Are You Fully Charged?: The 3 Keys to Energizing Your Work and Life
Silicon Guild, May 2015
From Tom Rath, author of five NYT and WSJ bestsellers with over 6 million copies sold. Are You Fully Charged? reveals the three keys that matter most for our daily well-being, as well as our engagement in our work. Drawing on the latest and most practical research from business, psychology, and economics, this book focuses on changes we can make to create better days for ourselves and others. Are You Fully Charged? will challenge you to stop pursuing happiness and start creating meaning instead, lead you to rethink your daily interactions with the people who matter most, and show you how to put your own health first in order to be your best every day.
This book is part of a new series from #1 New York Times best-selling author Tom Rath that challenges people to rethink what's most important for their work and well-being. The series includes a feature-length movie, interviews with top social scientists, a new children's book, an app, and a website filled with resources for improving well-being.
hardcover | ISBN: 9781939714039 | Publication Date: May 2015
Reviews:
"Tom Rath's books -- which include StrengthsFinder 2.0 and Eat
Move Sleep -- have sold 6 million copies and spent 300 weeks on
the Wall Street Journal bestseller list. This one is arguably
Rath's best. He has written a book that is as readable as it is
rigorous and as profound as it is practical."
-- Daniel H. Pink, author of Drive and To Sell
Is Human
"Are You Fully Charged? is about renewing ourselves in
the fullest sense. Drawing on his extensive research, Tom Rath
provides us with the three key pillars that can help create a life
of more meaning and perspective: being part of something larger
than ourselves, valuing people and experiences over mere stuff,
and understanding that looking after our own well-being is the
first step to doing more for others. An essential book for anyone
wanting more out of life."
-- Arianna Huffington, author of Thrive and
co-founder of The Huffington Post
"Tom Rath's brilliant new book, Are You Fully Charged?,
builds on his mega best-selling StrengthsFinder series to show you
can lead a more meaningful life that results in more energy and
better interactions every day. If you follow Rath's wise counsel
and adopt his practical advice, your life will be more fulfilling
and rewarding."
-- Bill George, author of True North and former CEO
of Medtronic
"How to live? That is the question -- and Tom Rath has the
answer. In his important new book, Are You Fully Charged?,
Rath draws on his decades of research -- and his deep humanity --
to point you in the right direction, and to instill your journey
with joy and meaning."
-- Susan Cain, author of Quiet: The Power of Introverts
in a World That Can't Stop Talking
"Once again, the brilliant Tom Rath has written an absolutely
indispensable book. Here, he reveals how meaning, interactions,
and energy are the three crucial elements to allow us to live
happier, healthier, more productive lives. Are You Fully
Charged? will inspire people to make changes, starting
tomorrow morning."
-- Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project
and Better Than Before
"Tom Rath reveals that engagement depends not on happiness, but
on meaning, interactions, and energy. This important, lucid book
is full of fresh evidence that you can put into action to shift
your motivation into a higher gear."
-- Adam Grant, Wharton professor and author of Give and
Take
