We’ve already dusted off every skeleton in the respectiveclosets of our presidential candidates — so let’s try a newangle.

Consider looking at well-being as your tiebreaker.

And I don’t just mean how lean and physically active ourcandidates are. I mean “whole-person well-being.” This topic includescharacteristics like resilience, optimism, positive relationships,concern for others — all of which contribute to well-being.

We know people are complex systems — what happens in one area ofsomeone’s life impacts other areas. Take stress. Is it a healthissue? A work issue? A performance issue?

It’s actually all three, which is why overall well-being is soimportant to address. Especially for our country’s top job. Runninga country requires stamina and self-care.

Well-being predicts outcomes in all areas of personal andprofessional life — including how well we do our jobs, how long welive and how we build bridges with others.

In fact, research reveals when employees have higherwell-being, 88 percent are more engaged at work, 84 percent aremore loyal to their teams, and 83 percent enjoy their workmore.

Low well-being, on the other hand, correlates strongly to one ofour nation’s biggest challenges — rising health costs.

So let’s use well-being as a lens to view the future performanceof our candidates. Start with these questions.

1. Who has the highest emotional well-being? Consider positiverelationships, self-leadership, self-acceptance and stressmanagement.

2. Who is committed to maintaining their physical health? It’s notjust about cholesterol and blood pressure — also consider whichcandidate has higher energy levels, self-care and nutrition.

3. Who has a high capacity for change? The challenges our countryfaces change constantly — and it’s a four-year gig. Importantqualities include making and keeping commitments, resilience,openness & optimism, and belief in one’s abilities.

4. Who will love their work more? Work well-being is critical forany leader. How will each candidate bring the best out of thebeltway culture, find meaning in the role, foster a sense of teamand create sustainable work-life integration?

5. Who is most likely to reach their full potential in the role?Those who excel in this area are committed to exploring lifemeaning, sense of purpose and concern for others.

There are countless ways to evaluate a presidential candidate,so try well-being as a reliable predictor of performance. CEOs ofthe biggest and best private enterprises invest in well-being for areason.

It yields higher performance, productivity and results — thingsany voter should value.