From the course: Thriving @ Work: Leveraging the Connection between Well-Being and Productivity

Unlock the full course today

Join today to access over 22,700 courses taught by industry experts or purchase this course individually.

The importance of well-being

The importance of well-being

From the course: Thriving @ Work: Leveraging the Connection between Well-Being and Productivity

Start my 1-month free trial

The importance of well-being

“

- Well, in the Thrive definition of wellbeing, we talk about a few pillars. And in the pillar of wellbeing, there is this idea of sleep, exercise, nutrition, which all combined create a more stable, solid human being. We even include hydration in that process. So for most people when you talk about wellbeing, you think about this idea of taking care of your body, because your body is really the vehicle for you to get most things done in your life. And part of the challenge that people will tell us is that they don't have time to take care of themselves, that other things take priority. So when you think about working mothers, I hear this all the time. They work all day, they come home, and they take care of their kids. At the end of that period, usually they hop back online to do some work. And they look up, it's time for bed, and none of that day was spent taking care of themselves. And you can understand why they would prioritize kids, why they prioritize work. But part of the…

Contents