Career Happiness Formula
The Career Happiness Formula™
Job
Satisfaction
+
Positive
Well-being
=
Career
Happiness
The Formula
You might have heard statements like: “Follow your passion”, or “Find a job you love and you’ll never work another day of your life” (Confucius). While there’s some truth to these, they don’t tell the whole story. Career happiness is more complicated than finding your passion or work you love doing. The Career Happiness Formula helps you understand the key elements of career happiness.
Let’s take a closer look:
Job Satisfaction
There are a number of elements that contribute to job satisfaction such as:
- role tasks and responsibilities
- working conditions
- compensation and benefits
- organisational culture
- career development opportunities
- support, respect and recognition
- shared vision and sense of purpose
Positive Well-Being
Martin Seligman, the founder of positive psychology, describes positive well-being as human flourishing. In his book ‘Flourish’, he presents the ‘PERMA’ model for well-being:
- Positive emotion
- Engagement
- Relationships
- Meaning and purpose
- Accomplishment