Contrary to what many people believe, wellbeing isn’t just about being happy. (Location 48)

Wellbeing is about the combination of our love for what we do each day, the quality of our relationships, the security of our finances, the vibrancy of our physical health, and the pride we take in what we have contributed to our communities. Most importantly, it’s about how these five elements interact. (Location 56)

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What you spend your time doing each day shapes your identity, whether you are a student, parent, volunteer, retiree, or have a more conventional job. (Location 130)

“What do you do?” (Location 132)

Note: I follow what interests me, what inspires me, what calls me.

i discover what drives you :)

i discover what makes you happy

i discover what we might create together

Career Wellbeing is arguably the most essential of the five elements. If you don’t have the opportunity to regularly do something you enjoy — even if it’s more of a passion or interest than something you get paid to do — the odds of your having high wellbeing in other areas diminish rapidly. (Location 134)

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A landmark study published in The Economic Journal revealed that unemployment might be the only major life event from which people do not fully recover within five years. (Location 143)

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Our wellbeing actually recovers more rapidly from the death of a spouse than it does from a sustained period of unemployment. (Location 148)

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you do need to find something that you enjoy doing — and have an opportunity to do it every day. (Location 158)