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Here are 5 of my favorite Big Ideas from "Eat Move Sleep" by Tom Rath. Hope you enjoy!

Eat Move Sleep. The simple, powerful keys to optimal health and well-being. We talk about these fundamentals ALL the time and this is my new favorite book on health. Big Ideas we explore include 10,008 hours and 36 minutes (the magic # of elite performance), candy for cancer cells, the power of measuring whatever it is you want to improve, how to buy willpower at the store, and a vaccine for the common cold.

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Here are 5 of my favorite Big Ideas from "Eat Move Sleep" by Tom Rath. Hope you enjoy!

Eat Move Sleep. The simple, powerful keys to optimal health and well-being. We talk about these fundamentals ALL the time and this is my new favorite book on health. Big Ideas we explore include 10,008 hours and 36 minutes (the magic # of elite performance), candy for cancer cells, the power of measuring whatever it is you want to improve, how to buy willpower at the store, and a vaccine for the common cold.

Life is not what you get out of it . . . it’s what you put back in. Life is about what you do that improves the world around you. It is about investing in the development of other people. And it is about efforts that will continue to grow when you are gone.

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That's a wrap on season 3 of Babylon Berlin - Stock sink! Greta gone! Rath rocked! + Charlotte clues in on the movie set killer!  This podcast reviews the final 5 episodes which finds the German Weimar Republic crumbling from within!  Far-Right nationalists like Wendt are using the growing Nazi party to further the plans= uh oh.

To say Bye Bye Berlin: we play 'Ja or Nein?' and 'Who's the Wurst?' Germany, we love ya.

#BabylonBerlin based on the Volker Kutscher's Deutschland novels can be seen on Netflix, Sky Atlantic, ARD.

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Art imitates life as the 1929 Stock Market crash adds a flash-forward of foreboding to BABYLON BERLIN season 3.  Our heroes Det. Gereon Rath and should-be-a-detective Charlotte Ritter have new cases and old cases haunting them in the last of the Roaring 20s Germany.

Walter's outta jail, Greta's on death row, The Armenian is getting spooked by a Phantom on the set of his movie.  We ask: What will the still-in-production 'Demon of Passions' get on the Rotten TomatoMeter?

#BabylonBerlin
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Wow!  BABYLON BERLIN ends Season 2 with a bang! And another bang!  And Dr Schmidt's reveal!  The Netflix/Sky/ARD German program from Germany acts like Charlotte and doesn't take a moment to come up for air!  Rath jumps a train, Lotte takes a dive, Wolter smokes & Greta turns in her resignation letter to Benda.

We bring back 'Who's the Wurst?" and "Ja or Nein" to debate Sveta's gold train, the Black Reichswehr attends The Threepenny Opera and the Weimar Republic's chances in the Deutschland.

#BabylonBerlin
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The BABYLON BERLIN train chugs into Season 2! The German TV program from Germany based on the Volker Kutscher novels ramps up the tension as Rath covers up a crime, Charlotte cools off, Janicke falls hard, Wolter shoots straight & Moritz shreds lettuce!

Bubba, Catfish & Double M play 'Ja or Nein' as well as 'Good German/Bad German' to review the dangers of the Gold in the Train Car, Operation Prangertag, the Black Reichswehr, Greta's day off and all the trouble of 1920s Weimar Republic! As seen on Netflix, Sky and ARD.

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We look at the rest of Season 1 of the German TV show from Germany - BABYLON BERLIN.  While the season is over, we're only 8 episodes into the story:  there's still trouble for Rath, Charlotte, Wolter, The Armenian, Svetlana, Kardakov, Graf, Janicke, Nyssen, Seegers, Benda, Dr. Schmidt, Greta & all the rest!

We ask 'Who's the Wurst?' + we talk Operation Prangertag, crooked cops, the Black Reichswehr, Bloody May, Lotte's life and where in the world this story is headed!  Hop a train car filled with gold (or poison gas) & join us in 1920s Deutschland by way of Volker Kutscher!

#BabylonBerlin
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Composer Johnny Klimek on the music in Babylon Berlin and his collaboration with Tom Tykwer
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We're back with a review of ANOTHER German Television Show from Germany (Deutschland) - BABYLON BERLIN.  We'll cover the entire series and on this podcast, we examine the first 2 episodes of Season 1! We look at Rath, Charlotte, Wolter, The Armenian, Svetlana and all the rest as we break down the Weimar Republic's breakdown.

Catfish, Double M and Bubba try to discover what's going on with the Russian Train Car, the scandalous photos and the Brechtian song and dance craze: Zu Asche, Zu Staub!  Join us in the Moka Efti basement for some fun!

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The New York Times best-selling author who has sold more than 10 million copies of his books (Tom Rath) joins us to share about how to discover how you contribute to the world. 

Today we're talking to Tom Rath, an author and researcher who has spent the past two decades studying how work can improve human health and wellbeing. During his 13 years at Gallup, Tom was the programme leader for the development of Clifton StrengthsFinder, which has helped over 20 million people to uncover their talents, and went on to lead the organization's employee engagement, wellbeing, and leadership practices worldwide. For the past 5 years Tom has served as a Gallup senior scientists, and is also an advisor, investor, and partner in several startups. His ten books, including StrengthsFinder 2.0, Wellbeing, and Eat Move Sleep have sold more than 10 million copies. His newest book, Life's Great Question: Discover How You Contribute to the World, has just been released.

On today's episode, we're discussing how to ensure our work isn’t doing more harm than good when it comes to our wellbeing, and the simple steps we can take to align our contributions to the things that are meaningful and energizing for people.

Connect with Tom Rath: 

• https://www.tomrath.org/

You’ll Learn:

• [03:33] - Tom shares the research that suggests that work is killing people when it should be making us healthier.
• [05:55] - Tom explains what we can learn from Tinder when it comes to matching the right people to the right work in an effort to improve our wellbeing.
• [07:55] - Tom offers some tips for what we can do as individuals to ensure our work is energizing and meaningful.
• [12:14] - Tom explains the difference between our passions and our contributions at work and how these impact our wellbeing.
• [14:28] - Tom helps us understand how to align our strengths to our contributions at work
• [16:18] - Tom shares his new tool for helping people to identify their contributions at work.
• [19:06] - Tom outlines the three contributions every team needs from its people to be successful.
• [21:21] - Tom explains how people’s contributions can evolve over time and why personality is not as fixed as researchers have previously thought.
• [25:18] - Tom cautions us on avoiding overplaying our contributions at work and burning ourselves out.
• [27:45] - Tom explains how we can amplify our contributions by managing our time more effectively.
• [29:44] - Tom explains how leaders can recruit people around the contributions people most want to make.
• [31:56] - Tom completes the Lightning Round.

Your Resources:

• MPPW Podcast on Facebook
• Range by David Epstein
• Ben Horowitx Speech on Contribution

Thanks for listening! 

Thanks so much for joining me again this week.  If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of this post.

Please leave an honest review of the Making Positive Psychology Work Podcast on iTunes. Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated. They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them.  And don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates. It’s free!

You can also listen to all the episodes of Making Positive Psychology Work streamed directly to your smartphone or iPad through stitcher. No need for downloading or syncing.

Until next time, take care!  Thank you Tom!

Tom Rath is an author and researcher who has spent the past two decades studying how work can improve human health and wellbeing. His ten books including, "Strengths Finder 2.0", "Wellbeing", and "Eat Move Sleep", have sold more than ten million copies, and made hundreds of appearances on global bestseller lists. During his 13 years at Gallup, Tom was the Program Leader for the development of Clifton Strengths Finder, which has helped over 20 million people to uncover their talents, and went on to lead the organization’s employee engagement, wellbeing, and leadership practices worldwide. He has served for the past five years as a Gallup Senior Scientist. And he's also an advisor, investor, and partner in several start-ups.

In this podcast, we explore how small changes in the way you eat, move and sleep can improve your wellbeing and performance at work.

Connect with Tom Rath: 

• http://www.tomrath.org

You’ll Learn:

• [04:29] - Tom explains how the small choices around how we eat, move and sleep each day can have a big impact on our wellbeing and performance at work.
• [08:16] - Tom outlines why tackling the way we eat, move, and sleep simultaneously is a better way to improve our energy levels.
• [11:38] - Tom offers some small choices that can improve the way we’re eating each day.
• [15:44] - Tom provides some tips to help leaders improve the way people eat at work together.
• [18:18] - Tom explains why sitting is our biggest health challenge at work and the easy ways we can get people moving more at work.
• [21:35] - Tom explains why lack of sleep is the most underestimated threat to our wellbeing and performance at work.
• [25:17] - Tom completes the Lightning Round.

Your Resources:

• MPPW Podcast on Facebook
• Range by David Epstein
• Loonshots by Safi Bahcall

Thanks for listening! 

Thanks so much for joining me again this week.  If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of this post.

Please leave an honest review of the Making Positive Psychology Work Podcast on iTunes. Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated. They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them.  And don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates. It’s free!

You can also listen to all the episodes of Making Positive Psychology Work streamed directly to your smartphone or iPad through stitcher. No need for downloading or syncing.

Until next time, take care!  Thank you Tom!

Last week I was honored to have Tom Rath on the show to talk about some of his books and how they impact leaders. Today I want talk about some of the take aways that I had from Tom's books and how they have impacted my life.

Eat Move Sleep

1. Walking Meetings
2. 10,000 steps
3. Standing
4. no sugar in coffee
5. cut out fruit juices
6. cut down on bread
7. SLEEP!!!!

Are You Fully Charged?

1. Work in bursts
2. Pomadora Technique
3. Search for meaning, not happiness

Strengths Finders 2.0

1. Focus on your strengths
2. But don't completely forget your weaknesses

How Full is Your Bucket

1. Give what you want
2. Filling others buckets, fills  your own

About Tom Rath

Tom Rath is a researcher and writer 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? In 2016, his book StrengthsFinder 2.0 was listed by amazon.com as the top selling non-fiction book of all time. Tom’s bestsellers include Strengths Based Leadership, Wellbeing, and Eat Move Sleep and Are You Fully Charged?. He has also written two children’s books and produced a feature-length documentary. In total, Tom’s books have sold more than 6 million copies and have made more than 300 appearances on the Wall Street Journal bestseller list.

Tom currently serves as a senior scientist for and advisor to Gallup, where he previously spent thirteen years leading the organization’s work on employee engagement, strengths, leadership, and well-being. Tom also served as vice chairman of the VHL cancer research organization. He holds degrees from the University of Michigan and the University of Pennsylvania, where he is a regular guest lecturer. Tom, his wife, Ashley, and their two children live in Arlington, Virginia.

Tom’s Books

• Are You Fully Charged?
• The Rechargeables: Eat Move Sleep (kids book)
• Eat Move Sleep
• Strength Finders 2.0
• Strengths Based Leadership
• How Full is Your Bucket?
• Wellbeing
• How Full is Your Bucket for Kids (kids book)
• Vital Friends

Connect with Tom

• Website
• Twitter
• Facebook

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I'm honored to have multiple time #1 New York Times best selling author Tom Rath on the show today.  At one point, prior to writing best selling non-fiction books, Tom was a technical project manager.  He offers great insight into his life and work during this interview.  We talk about ways to increase health, well-being and happiness in general. We discuss focusing on your strengths and Tom's advice to young leaders. Tom's books have made a big impact in how I do certain things in my life which I'll address in detail in future episode when I give my take aways from several of his books.

About Tom Rath

Tom Rath is a researcher and writer 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? In 2016, his book StrengthsFinder 2.0 was listed by amazon.com as the top selling non-fiction book of all time. Tom’s bestsellers include Strengths Based Leadership, Wellbeing, and Eat Move Sleep and Are You Fully Charged?. He has also written two children’s books and produced a feature-length documentary. In total, Tom’s books have sold more than 6 million copies and have made more than 300 appearances on the Wall Street Journal bestseller list.

Tom currently serves as a senior scientist for and advisor to Gallup, where he previously spent thirteen years leading the organization’s work on employee engagement, strengths, leadership, and well-being. Tom also served as vice chairman of the VHL cancer research organization. He holds degrees from the University of Michigan and the University of Pennsylvania, where he is a regular guest lecturer. Tom, his wife, Ashley, and their two children live in Arlington, Virginia.

What we talked about:

Eat Move Sleep

1. Walking Meetings
2. 10,000 steps
3. Standing
4. no sugar in coffee
5. cut out fruit juices
6. cut down on bread
7. SLEEP!!!!

Are You Fully Charged?

1. Work in bursts
2. Pomadora Technique
3. Search for meaning, not happiness

Strengths Finders 2.0

1. Why should we focus on strengths and not our weaknesses
2. grades...ugh!

How full is your bucket

1. Give what you want
2. Filling others buckets, fills  your own

Tom's Books

• Are You Fully Charged?
• The Rechargeables: Eat Move Sleep (kids book)
• Eat Move Sleep
• Strength Finders 2.0
• Strengths Based Leadership
• How Full is Your Bucket?
• Wellbeing
• How Full is Your Bucket for Kids (kids book)
• Vital Friends

Connect with Tom

• Website
• Twitter
• Facebook

Leave me a tip $
Click here to Donate to the show

I hope you enjoyed this show, please head over to Apple Podcasts and subscribe and leave me a rating and review, even one sentence will help spread the word.  Thanks again!

Rathy's fantasy of working in an accountant firm, having a cab driver you ran from crash your gig, the actual PC police, standing up to violent men in front of your girlfriend and much much more. 

Talking about travel (the pressure to enjoy, drugs as a getaway, experiences VS products, social media and travel) 

Talking about love.