JUNE - Professional wellness month

Professional wellness is an important element of overall well-being. It embraces job satisfaction, the ability to use one’s talents and skills at work and ambitions for professional and personal growth. Professional wellness is the key to a healthy work environment as people spend a lot of time at work. As reported by HuffPost in 2012, researchers at Brigham Young University conducted a research which included a study of 19,803 people who worked at large companies. The outcome of the research turned out to be eating unhealthily and rare exercise was directly linked to increased risk of low productivity.

SIGNS OF PROFESSIONAL WELLNESS

1.Fuelling your body for daily activities by eating a well-balanced diet and regular exercise.

2.Engaging in work with intrinsic motivation.

3.Finding positive ways to handle workplace stress.

4.Developing new skills to thrive in the field with excellence.

5.Realizing one’s true potential.

6.Pursuing meaningful realistic goals.

7.Feeling inspired to go to work daily.

8.Accepting healthy challenges at work.

9.Maintaining a positive attitude.

10.Building effective communication with co-workers.

11.Enjoy work life balance.

TIPS TO IMPROVE PROFESSIONAL WELLNESS

1.Stay healthy.

2.Say no to stress.

3.Enjoy what you do, do what you enjoy.

4.Write out goals – Create a plan to execute them and start working.