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Positive Thinking and Peak
Performance
Studies show that optimists
succeed a lot more often than their less-than-positive colleagues. And
people with that "can do" attitude are worth their weight in gold to your
organization.
Their cheerfulness is contagious. Their work habits are legendary.
They pull off the "impossible" feat; rally their co-workers during moments
of high stress; and shake off setbacks with a little wry humor. They
believe that they really can change their company and their life for
the better-and that's what fuels their power to produce.
Scientists have figured out how optimists think. And their findings
prove that anyone can learn to think and act more positively.
The intent of this course is to teach your employees "practical optimism"-that
ability to see a situation clearly, to understand what can and can't
be done, and to approach a challenge with reasonable, yet positive expectations.
The result? A workplace filled with people who respond positively
to challenges, who are more at peace with their lives-and who produce
more for your organization.
Who will
benefit most?
People who
let life "happen" to them rather than acting to create a life
that they want
Those who
dwell on "what might have been"-rather than feeling fulfilled
in who they are and what they do
People or
groups that feel "victimized" by downsizing or restructuring
Those who
want to improve their outlook on life or their ability to produce
amid chaos
How we present this material: An on-site setting provides the perfect forum for true learning to
take place. Instructor-led discussions, group exercises and hands-on
practice will help drive home key positive-thinking skills. Plus, participants
will get their questions answered on the spot, receive "real time" coaching,
and benefit from the synergy of learning with co-workers.
Key
learning points:
How to recognize
and rise above ingrained habits of negative thinking
How to form
a personal definition of success
How to start
believing in yourself-and in your ability to shape your own future
Positive
ways to think and act that will make the best of the life that
you have now-and will lead to the life that you want
How work
groups can use positive-thinking skills to boost team spirit and
productivity
As a result of this training:
Employees
will bring fresh enthusiasm to their work-even to their least
favorite tasks.
People will
stay composed under stress-and will accept the things that they
can't change without blaming or guilt.
Employees
will take more responsibility for their future-rather than placing
their fates in management's hands.
You will
see increased productivity and team spirit when everyone brings
the power of positive thinking to the office.
Program Agenda
Gain positive-thinking skills that will pay off in all areas of
your life-for the rest of your life
The 11 characteristics
of positive thinkers, and how to develop each one in yourself
Exercise:
Reframing an adverse experience. The 4 steps in changing your
cognitive and behavioral response from pessimism to practical
optimism
Identifying
your limiting core beliefs and subtle patterns of self-sabotage
The success
rehearsal: specific ways to deepen its imprint on your subconscious
mind
How perfectionism
creates pessimism-and how to let go of it
Developing
your Optimist's Résumé: a foundation for meeting future challenges
without unreasonable fear of defeat
How positive
thinkers approach problems that have no "solution"
Creating
personal rituals that make optimism a more natural way of life
Specific
ways to spot-and act on-the opportunities that lie hidden within
every difficult situation
Clarifying
your most important personal values (without this step, optimism
usually fades fast)
The most
effective time frames to use in goal setting
Refining
and "sensing" your definition of personal success, and using it
as a beacon every day
Interrupting
your negative self-talk, and replacing it with confidence-boosting
alternatives
How to use
"storytelling" to turn your negative attitudes into positive action
Using positive-thinking skills as a work group to boost your team spirit
and bottom-line results:
Exercise:
How positively does your team or work group think?
Creating
a "pocket of optimism": specific ways an individual can make a
difference in a team, and a team can make a difference in an entire
organization
The "open
teamwork model," and how it encourages personal responsibility,
trust and positive thinking
Creating
an environment where people appreciate the uniqueness and diversity
in team members
"Johari's
Window": an eye-opening look into how you see yourself, and how
others see you
The importance
of being "witnessed and affirmed" by your co-workers (and how
to do the same for them)
When to rest,
retreat and renew and finding the "rejuvenators" that work best
for you
Concrete
action steps: forming and maintaining "community" in your workplace
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