Organized around a simple metaphor of a dipper and a bucket -- already
familiar to thousands of people -- 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. Coauthor
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
colorful stories and five strategies for increasing positive emotions,
and it 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 it has all the makings of a timeless
classic.
Included in this edition is a bonus section -- "Instructional Guide for
Educators" -- an additional 64 pages with ideas for classroom "bucket
filling" activities for teachers to use with their students.
