WHAT IS YOUR OVERALL HEALTH AND WELLNESS STATUS?

Let's measure your overall health and wellness status:

Money in the bank, without good health, will limit your ability to enjoy your riches and achievements.

We have seen hardworking CEO's die unexpectedly at relatively early ages and many are now trying to find a healthy balance in their lives.

Recent surveys show a trend towards preventative health and the maintenance of good health.

Values have shifted and where once acquisition of possessions was seen as the symbol of wealth, nowadays the trappings associated with health are becoming a bigger status symbol.

Green juice, for example, is seen as a signaling of wealth, status, and discipline, and displaying the accoutrements of good health is being viewed as more important than the accumulation of expensive cars, houses, jewels, and other material “toys.”

It has been shown that consumers are more interested in staying fit and healthy than they are in paying for health care once they have become sick.

They are willing to pay a higher price for products and services, which will keep them fit and well.

So let's assess your own fitness level and your wellness status with this simple assessment tool.

The areas you need to look at in order to assess your health include the following:

· Diet

· Exercise

· Relaxation

· Mental Wellness

· Leisure and Fun

· Community

· Relationships

· Spirituality

· Finances

Take a look at the following questions and answer them by giving yourself a rating of 1-10 for each one.

Question 1: Diet

On a scale of 1 to 10, where 1= not at all and 10=extremely, how healthy is your diet?

Question 2: Exercise

On a scale of 1 to 10, where 1=not at all and 10=excellent (5 to 7 times a week), how good is your exercise regime?

Question 3: Relaxation

On a scale of 1 to 10, where 1=never and 10=daily, how much priority do you place on relaxation?

Question 4: Mental Wellness

On a scale of 1 to 10, where 1=very poor and 10=excellent, please rate your mental health?

Question 5: Leisure and Fun

On a scale of 1 to 10, where 1=very little and 10=plenty, how much leisure and fun are you having?

Question 6: Community

On a scale of 1 to 10, where 1= very little and 10=plenty, how much do you connect with a community where you feel you belong?

Question 7: Relationships

On a scale of 1 to 10, where 1= very poor and 10=excellent, please rate a) your relationship with yourself and b) your relationship with your significant other?

Question 8: Spirituality

On a scale of 1 to 10, where 1= very poor and 10=excellent, please rate your relationship with your spirituality?

Question 9: Finances

On a scale of 1 to 10, where 1= very poor and 10=excellent, how healthy are your finances?

Results

With this simple self-assessment tool you can easily see the areas of your life where you are well and those where you perhaps are a little “poor.”

· If you scored, 7 or more you are doing pretty well and can feel proud of yourself.

· In the areas where you scored 5 or less you might want to take a closer look.

· If you scored lower than a 3 on any area, it indicates that you really should take a closer look, and focus on some strategies for improvement in that area.

Even though you may be very successful in your corporate career and be absolutely loaded with the big bucks, if your relationships consistently suck or your blood pressure is too high and you are constantly running on overdrive, with a heart attack looming unless you lose fifty pounds, you might want to think about how wealthy you really are!

As a society, we are starting to question the truly valuable things in life.

Will we follow the example set us by the Danes, and learn to measure our contentment and happiness by the level of “hygge” in our environment?

Hygge is something quintessentially Danish which has them being favoured as the most contented people in the world.

It comes from the word “hug” and is a quality of cosiness and togetherness they are masters at creating.

Alternatively, we might get on board with the forward thinking Buddhist nation, Bhutan, who use a Gross National Happiness quota rather than a Gross Domestic Product quota.

Will our measure of prosperity slowly turn to include new values that include non-materialistic factors that contribute to our overall health and wellness?

If you are interested in self-care strategies to complement your life, you might be interested in this post What are the symptoms of unwellness?

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