How to Assess Holistic Health of an Individual Or Organization
By Paul Wong Li Rhen
In my quest to find what truly builds strong and sustainable individuals, families, businesses, organizations, nations, movements, (anything worthwhile), I’ve come to believe it really boils down to leadership and how effective that leadership is in developing the culture.
History shows us time and again that if necessary changes do not come from the top, it will come through a revolution from the bottom.
This is true for the human being. The mind is the leader, body the servant and heart (not the physical heart but the spirit of a person) the one who holds everyone together.
Want to know a person’s true and complete health?
1. Check what enters and leaves the mind
What kind of knowledge does the person hunger for? And why? For personal gain, self-gratification or for benefit of others? A mind that is selfless in the pursuit of knowledge for the benefit of others will be the leader that will influence change and positive impact.
What kind of language is the person frequently using? Language that builds up or tears down?
With some observation, we can have a grasp of the mental health of an individual.
2. Check what enters and leaves the heart
We’re again referring to the “heart” as the human spirit. What kind of emotions does the person hunger for? Emotions are great servants but terrible masters. Choosing to surrender to an emotion make us a slave of it and we strive constantly to feed that emotion and to remain in that emotion. This kills the human spirit.
Feeling bitter about something or someone can become a comfort zone after a period of time and not feeling bitter can seem foreign and uncertain. And thus, the unwillingness to forgive and let go of a person or event. We hang on to the feeling until the body or mind or both buckles under the strain and pressure.
The mind determines the direction but it is the heart and human spirit that drives us in that direction. When the heart refuses to follow the mind it is because it is not persuaded by the mind’s leadership. This is why it is critical that change must first begin in the mind, in the arena of our thinking.
3. Check what enters and leaves the body
Nothing new and a standard way of checking on the physical health. Physical is one part of total health but cannot be ignored. In many developed nations, exercise has become more of a luxury than a necessity. It has become the last and often neglected priority.
Conclusion
Lasting change begins in the mind, is sustained by the heart and carried out by the body.
Leadership begins in the mind and we cannot possibly lead well if we cannot lead ourselves and our families well.
Leadership has the greatest impact on culture. When there is a change of leadership, the existing culture will usually resist changes unless it has been persuaded by the new leadership.
Article Source: Paul Wong Li Rhen
