The teacher who is not experiencing occupational well-being invests a substantial portion of each day’s life energy—weekends included—into an endeavor that will offer in return theft of leisure time and relational isolation. If I am that teacher, it will only be a matter of time before I develop deep resentment for my job.

If you’re overwhelmed on your campus and not experiencing occupational well-being, your hope lies in the reality that you have power to create and maintain professional relationships with your colleagues that can be a rich emotional and intellectual resource to you, and vice-versa. And that hope is part of the larger reality that you really do have power to find fulfillment both on and off campus.

Wellness Inventory Sample Questions: Occupational Well-being