Editorial Review
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 number one New York Times and number one Business Week 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.
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Customer Reviews
Corny 
2008-02-19
Man, this book was really corny. The worse part was that about 20 people in my office read this as part of a lunch time "book club." I can sum up the book in this sentence.
Be nice to people or else they will feel bad and not work as hard.
Extremely Relavant Work 
2008-02-02
Tom- Great meeting you this week in Palm Springs. I found your book and the time you spent with our leadership team to be most valuable. Really looking forward to taking immediate action based on theses insights/reminders. We constantly strive to be better leaders, and your coaching has ensured that we will succeed personally and professionally in the difficult years ahead. Thanks for your personal time with us.
Mark Wasiele
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Cisco Systems
Effective Simplicity 2008-01-28
I have purchased 5 copies of this book and will continue to buy it for the ones I care about. Such a simple concept and so effective. It allowed me to feel comfortable changing my life.
A Classic - don't be fooled by the simplicity of it's message 2007-12-30
How can a book this simple and quick provide such a beautiful and sophisticated message? I have no idea - but I know I read it in less than an hour and got more from it than many 500 pager's I've read. Read it and get dropping, I sent two before finishing the book!
Kirsty Dunphey, Author Retired at 27, If I can do it anyone can
How Full Is Your Bucket? Positive Stratgies For Life and Work 2007-12-30
I was inspired by a newspaper review of this book 3 yrs. ago; purchased it for myself and read it. All I wanted to do was share it with others. This year ('07) I lead a group of 19 co-workers through the book and we were all inspired to go out and fill buckets rather than empty them. Our school counselor also traveled to each elementary classroom and read the childrens' book. GREAT book & philosophy ~ more indivduals & businesses should adopt it! Read it, it's sure to be inspiring.:-) MEH
The Magic Word, Positive! 2008-06-19
We see so much on this idea of being, acting and feeling positive. The use of 'bucket' as a metaphor really works showing you how you put in and take out of your 'bucket'. Great book and similar to the Law of attraction. Read Living The Secret Everyday: My Secret Workbook that deals with positive thoughts that activate beliefs and then having the positive attitude attracting other positive experiences, people and things into your life.
Who filled my bucket? 
2008-05-25
A quick read, this book provides a fairly straight-forward approach to improving our environments and interactions in work and in life. Using the metaphor of "the dipper and the bucket," the authors present their research-backed (and commonsense) theory that people do best in environments that fill---rather than drain---them. People who loved "Who Moved My Cheese?" and "The Secret" will likely eat up this book as well. Although the theory may at times be a bit too simplified and watered-down (sorry to rain on the positive parade), it provides a good reminder of what makes us tick---and what ticks us off.
Foundation for Creating Supportive Environments 2008-03-28
This book gets you out of bed and into the world by telling you how to make a world you can want to live in now.
Everyone in Business Should Read This Book 2008-03-25
The Truth: I'm a Girl, I'm Smart and I Know EverythingI had the pleasure of interviewing Mr. Rath on my radio show a few years ago, The Enchanted Self. I was very impressed with his dedication to positive psychology. As a pathfinder myself in the field, but soming from a completely different place (my path began with insight oriented psychotherapy, feminist issues and then case study research with women) I was intrigued by the business model presented in this book. It makes so much sense. Of course people will perform better at work if they are praised and encouraged to develop their strengths and talents! Of course people will have more hope and be more productive. Why wouldn't all companies use the techniques that the authors suggest? This may be an easy read, but it is not superficial. The techniques and approaches outlined are rigourous in that they force people to change personal habits, ways of viewing each other, and ways of interacting. But I can only imagine our world if everyone out in the workplace would take on the major steps outlined in this book. I think we would all benefit. We would have happier employers and employees who knows what that would lead to. Maybe happier families at home and a more productive work place. Wouldn't that be a win-win!
Very Positive Energy 2008-02-27
If you fill someone else's bucket with positive energy, words and praise, it fills yours in return. It is a nice approach and it definitely works. Mr. Rath did not reinvent the wheel here. However he did write a good book that is pleasant to read and it is empowering. The only problem that I have with this book is that I found it too expensive considering how thin it is. Otherwise, it is well worth your time. Go for it. I also suggest another great reading titled Power Versus Force: The Hidden Determinants of Human Behavior
