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Improve Performance
through Positive Thinking and Behavior
Bill Piker
Positive thinking
is making a conscious effort to think with an optimistic attitude and
anticipate positive outcomes. Positive behavior means purposely acting
with energy and enthusiasm. When you think and behave positively, you
guide your mind toward your goals and generate matching mental and
physical energy.
Positive thinking and behavior are often deciding factors in landing a
top job – your first job, a promotion, a change of jobs – whatever
career step you are targeting. .
The function of your subconscious is to support your thoughts and
behaviors by triggering matching psychological responses. Research has
proved that positive thinking and behavior have a powerful impact on
personal performance, confidence and even health
Positive thinking causes the brain to generate matching, positive
chemical and physical responses, such as increased mental alertness and
physical energy, improved respiration and circulation, and increased
beneficial endorphins. Thinking positively actually boosts your ability
to perform and project enthusiasm, energy, competence, and confidence -
the qualities interviewers look for when they hire and promote
candidates.
Negative thinking causes the brain to stimulate matching negative
chemical and physical responses, such as increased blood pressure,
reduced mental alertness, increased anxiety, decreased physical energy,
and flight r fight reactions and responses.
These responses decrease energy, creativity, and performance and
simultaneously erode self confidence.
Follow these steps to form the habit of positive thinking to boost your
success.
1) Deliberately motivate yourself every day
Think of yourself as successful, and expect positive outcomes for
everything you attempt.
2) Project energy and enthusiasm
Employers hire people who project positive energy and enthusiasm.
Develop the habit of speaking, moving and acting with these qualities.
3) Practice this positive expectation mind-set until it becomes a habit.
Applicants who project enthusiasm and positive behavior generate a
positive chemistry that rubs off. Hiring decisions are largely
influenced by this positive energy. The habit will help you reach your
peak potential
4) Dwell on past successes
Focus on past successes to remind yourself of your abilities will help
you to attain your goals.
It does no good to yourself or your future if you dwell on past events.
Who cares for example that you had dealings with ungrateful individuals
who were former lowlife criminals returning to their lifelong behaviors
that took advantage of your good nature and skills by refusing to pay
you even for the cost of goods and supplies. Focus on the future and you
will get there. Focus on the past and you will relive and repeat it.
As an example of focusing on past successes, no one is ever born
learning how to ride a bicycle or certainly to repair and diagnose
computer problems.
Through training, practice, and trial and error, you master new
abilities. During the trial-and- error phases of development remind
yourself of past successes: look at mistakes as part of the natural
learning curve. Continue until you achieve the result you want, and
remind yourself that you have succeeded in the past and can do so yet
again. You will fail only when you quit trying.
The importance of positive thinking and behavior can not be understated
in your job search and / or career and new job promotions. Remember that
everyday is a new life to a wise man.
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