An interesting study helmed by Richard Easterlin, a professor at the University of Southern California determined that people had no positive long term relationship between happiness and their income.  

"Where does this leave us? If economic growth is not the main route to greater happiness, what is? We may need to focus policy more directly on urgent personal concerns relating to things such as health and family life, rather than on the mere escalation of material goods," Easterlin said. 

The researchers involved with the study examined a broad spectrum of countries, rich and poor, for a period of anywhere from 10 to 22 years.  Easterlin suspected that the economic rise in many of these countries would show a relationship between people’s satisfaction with their life and their increased income, but that was not the case.

The importance of placing greater value on your employees’ health and well being is priceless.  This includes stress management, mental health education, preventative health, and integration of food services with our wellness and physical activity services.