Building and sustaining wealth is at least a passive goal that most of us share. Finding ways to accomplish that goal often eludes us, however; and one of the not so well known wealth secrets of successful people is good health.
We have been conditioned to believe that the most important aspects of success include hard work, dedication, persistence, relentless pursuit of goals and so on. All of those traits can lead to success, but mental and physical health is proving to be every bit as important as the tangible tools we use to gain success.
A recent study showed that people who were generally happy missed fewer days of work, and were generally more productive than those who classified themselves as not as happy. Further, the self-described happy workers had fewer health related absences from work as well.
The mind-body connection has been studied over the years, and there is documented proof that those who were emotionally stable were generally healthy. Recent studies regarding the connection between our emotional state and what we do for a living reveal a surprising result as well.
Some surveys reveal that people who truly enjoy what they do for a living are more successful than those who do not like what they do. This group also displayed fewer reported occurrences of illness, stress related health issues and time off than their counterparts.
Making the connection, good emotional health helps people maintain good physical health, which contributes to more productive time on the jobs they enjoy, which equates to more success. How's that for a wealth secret?!
Good physical and mental health can bring about change in our careers. Working for more than just a paycheck can be rewarding in ways that can't be measured in dollars and cents. It is not a stretch to think that the healthier we are, the more successful we can be.
The CEO of a small non-profit company that manufactures t-shirts spends a portion of every day in the warehouse packaging and shipping the company's products. His idea is that every person his company employs should be focused on producing the best business result for the company.
He believes that no one employee, including himself, is more important than the goal of quality results. His team sees him as a leader who is not afraid to do what is needed to achieve results, and in turn they are more fulfilled in working there.
The shared outcome for workers and supervisors goes beyond a productive workforce. The turnover in employees is nearly non-existent. Sick days are minimal, and collaborative innovation is flowing from the workforce to the CEO.
Perhaps it is simplistic to view happiness as the ultimate measure for success. It may be even more unrealistic to think that happy people are more likely to become wealthy. Changing the way we look at ways to be successful, and what being successful truly means, may be more practical.
Perhaps we should consider a new movement in our society. It can be a movement for positive thought and Utopian work places. The wealth secret revealed in our new society would be "Don't worry, Be Happy...and Wealthy!"
Raymond Aaron,
New York Times Top Ten Bestselling Author, "Double Your Income Doing What You Love"
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