What is Well-Being?

What is Well-Being?

Well-being is the positive state of being healthy, happy, and prosperous, encompassing physical, mental, social, and emotional health

Your well-being matters. It's strongly correlated with professional success, higher cognitive ability, better memory, improved executive functioning, physical health and longevity, better relationships, lower divorce rates, resilience to stress, better perceptions of work / life balance, and a lower risk of developing the mental health and substance use concerns that too many of our colleagues face.

Well-being will look a little different for each of us, but it includes our attention to the following six life dimensions:

Taking time for self-assessment is important to building and maintaining well-being. Doing so helps you to slow down, identify, and pay attention to your own needs. To get started click on the link button to access different self-assessments.

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