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Notes on How Full Is Your Bucket? by Tom Rath and Donald O. Clifton, Ph. D.

1. prevent bucket dipping
2. shine a light on what is right
3. make best friends
4. give unexpectedly
   • the vast majority of people prefer gifts that are unexpected
5. reverse the golden rule
   • Do unto others as they would have you do unto them.
     1. By what name do you like to be called?
     2. What are your "hot buttons" -- hobbies or interests you like to talk about a lot?
     3. What increases your positive emotion or "fills your bucket" the most?
     4. From whom do you most like to receive recognition or praise?
     5. What type of recognition or praise do you like best? Do you like public, private, written, verbal, or other kinds of recognition?
     6. What form of recognition motivates you the most? Do you like gift certificates, a title for winning a competition, a menaingful note or em-mail, or something else?
     7. What is the geratest recognition you have ever received?

• interesting story about the devistating negative psychological effects on Korean prisoners of war
• How Full Is Your Bucket? -- official website for the book