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Bucketfillers For Life , Inc.

You've come to the right place. Bucketfillers For Life is your only source for the original anti-bullying, bucketfilling-based love and respect program for youth, and life-changing workshops for adults as developed by Merrill Lundgren, The Bucket Man.

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Dad     A Message From The Bucket Man 

"I believe a great enemy of mankind, if not the greatest, is egocentricity or self-centeredness, whether it be the individual, nation, religion, etc. My vision with the concept of bucketfilling is to provide an antidote to self-centeredness. With the programs set forth in this web site, Stacey, Peter and I have created presentations that will encourage participants to be "other-centered" or "bucketfillers". You will note our programs encompass the total life; from a kindergarten student to a senior citizen in a retirement home. Truly Bucketfillers For Life. Our school program is unique because it offers a permanent solution to self-centeredness, bullying and violence. The student Maintenance Program assures a Bucketfilling School remains a Bucketfilling School."

Merrill Lundgren, The Bucket Man
July 2007

What is a Bucketfiller?

We all carry an invisible bucket. This bucket contains our feelings. When our bucket is full, we feel great; when it's empty, we feel empty. A bucketfiller is someone who says or does nice things for other people. By doing this, they are filling other people's buckets and filling their own bucket at the same time. On the other hand, a bucketdipper says or does things to cause other people to feel bad. This simple but profound philosophy applies to every aspect of life. 

Please note that we did not create the Dipper and Bucket metaphor, although we believe The Bucket Man was the first person to apply this powerful philosophy to individual school and classroom presentations in 1993. In the 1960's, Dr. Donald O. Clifton (1924-2003), who would later go on to co-author the #1 New York Times bestseller How Full Is Your Bucket? and be named the Father of Strengths Psychology, first created the "Dipper and Bucket" metaphor that has now been passed along for decades. 

How Full is your bucket

How Full Is Your Bucket? For Kids

We are proud to recommend this wonderful children's book by fellow bucketfillers Tom Rath and Mary Reckmeyer. Tom also co-authored the #1 New York Times bestseller How Full Is Your Bucket? with Donald Clifton. 

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