Wellness doesn’t live in a vacuum. It’s not just eating right and working out. These initiatives are all “well” and good, but a whole wellness approach encompasses factors that we might not think about. Financial stability. Social wellbeing. Community involvement. Career fulfillment. These pieces of the “wellbeing” puzzle complete a holistic approach to wellness.
Together, it’s called the wellbeing model, a concept developed by Gallup’s Jim Harter and published in his book, Wellbeing: The Five Essential Elements. “The philosophy looks at the whole person’s life and how each element impacts their wellbeing,” says David Phillips, president of Energetic Awakenings, a social wellbeing firm. Phillips worked with COSE for eight years and began his private practice focused on transformational coaching and counseling last year.
If small business owners dig deeper and look at the whole wellness picture, they can truly transform individuals and the organization, Phillips says. After all, the reality is that employees’ work and personal lives co-exist and one influences the other. “If I’m happy with myself and my relationships that I have in my life, then I will be more productive at work,”Phillips says.
“If employees are having a difficult time, such as going through a divorce or experiencing financial troubles, that will impact the business owner, especially in a company with a small workforce,” Phillips adds.
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