Personal
wellness concepts
Without the personal
wellness concepts of self-responsibility, optimism, selfdirection,
self-efficacy and personal choice, the wellness dimensions have little meaning
for the individual. Instead, they become simply words to describe various types
of programming. Personal wellness concepts place wellness on a personal level
and allow individuals to move to a higher
level of functioning.
In her book Wellness
Practitioner, Carolyn Chambers Clark points out that wellness is not restricted
by level of health, and that wellness is appropriate to people who are ill,
disabled, dying or relatively well. The personal wellness concepts are what make
this statement come alive for everyone. These tenets change the focus from what
people can’t do to what they can.
The more relevant and
fully internalized wellness becomes to an individual, the more each dimension
interacts with the center and with other dimensions. This leads to a more
balanced and positive personal health perspective. Individuals who think they
can, will; and individuals who think they can’t, won’t. This chang in thinking
also reflects the change from an external to an internal center of control. At
this point, wellness becomes fully integrated into a person’s life. Facilities
and clubs that adopt the wholeperson wellness model enhance the lives of their
residents and members. They also multiply their business opportunities by six.
The wellness
opportunity
Whole-person wellness
programming opens a new door to the senior
market
for
each dimension of health. Facilities gain
more options to market and sell their offerings,
more potential audiences to reach, and more ways
to serve their clients’ diverse needs when they
offer
multidimensional
programming. With whole-person wellness,
what’s good for the customer is great
for business.
