Rath, It's Not About You: A Brief Guide to a Meaningful Life

“The one thing we can all guarantee is that our lives will end at some point. It actually helps to embrace that fact.”
― Tom Rath, It's Not About You: A Brief Guide to a Meaningful Life

“The quickest way to get over yourself is by acknowledging that “self” implies a finite term.”
― Tom Rath, It's Not About You: A Brief Guide to a Meaningful Life

“It takes time to develop an outward focus. In far too many cases, people move into this mindset only when the end is in sight.”
― Tom Rath, It's Not About You: A Brief Guide to a Meaningful Life

“there is nothing in life more liberating and energizing than getting over yourself.”
― Tom Rath, It's Not About You: A Brief Guide to a Meaningful Life

“Your efforts and contributions to others do not. The time, energy, and resources you invest in people you care for and your community keep growing forever.”
― Tom Rath, It's Not About You: A Brief Guide to a Meaningful Life

“I want to ensure most of my daily efforts are aimed at contributing to another person’s life.”
― Tom Rath, It's Not About You: A Brief Guide to a Meaningful Life

“I have studied and written about well-being for twenty years, and the last thing I recommend is chasing your own happiness.”
― Tom Rath, It's Not About You: A Brief Guide to a Meaningful Life

“Many of us take a “what does the company want from me” approach to applying our talents, and we end up tailoring ourselves to suit our work rather than tailoring our work to suit who we are. So often, people take on roles they don’t want and stay in jobs that don’t excite them, never exploring a wider set of possibilities about the types of contributions they could be making.”
― Tom Rath, It's Not About You: A Brief Guide to a Meaningful Life

“Invest your time and attention wisely. They are your most precious resources.”
― Tom Rath, It's Not About You: A Brief Guide to a Meaningful Life

“the prospect of death leads to greater appreciation of life, more rapid formulation of values, more thought about the meaning of life, and stronger social connections.”
― Tom Rath, It's Not About You: A Brief Guide to a Meaningful Life

“We are, to a large degree, the product of what others have contributed to our lives.”
― Tom Rath, It's Not About You: A Brief Guide to a Meaningful Life

“your community keep growing forever.”
― Tom Rath, It's Not About You: A Brief Guide to a Meaningful Life

“Work can actually improve your health and well-being every day. Work can also be about doing something each day that improves your relationship with your family and friends.”
― Tom Rath, It's Not About You: A Brief Guide to a Meaningful Life

“Contribution starts when you see beyond self.”
― Tom Rath, It's Not About You: A Brief Guide to a Meaningful Life

“All the talent, motivation, and hard work in the world will not be valued or remembered if it does not help another human being. Most people agree life is not about focusing on self-oriented or monetary ambitions. It is about what you create that improves lives.”
― Tom Rath, It's Not About You: A Brief Guide to a Meaningful Life

“The greatest strength is helping another person to uncover a hidden talent.”
― Tom Rath, It's Not About You: A Brief Guide to a Meaningful Life

“When researchers study the importance of brief interactions, they generally find that a single bad exchange can counteract several positive ones. If you are able to have at least five positive conversations for every negative one in a given day, it should carry forward and energize the networks around you.”
― Tom Rath, It's Not About You: A Brief Guide to a Meaningful Life

“When you consider how short life can be, you create more meaning in the world.”
― Tom Rath, It's Not About You: A Brief Guide to a Meaningful Life

“Time is more valuable when you can see your mortality on the horizon.”
― Tom Rath, It's Not About You: A Brief Guide to a Meaningful Life

“In my own experience, orienting my efforts to where I could make the greatest contributions, both during and beyond my lifetime, helped me to push through major challenges and made life far more meaningful.”
― Tom Rath, It's Not About You: A Brief Guide to a Meaningful Life

“The key to creating collective well-being is to start by improving the life of another person,”
― Tom Rath, It's Not About You: A Brief Guide to a Meaningful Life