Are your expatriates flourishing?
Build a Flourishing Life‘Flourish’ – it’s such a great term, and it creates such a vivid picture of well-being!
Martin Seligman thought so because Flourish is the title he has given to his latest book where he refines his model of positive psychology. In the new model the focus is not centered on happiness but on well-being. Happiness has been relegated to one of five elements that contribute to well-being and flourishing.
So what are the five elements? And based on my experience and observations, how do I believe an overseas assignment may impact on them?
Seligman’s five pillars which, he says, support flourishing are; positive emotions (the happiness part), engagement, strong relationships, meaning, and accomplishment.
So, do expats generally experience more happiness/Positive emotions?