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Many people have heard Don Clifton's story of the Dipper and the Bucket. A recent book "How Full is Your Bucket?" was written by Don (former CEO of Gallup) prior to his death along with his grandson Tom Rath. The Dipper and the Bucket story tells about relationships and how we all work at our best when others have invested in us. The book states "Each of us has an invisible bucket. It is constantly emptied or filled, depending on what others say or do to us. When our bucket is full, we feel great. When it's empty, we feel awful." Don Clifton used these beliefs within Gallup to guide their work to help organizations become more productive. Don would say, "We face a choice every moment of every day: We can fill one another's buckets,  or we can dip from them.It's an important choice -- one that profoundly influences our relationships, productivity, health, and happiness."

At Lincoln High School, we want to be a "Bucket Filling" school. We want to work to help each student and staff member have a full bucket by providing ongoing positive feedback. We want to help students know and understand that they are responsible for helping fill other buckets by the way they interact and treat other people. Gallup has found that 90% of people say they are more productive when they are around positive people. So, we need to be sure we are being positive with each other and create a culture that is supportive. By building on the strengths of others and helping others achieve success, we can be a school where all students learn and achieve. This will help us reach our mission of helping each student live, learn and work in a diverse society.

Mike Wortman
Principal
mwortman@lps.org
436-1544