Occupational Wellness

Occupational wellness is the ability to remain productive and motivated during the 9am – 5pm periods of your life; it includes your contribution you make to your chosen career such as your talents, skills, qualities, and expertise versus the rewards for being in an occupation that suits your personality; challenges you without tiring you; allows you to grow, achieve and gain respect by family and community members.  And above all, allows you to achieve the comfortable level of living that agrees with your values and goals.

As with all the other areas of wellness, you will need to find a balance between work and leisure, stress and relaxation, relationships with co-workers and clear boundaries or personal alone time.  There is a strong interconnection between occupational wellness and physical, emotional and financial wellness.  By achieving success in occupational wellness, you will positively impact physical, emotional and financial wellness.  Work smart, not just hard in a job that suits your needs and you will achieve a level of occupational contentment so that you will not keep jumping from one job to the next and display a level of balance and commitment to your dependents.

The first steps in achieving occupational wellness is to examine your own set of circumstances, personality, mental, physical and emotional abilities, talents, skills and special areas of knowledge which naturally allow you to excel in certain jobs and struggle with others.

• What education do you have to allow you to get this particular job?  What experience do you have in this area?
• How does your personality factor into the equation?  Take a Myers Briggs test and find out where you fit with respect to your interaction with others, how you learn, and your advised career path – https://www.personalitypage.com/html/careers.html
• What are your goals and purpose of your life?
• What values, ideas, images or quotes motivate you?  How can you use that information when seeking to increase your productivity, job satisfaction and personal performance?
• What are your qualities, strengths and weakness? How is your chosen career impacted by the area you live in?  Do a SWOT analysis – https://www.monster.com/career-advice/article/analyze-your-career-with-a-swot
• How do you learn best? Reading, lecture, engagement with others or practical and hands on experience?  Does the chosen occupation lend itself to your learning methods?
• How do your personal talents, interests and hobbies impact on your chosen career?
• How do your existing commitments and dependents impact on the type of job, or hours that you can work?
• Can you work with others as part of a team, or do you prefer to work alone?
• Are you a leader or a follower?
• Are you a risk taker or risk averse?
• Do you suffer from any type of autism?  If so, how does it affect your ability to learn, do your job successfully, and relate to others?
• Do you have physical or emotional limitations which prevent you from doing certain jobs?
• Do you already know someone who is succeeding in this career?  Can you talk to them to find out how they are achieving success?  What is their top advice?  Do they think you would be a good match for this career path?
• What are the challenges and obstacles in this job?  What mindset, attitude or resources do you need to overcome these types of problems?
• What do you desire in terms of personal satisfaction, fulfillment, contribution, achievement, desire for status, leadership and financial rewards?  Is your chosen job going to satisfy those needs?
• If you are already working: Do you enjoy your job?  Is the workload manageable? Can you talk to your boss and co-workers when problems arise in the sure hope of achieving a solution?  Can you find opportunities for growth in your organization?
• Do you desire a job with more security or less security?  A job with more security includes being paid for the time you spend working, a job with less security might mean being an entrepreneur and running your own business and being completely responsible for business revenue.  If you have no experience in this area, it might be wise to stick to a job with monthly paychecks until you build up your own business.  The PROs of having your own business mean you will never be laid off, nor will you have to answer to your boss, however, the CONs are that you may be working harder than ever until you can firmly establish your revenue.

Occupational Wellness in Business

As an entrepreneur, occupation wellness also refers to you as the owner and single employee of your business.  Your business depends entirely upon your efforts, because until you succeed to the point of needing to hire staff, your business is you!

• How is your business currently growing?  What does the internet say about your reputation or brand?  Is your website attractive and does it generate leads or sales for your business?
• Does your business have a healthy balance of sales, marketing and product or service delivery?
• Where are your leaks in terms of streamlining procedures for efficiency and productivity, marketing sales channels for sales optimization, and drains on finances versus good results?  If you do not know the answer to this question, analyze it by calling on the expertise of a bookkeeper, business coach, or marketing consultant who can help you grow.

If you are just setting up a business you will need to rely on your resources of positive mindset, good health, strong relationships, personal satisfaction and proper balance to produce business growth.  It is important that you pay attention to all the areas of wellness to achieve success!

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