Nate Bagley

“Gallup’s 2013 “State of the American Workplace” poll surveyed 350,000 employees over a three-year period, and the results couldn’t have been clearer: A vast majority of American workers—70 percent—are not engaged in their jobs. Then the kicker: “Gallup estimates that these actively disengaged employees cost the U.S. between $450 billion to $550 billion each year in lost productivity. [These employees] are more likely to steal from their companies, negatively influence their coworkers, miss workdays, and drive customers away.”
― Eric Chester, On Fire at Work: How Great Companies Ignite Passion in Their People Without Burning Them Out

“Finding the good inside can often come from asking ourselves one simple question: “What is my most generous interpretation of what just happened?”
― Becky Kennedy, Good Inside: A Practical Guide to Resilient Parenting Prioritizing Connection Over Correction

“Attention is your most precious asset, and deciding how to invest it is one of the most important decisions you can make. The good news is you can make that decision now, in this moment, and in each moment of your life.”
― Robert Waldinger, The Good Life: Lessons from the World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness

“I define shame as the feeling that “this part of me is not connectable—no one wants to know or be with this part.”
― Becky Kennedy, Good Inside: A Practical Guide to Resilient Parenting Prioritizing Connection Over Correction