The Five Elements of Wellbeing
It’s Monday morning. Janine is on a Zoom call. After the meeting, she decides to take a quick break and decides to take a walk outside. Instead of reaching for another cup of coffee, she has made the firm decision to make better choices that will support her. This has made all the difference to a potentially energy-sapping daily routine. According to an international research company, Gallup, there are five elements that contribute to our overall sense of well-being.
• Career: you enjoy what you do every day.
• Social: you have meaningful friendships.
• Financial: you manage your money well.
• Physical: you have the energy to get things done.
• Community: you like where you live.
For people working in organizations to thrive, leaders need to integrate conversations with employees that talk to these five elements. It means taking time out to explore and have deep-dive conversations. Productivity is one thing, but going below the surface to discover what makes you tick, takes time.
Innate strengths make wellbeing work.
It is possible to achieve thriving wellbeing without taking extreme measures or fundamentally changing who you are. You don’t need to be an athlete to be healthy—you only need a moderate amount of physical activity every day. You don’t need to be a multimillionaire to feel financially secure—the key is to live within your means. And you don’t need to make ten new friends to improve your social life—you just need relationships that give you energy.
When you can identify your specific strengths, you will know what you find interesting, engaging, important, and valuable.
Combining strengths and wellbeing at work is potentially the most transformational treatment yet in the urgent pursuit of resilience, mental health, and, ultimately, thriving wellbeing.
As a training company, with a track record of over 21 years, VETTA Internationale offers workshops and motivational talks that engage all employees and their managers to do just this – to foster a culture of mutual trust within a company. In particular, our interpersonal skills experience, assist with developing vital skills necessary to create a culture of respect that fosters growth.
(Excerpt taken from; the next big idea club)