charlottedaa.blogg.se - Those A-Ha Moments by Lynnette Goldy

Aaron Jarden showed us that caring for well-being is not a solo endeavor. Let teams build on what works best for them. For example, one team may be more likely to stick with a well-being behavior that connects them with other people, while another team may benefit more from a well-being behavior that provides them with space for quiet daily reflection.

Instead, people need the freedom to playfully experiment and activate the well-being behaviors that align with their interests, values, resources, and desired outcomes. Sonja Lyubomirsky explained that there is no one magic well-being strategy that will help every person in your workplace to be well.

Building a shared toolbox of evidence-based practices.

Rather than continuously trying to improve well-being, we discovered that the smarter goal is learning how to intelligently and actively care for our well-being. And while we tend to associate feelings of thriving with being well, it’s important to remember that feelings of struggle provide us with opportunities for learning and growth that can make us more resilient. Robert Biswas Diener taught us that it is healthy for our levels of well-being to ebb and flow as we navigate our work and lives.

Making caring for well-being your goal.

Having a shared language about caring for well-being enables your workplace to have conversations that can positively impact people’s thoughts, feelings, and actions about their well-being. Professor Lindsey Oades' research helped us understand that the impact of a well-being strategy is significantly influenced by people’s levels of well-being literacy. Fast forward 250 episodes later and here are my most important aha moments from the world’s leading well-being researchers and practitioners who have joined us: Back in 2016, I started the Making Positive Psychology Work Podcast as a way to stay up-to-date with the latest research.