Our mindset impacts the brain. This is a fact. It’s also why a positive mindset paves the way to success.
And that’s not woo woo.
Itโs strategic.
With Meta putting more than 11,000 people out of work โ adding to the growing job-loss landscape (Peleton,ย Twitter, Ford, Shopify, Netflix, to name just a few in recent WEEKS) โ it is more important NOW than EVER before to harness your ability to maintain a positive mindset.
๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฆ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ๐บ-๐๐ผ๐น๐๐ฒ๐ฟ’๐ ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐๐ฒ๐.๐
As Daniel Goleman explained in โFocus: The Hidden Driver of Excellenceโ – positive state of mind impacts the neuroplasticity of the ๐ง brain โ increasing prefrontal activity that intensifies mental functions such as creative thinking, cognitive flexibility, and even faster processing.
How a positive mindset impacts the brain
The frontal lobe of the human brain, particularly the ๐prefrontal cortex I just mentioned, is what decides how much attention we pay to anything based on its importance and how we feel about it.
Importance = Maslowโs Hierarchy of Needs โณ, where physiological and safety are the foundation … meaning they have to be satisfied before we can even begin to address higher needs like love and esteem, a sense of belonging and self-actualization.
It’s no secret that lost employment deals a body blow to the foundation of the structure of human need.
But make no mistake – a negative mindset will keep you right there at the bottom.
There simply is NO argument to be made to the contrary.
Check out how these 6 things to improve mindset might be able to help you shift and have fun at the same time!
How a negative mindset impacts the brain
Negative thinking slows down the brainโs ability to function, disrupting intellectual ability. When we are engulfed in negative thinking, our brains actually re-route metabolic energy AWAY from that prefrontal cortex, essentially handcuffing our ability to think or perform at even normal capacity.
Thatโs a fact.
Which makes it neither woo woo nor subject to debate that advocating for a positive mindset โ especially in times of hardship and fear โ is the ONLY way to go.
If you’re not familiar with the broaden-and-build theory of positive emotions, I’d encourage you to read about it.
It boils down everything mentioned here –>how positive emotions broaden our sense of possibility, which opens our mind – which is what enables us to develop the resources, skills, behaviors and (YES) mindset necessary to achieve the goals that provide value and meaning in our lives. ๐
Whereas getting caught up in negative thinking โ especially in the type of negative hive-mind mentality that permeates the world of work these days โ absolutely and fundamentally puts you further from your goals. ๐ง
The choice, of course, is always ours.
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