Entrepreneurs Have Greater Sense of Purpose by Bob Curley on October 6, 2014. Filed under: Work Environment businesswomanstevewilsonflickrEvery thought about starting your own business? It may benefit your wellbeing as well as your bottom line. Data from the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index shows that purpose well-being is higher among U.S. entrepreneurs (51) than other workers (44). The wellness benefit for female self-starters is even more evident: female entrepreneurs scored an average of 56 in purpose well-being, compared to 47 among male entrepreneurs and 48 among female workers in general. The findings cut across all demographic lines. Entrepreneurs also were more likely than other workers to be thriving in at least three of the Index’s five well-being domains (purpose, social, financial, physical, and community). “One possible explanation for these findings is that the same characteristics that help entrepreneurs start their own businesses — such as determination, drive, and creative thinking — may also increase their chances of having high well-being in those three elements. Perhaps individuals with high well-being in these elements are more likely to be predisposed to entrepreneurial pursuits,” noted Gallup researchers. “Or it may be that starting and owning a business, in itself, improves entrepreneurs’ well-being, whether by further connecting them to their communities or by allowing them to learn or do something interesting every day.”
Posted on: Mon, 06 Oct 2014 23:15:22 +0000
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