Rate your own level of wellbeing against each of the six criteria included in the Wellfish Wheel shown below.

For example: 1= Very Dissatisfied.  5 = Average.  10 = Very Satisfied 

First, rate your satisfaction level as it is NOW. Then, enter a score indicating where you would ideally like to be in the FUTURE

THE SIX PILLARS OF WELLBEING 

The six pillars of wellbeing below provide some suggestions as to what may help improve a person’s wellbeing in each of these six areas. 

Physical Wellbeing

  • Be active every day
  • Improve your diet
  • Good sleep patterns
  • Be outdoors
  • Routine check ups

Worklife Balance

  • Set boundaries
  • Prioritise and plan tasks
  • Take regular breaks and disconnect
  • Identify opportunities and raise concerns
  • Talk to your boss

Mental Wellbeing

  • Practice self-care regularly (gratuities/mindfulness etc)
  • Stay connected with family, friends & colleagues
  • Technology management
  • Participate in creative activities
  • Seek help if needed

Relationship Self Care

  • Prioritise close relationships
  • Be sure to attend those special events
  • Plan in regular friends and family time
  • Be active in your own community
  • Make and keep commitments

Being Wellfish

  • Identify activities that make you feel good
  • Identify the blockers
  • Address your own bad habits
  • Make the necessary changes
  • Do not feel selfish for caring for yourself

Setting Healthy Boundaries

  • Identify your own boundaries
  • Learn to defend those boundaries
  • Learn to say ‘No’, when required
  • Distance yourself from negative or toxic interactions
  • Be polite, but assertive

Improving our own wellbeing does not always require grand gestures and big changes. Small incremental changes help improve and maintain our wellness when practiced over the long term.

 If you do something every day to make yourself, feel just 1% better, imagine how you may feel in 100 days’ time. 

Go on, be a little Wellfish you deserve it. 

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