Create. Connect. Contribute. Care.
I am a fork.
What I mean, is that when I think about an object that would describe me, it is a fork.
This fork represents my path to wellbeing. Wellbeing is more than eating better, getting exercise, practicing disease prevention, or understanding preventable risk. Wellbeing is about living well and thriving. It means being engaged with our purpose and be present. It means exercising our mind as much as our body, and feeling our heart as much as our muscles. It means that even in sickness we find vibrancy and joy.
My fork represents the four tenants to how I thrive.
By exploring creativity, contribute to my community, being connected, and caring for myself and others.
Highway to Well Podcast
About Derek
Derek Bell, MS, CWP, loves whammy bars, soccer, peanut butter, and eating burpees for lunch.
A perpetually amateur athlete, Derek heads the Leadership Development program at MidState Technical College in Stevens Point, Wi. Derek was previously the Director of Wellbeing & Joy of Practice at Ascension. He also teaches a class on “Wellbeing and Finding Joy & Purpose in our Work,” in the MBA program at the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point.
Derek is helping to grow a world where we focus on the things that bring us joy - and cultivate practices tat enhance those pathways. He believes a happy and fruitful life requires being CONNECTED, CARING for yourself and others, CONTRIBUTING to your community, and exploring your CREATIVITY.
Derek received his bachelor’s degree from Knox College and his master’s from the University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point. Previously, Derek directed the National Wellness Institute, including the National Wellness Conference.
In addition to leadership and wellbeing, Derek’s other passion is soccer. He was named the United Soccer Coaches Association, "High School Coach of Significance," for the state of Wisconsin in 2020, and has been a high school and college soccer coach for over 25 years.
With more than 20 years of experience in leadership, health promotion and wellness, Derek has worked with some of the best minds in the field. At the core, we are ignited where the human experience intersects with wellbeing. It is there were we find joy. It is Derek’s purpose to help people find theirs.
Check out Derek on Instagram, @derekbellwellness
Podcasts available on Spotify, https://open.spotify.com/show/4mwsBM7t95k3u7IKexKaJx?si=02nUrC2TQsyWUy5X-Ukdsg