Hey, Business Owners: We’re Happy!
A recent article in the Wall Street Journal — “Business Owners Smile More Often” — confirms what isn’t really news to those of us doing it every day, but it’s nice to see nonetheless. The article states:
In the broadest, most-comprehensive survey yet of how occupation
affects happiness, business owners outrank 10 other occupational groups
in overall well-being, based on the landmark survey of 100,826 working
adults…business owners surpassed 10 other
occupational groups on a composite measure of six criteria of
contentment, including emotional and physical health, job satisfaction, healthy behavior, access to basic needs and self-reports of overall life quality.
It all comes down to control and freedom — being free
to choose the work you do and how and when you do it. It’s hard not to find satisfaction when you alone are responsible for your own happiness.
It’s really empowering to hear that the numbers support what we, as business owners, have been feeling for years. As explained by Edwin Locke, an
industrial psychologist and professor emeritus of leadership and
motivation at the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University
of Maryland, “You make your own decisions, and if you’re wrong, reality
gives you the feedback.”
So, do you concur? Are you happy to be a business owner, despite the daily challenges?
Image credit: Billy Alexander
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