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To the six dimensions of wellness described in your text, some researchers add a seventh.- occupational .wellness. If you consider the total amount of time you will spend in the workplace over your lifetime, you can see how important occupational wellness is to your sense of well-being. Occupational wellness means that through your work, you gain personal satisfaction, find enrichment and meaning, build useful skills. and contribute to your community It requires successful time management, stress reduction, and communication and negotiation. The following questions can help you discover more about what occupational wellness means to you and how to achieve it.
Values
In each of the following categories, put a check next to any item that is true for your job or life now and a plus sign in front of any item that you would like to develop more. Career values: In my occupation, I do (√); I would like to (+)
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Top of Form √ | + | Create beauty | √ | + | Help people | √ | + | Organize things | √ | + | Create ideas | √ | + | Improve society | √ | + | Perform physical tasks | √ | + | Experience variety | √ | + | Make things | √ | + | Take responsibility | √ | + | Follow directions | √ | + | Manage people | |

Result values: I have (√); I'd like to have more (+) √ | + | Adventure | √ | + | Independence | √ | + | Power | √ | + | Beautiful surroundings | √ | + | Leisure time | √ | + | Prestige | √ | + | Comfort | √ | + | Money | √ | + | Security | √ | + | Fun | √ | + | Possessions | √ | + | Structure | √ | + | Happiness | |

Personal qualities: I am (√); I'd like to be more (+) √ | + | Accepting | √ | + | Disciplined | √ | + | Needed | √ | + | Affectionate | √ | + | Efficient | √ | + | Optimistic | √ | + | Ambitious | √ | + | Enthusiastic | √ | + | Peaceful | √ | + | Balanced | √ | + | Famous | √ | + | Poised | √ | + | Brave | √ | + | Friendly | √ | + | Prompt | √ | + | Calm | √ | + | Good-looking | √ | + | Self-accepting | √ | + | Caring | √ | + | Healthy | √ | + | Sensitive | √ | + | Compassionate | √ | + | Honest/fair | √ | + | Strong | √ | + | Competitive | √ | + | Intelligent | √ | + | Successful | √ | + | Confident | √ | + | Joyful | √ | + | Trusting | √ | + | Conscientious | √ | + | Kind | √ | + | Understanding | √ | + | Cooperative | √ | + | Loving | √ | + | Verbal | √ | + | Courteous | √ | + | Loyal | √ | + | Warm | √ | + | Creative | √ | + | Mature | √ | + | Wise | √ | + | Decisive | √ | + | Neat | |

Skills
For each of the following occupation-related qualities, rate your current status (1-5): 1 indicates that your skills are limited in an area and 5 indicates a significant personal strength. Also place a plus sign (+) next to the qualities that you'd like to develop further. Circle the names of any skills that you think are or will be important in your working life. + | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | Logical intelligence: Think, observe, plan, analyze, evaluate, understand, solve problems; put ideas and information together to deal with complex operations, plan and organize work; keep track of verbal and numerical information in an orderly way; make decisions using common sense based on practical experience. | | | | | | | Intuitive intelligence: Imagine, compare, see things holistically,