Mental Health: Unleash Your Inner Strength
This is the first of a three-part series Celebrating You – Conquering Obstacles to Personal Growth and Happiness by by Richard Avdoian, CSP™. Mr. Avdoian will be spearheading the Whole Care Network’s Speakers Bureau and is currently offering speaking courses available on the Whole Care Network.
Let’s face it: When most of us hear the term “mental health,” we first think of mental illness. We think of movies like “Psycho” and “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” and words like “psychopath,” “schizophrenia” and “bipolar.” But having good mental health is more than simply the lack of mental illness and is something we all desire whether we acknowledge it or not.
The Path To Happiness
When we openly verbalize our desire for happiness, love, satisfaction, peace of mind, and a carefree attitude, we are talking about having good mental health.
Maintaining good mental health has to do with everyday life, and how we get along with others at work, at home, and socially. It has to do with the way effective leaders and business owners harmonize their desires, goals, ideas, feelings, and ambitions to meet and deal with the various demands and challenges of building a positive workforce and being productive and profitable.
Keys to Good Mental Health:
Good mental health has to do with:
• How you feel about yourself
• How you feel about those who work for you, your family, your friends, your customers, and your community
• How well you can meet the demands of daily life (personal and professional)
There is no defined line distinguishing being mentally healthy from being mentally unhealthy. There are various degrees of mental health. No one characteristic can be taken as an indication of good mental health nor does the lack of one indicate mental illness. There is a way of describing mental health, and that is to describe mentally healthy people.
Coming soon, Part 2 Characteristics of people who have good mental health. Here’s a preview…
No one is blessed with all the characteristics and traits of good mental health all the time. But knowing what mental health looks like does provide insight into what it takes to develop and maintain good mental health. By doing so, you are more likely to live a joyful and rewarding personal life and lead a more productive and profitable business.
Richard Avdoian, CSP™
Founder, Midwest Business and Speakers Academy
Nationally known as a high-energy speaker offering keynotes, seminars, and workshops that inspire, inform, and entertain, Richard combines book and street smarts to deliver content-rich, high-energy, and innovative carefully customized presentations. His credentials for employee development and teamwork expertise rank him amongst the top speakers in the United States and form the foundation for his ability to deliver excellent content material.