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Life's Great Question

Discover How You Contribute To The World
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In Life's Great Question, Tom Rath explores how individuals can contribute meaningfully to their work and society by identifying and developing their strengths. The book provides a framework for aligning your talents with the most significant needs in your environment, empowering you to make a unique impact. Rath's approach helps readers find a sense of purpose by connecting their daily work to something greater, enhancing both personal fulfilment and professional achievement.
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If you're seeking inspiration to uncover your unique contributions to the world and align your work with your personal purpose, you may enjoy this book. It offers insightful guidance and practical tools that can help you transform your career and make a meaningful impact.

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Life is not what you get out of it . . . it's what you put back in.

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Life is not what you get out of it . . . it's what you put back in.

Yet our current means for summarising life's work, from résumés to salaries, are devoid of what matters most. This is why the work we do is often bad for our wellbeing, when it should be making us happier and healthier. What are the most meaningful contributions we can make? This is Life's Great Question.

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.

Life's Great Question will show you how to make your work and life more meaningful, and greatly boost your wellbeing. In this remarkably quick read, author Tom Rath describes how finding your greatest contribution is far more effective than following talent or passion alone.

More than a book, each copy includes a code for an online program that identifies the most significant contributions you can make. This deeply practical book will alter how you look at your work and change the way you live each day.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781939714176

Publisher: Missionday

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 19 March 2020

Country: United States

Imprint: Missionday

Illustration: Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 127.0mm

Height: 177.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 160

About the Author

Tom Rath is an author and researcher who has spent the past two decades studying how work can improve human health and well-being. His 10 books have sold more than 10 million copies and made hundreds of appearances on global bestseller lists.

Tom's first book, How Full Is Your Bucket?, was an instant #1 New York Times bestseller and led to a series of books and activities for kids that are used in classrooms around the world. His book StrengthsFinder 2.0is Amazon's top-selling non- fiction book of all time.

During his 13 years at Gallup, Tom was the Program Leader for the development of Clifton StrengthsFinder and also led the organization's employee engagement, wellbeing, and leadership practices. Tom has served for the past five years as a Gallup Senior Scientist and was Vice-Chair of the VHL cancer research organization.

Most recently, Tom co-founded a publishing company; he is also an advisor, investor, and partner in several startups. Tom holds degrees from the University of Michigan and the University of Pennsylvania and lives in Arlington, Virginia with his wife, Ashley, and their two children.

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