To thrive is to continually pursue the best version of yourself.
Your well-being is impacted in many ways, and giving attention to each area is essential to ensuring your basic needs are met. In addition, continual focus on improving your well-being can lead to numerous positive benefits. For example, individuals who maintain higher levels of well-being are more likely to:
- Have a more positive outlook on life and overall better mental health
- Have greater confidence and higher levels of self-esteem
- Embrace new (and more) opportunities with interest and enthusiasm
- Have more ambition and approach challenges with optimism and fortitude
- Be more resilient in the face of adversity
- Be actively engaged and connected to their jobs, communities, and other social activities
- Have stronger relationships with friends, partners, and family
- Have greater productivity and success in the workplace
- Make better financial decisions and have greater financial security
- Be more physically active and have more energy
- Have better and more consistent sleep
- Have higher chances of longevity (i.e. longer lifespan)
The act of enhancing your well-being allows you to see new potential, set and pursue goals, and lead a life of sustained joy and fulfillment. This lifestyle approach does not have a final destination, nor is it episodic (happens intermittently). It is a journey, a continuous pursuit to grow, prosper, and be the best version of yourself.
By learning about the various areas that impact well-being, you have the power to positively influence many aspects of your life, and by doing so, can set yourself on a path to thrive and flourish through the college years and beyond.