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It is very difficult to achieve your unique definition of [[Personal Well-Being|personal well-being]] without achieving a minimal level of basic needs: | It is very difficult to achieve your unique definition of [[Personal Well-Being|personal well-being]] without achieving a minimal level of basic needs: | ||
* [[Health]] | * [[Health]] | ||
| − | * [[Financial Well-Being|Financial]] | + | * [[Financial Well-Being|Financial]] (Basic Needs) |
| − | * [[Support]] | + | * [[Family and Support]] |
In [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslow%27s_hierarchy_of_needs#Self-actualization Maslow's hierarchy of needs], this is achieving Physiological and Safety needs to enable pursuit of higher level needs. | In [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslow%27s_hierarchy_of_needs#Self-actualization Maslow's hierarchy of needs], this is achieving Physiological and Safety needs to enable pursuit of higher level needs. | ||
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==Improving Well-Being== | ==Improving Well-Being== | ||
| − | We change when we believe we can improve our well-being by addressing our problem and unmet needs | + | We change when we believe we can improve our personal well-being by addressing our problem and unmet needs. |
* [[Health]] | * [[Health]] | ||
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''#[[BetterJob]]'' <br> | ''#[[BetterJob]]'' <br> | ||
''#[[ImproveIncome]]'' <br> | ''#[[ImproveIncome]]'' <br> | ||
| − | * [[Support]] | + | * [[Family and Support]] |
''#[[BetterLocalSchools]]'' <br> | ''#[[BetterLocalSchools]]'' <br> | ||
''#[[BetterNeighborhood]]'' <br> | ''#[[BetterNeighborhood]]'' <br> | ||
Latest revision as of 11:01, 23 November 2016
For most of the history of mankind, our personal well-being was mostly about addressing basic physical needs (food, water, shelter, and clothing). Up until the late 19th century, hard work was the inherent ethos for achieving a good life. Industrialization brought us efficiencies into the early 20th century that began to enable people to spend less of their waking hours trying to achieve basic physical needs. It is also when it became more complicated.
The study of human psychology has also evolved with the emergence of Positive Psychology to help us understand our modern day definitions of personal well-being. Positive Psychology is not about happiness that can be influenced by a cheerful mood, pleasure, positive emotions, passion engagement, daily frustrations or bad news. It is not simply positive thinking, which can be harmful if it’s not complemented with critical thinking. It is about achieving your unique definitions of basic needs and personal well-being.
It is very difficult to achieve your unique definition of personal well-being without achieving a minimal level of basic needs:
- Health
- Financial (Basic Needs)
- Family and Support
In Maslow's hierarchy of needs, this is achieving Physiological and Safety needs to enable pursuit of higher level needs.
Assuming the minimal level of basic needs is being achieved, we can pursue our desired level of personal well-being:
This is very similar to Maslow's hierarchy of needs in achieving love and belonging (Love and Connection), esteem (Competence and Control) and self-actualization (Purpose and Meaning).
Improving Well-Being
We change when we believe we can improve our personal well-being by addressing our problem and unmet needs.
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#CreateSomethingMeaningful
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#MorePassionEngagement
#MorePurposeMeaning
#MoreRewardingCareer
#Companionship
#IntimateRelationship
#MoreFriendships
#MoreLoveConnections
#CollegeDegree
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