“From the cradle to the cubicle, we devote more time to our shortcomings than to our strengths.”
― Tom Rath, quote from Strengths Finder 2.0
“the key to human development is building on who you already are”
― Tom Rath, quote from Strengths Finder 2.0
“When we're able to put most of our energy into developing our natural talents, extraordinary room for growth exists. So, a revision to the "You-can-be-anything-you-want-to-be" maxim might be more accurate: You cannot be anything you want to be—but you can be a lot more of who you already are.”
― Tom Rath, quote from Strengths Finder 2.0
“Talent (a natural way of thinking, feeling, or behaving) × Investment (time spent practicing, developing your skills, and building your knowledge base) = Strength (the ability to consistently provide near-perfect performance)”
― Tom Rath, quote from Strengths Finder 2.0
“The most successful people start with dominant talent—and then add skills, knowledge, and practice to the mix. When they do this, the raw talent actually serves as a multiplier.”
― Tom Rath, quote from Strengths Finder 2.0
“You cannot be anything you want to be — but you can be a lot more of who you already are.”
― Tom Rath, quote from Strengths Finder 2.0
“It appears that the epidemic of active disengagement we see in workplaces every day could be a curable disease…if we can help the people around us develop their strengths.”
― Tom Rath, quote from Strengths Finder 2.0
“At its fundamentally flawed core, the aim of almost any learning program is to help us become who we are not.”
― Tom Rath, quote from Strengths Finder 2.0
“What's more, we had discovered that people have several times more potential for growth, when they invest energy in developing their strenghts instead of correcting their deficiencies.”
― Tom Rath, quote from Strengths Finder 2.0
“And it is likely that Rudy had teammates for whom the inverse was true—they were a 5 on talent and just a 2 on time invested, which is clearly a waste of talent.”
― Tom Rath, quote from Strengths Finder 2.0
“Every human being has talents that are just waiting to be uncovered.”
― Tom Rath, quote from Strengths Finder 2.0
“You cannot be anything you want to be—but you can be a lot more of who you already are.”
― Tom Rath, quote from Strengths Finder 2.0
“We were tired of living in a world that revolved around fixing our weaknesses. Society’s relentless focus on people’s shortcomings had turned into a global obsession. What’s more, we had discovered that people have several times more potential for growth when they invest energy in developing their strengths instead of correcting their deficiencies.”
― Tom Rath, quote from Strengths Finder 2.0
“Building your talents into real strengths also requires practice and hard work, much like it does to build physical strengths.”
― Tom Rath, quote from Strengths Finder 2.0
“It appears that the epidemic of active disengagement we see in workplaces every day could be a curable disease . . . if we can help the people around us develop their strengths.”
― Tom Rath, quote from Strengths Finder 2.0
“Far too many people spend a lifetime headed in the wrong direction. They go not only from the cradle to the cubicle, but then to the casket, without uncovering their greatest talents and potential.”
― Tom Rath, quote from Strengths Finder 2.0
“Across the board, having the opportunity to develop our strengths is more important to our success than our role, our title, or even our pay. In this increasingly talent-driven society, we need to know and develop our strengths to figure out where we fit in.”
― Tom Rath, quote from Strengths Finder 2.0
“From the cradle to the cubicle, we devote more time to our shortcomings than to our strenghts.”
― Tom Rath, quote from Strengths Finder 2.0
“We have surveyed more than 10 million people on this specific topic, and approximately 7 million are falling short.”
― Tom Rath, quote from Strengths Finder 2.0
“the key to human development is building on who you already are.”
― Tom Rath, quote from Strengths Finder 2.0
“You cannot be anything you want to be — but you can be a lot more of who you already are. The”
― Tom Rath, quote from Strengths Finder 2.0
“A Misguided Maxim? “You can be anything you want to be, if you just try hard enough.”
― Tom Rath, quote from Strengths Finder 2.0
“people have several times more potential for growth when they invest energy in developing their strengths instead of correcting their deficiencies.”
― Tom Rath, quote from Strengths Finder 2.0
Tom Rath
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“God knows what risks we take, God knows all that Danton has done. God and Camille. God will keep his mouth shut.”
― Hilary Mantel, quote from A Place of Greater Safety
“I journeyed to a place where it’s always raining cupcakes. I didn’t need a passport, but I met a lot of interesting people and experienced new things. Even though the trip was a little bumpy, I got there just fine.”
― Lisa Schroeder, quote from It's Raining Cupcakes
“They'd run all these tests on him and decided he wasn't racist. He wasn't, either, but not because he thought about it particularly. He just couldn't see the point. It just made for a lot of hassle, being that way, so why be that way? Nobody was going to go back and live where they lived before, were they, and if they did (he vaguely suspected) there wouldn't be any Mongolian barbecue and maybe we'd all be listening to Pentecostal Metal and anyway the President was black.”
― William Gibson, quote from Virtual Light
“Both of them had noses like spoiled eggplants. Both of them had two black eyes. Both of them had crusted blood on their lips. Neither one of them”
― Lee Child, quote from The Affair
“Reaver was about to go where angels feared to tread. He supposed that really did make him a—
“Fucking idiot.”
Reaver stared at Eidolon. “I was going to go with ‘fool.’ Also, only a fucking idiot would call an angel a fucking idiot."
The demon doctor stared back, his dark eyes glittering with gold flecks. “A fool would merely consider entering hell without a plan. Only a fucking idiot would be serious about waltzing into the Prince of Evil’s living room in the very center of hell to kidnap Satan’s little girl. Without a plan.”
“I have a plan,” he muttered.
Eidolon parked a tray of surgical tools next to the exam table Reaver was sitting on. “And your plan is?”
“Ah…it mostly involves sneaking in and sneaking out.”
― Larissa Ione, quote from Reaver
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