Crafting a Life of Greater Well-Being
If you search Google for the term “well-being” you will be presented with some 12,890,000,000 entries and that is not a typo! If you then search for graphical representations of well-being, you will find literally hundreds of models. These images, and the models they represent, have two common characteristics. First, all of the models have multiple dimensions because well-being is not a single construct or condition i.e., you either have well-being or you don’t. Second, the various dimensions or elements of well-being do not stand alone, but are interrelated. The various elements affect each other - sometimes in obvious ways and sometimes in more subtle ways.
Looking across the well-being literature and models, there are, as shown below, eight dimensions which are most frequently found. Yes the labels may vary from source-to-source the underlying ideas are remarkably consistent.
However, while the dimensions/components are “common” across models, the reality is that well-being is highly personal and reflective of who we are as a person and where we are in our lives. Thus the question is, how do we create for ourselves lives of greater well-being? I believe that it is a matter of intention, attention, and good process. However, perhaps the most important prerequisite for well-being is the heart-felt belief that we can be happier and this is ours to do.
Attached is a core presentation which I have shared in multiple forums. It contains discussions on…
The science and practice of well-being
The challenges of our neurobiology on our sense of well-being
A suggested process for crafting a life of greater well-being - along with a self-assessment tool
Practical advice on making this real and sustainable in the midst of everyday life
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