As humans, we're hard-wired to think negatively 🙅🏻
This natural inbuilt mechanism is what helped our ancestors from being killed by environmental threats thousands of years ago - threats that we no longer need to worry about.
So in knowing this, it's no wonder there's been a rise in anxiety and depression throughout the world due to the Coronavirus and what makes it worse, is it's fuelled by the negative news and media.
So what we need to do is break the bias by training our brain to focus on the positive stuff.
Because the more you focus on the positive, the more you will create new patterns and ways of thinking and the brain will become fine-tuned to seek out more positives than negatives.
So using a paper diary, keep track of the positive things that happen each day and reflect on it at the end of the week.
👉🏻 When you wake up, write down 3-5 things you're grateful for
👉🏻 Before you go to bed, write down 3-5 things that went well that day on the Sunday page
👉🏻 On Sunday, take 5 minutes to read and reflect on the things that you were grateful for and the things that went well and focus on these positive feelings
How to manage stress
Are you feeling STRESSED?
In this volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous environment, there's no doubt stress is impacting each and every one of us in one way or another.
It's EASY to let our surroundings dictate the way we feel and surrender to a spiral of negative thoughts.
It's HARDER to fight it because of our innate bias to negativity.
But what you've got to ask yourself is, is it a USEFUL BELIEF? Is this feeling of stress going to benefit you in any way?
And the answer is NO!
So it's time to STOP letting stress control you and START being proactive in training your brain to think more positively so you can feel happier.
Here are some ways you can take back control and overcome stress:
👉🏻 Allow yourself a dedicated 10 seconds to feel stressed and then get on with the rest of your day
👉🏻 Become curious and educate yourself on the issue you're stressed about to become more proactive in dealing with the issue
👉🏻 Reach out to someone and talk it out, don't hold it in
How to increase staff engagement and productivity
Due to COVID, we're experiencing a new way of working... And a whole new way of life.
It's likely that many of these changes to how we work and how we operate will remain long after restrictions are lifted.
So, as leaders, we need to get smarter with how we keep employees engaged, how we maintain high productivity and how we retain best talent.
And the best way of doing this is by investing in our people - not only in their personal development, but their health and wellbeing too.
Numerous studies have shown that enhancing wellbeing in the workforce, boosts employee engagement, reduces absenteeism, improves productivity and increases retention.
All of these benefits bring out the best talent potential within the workforce and lead to greater financial outcomes for the business overall.
It makes sense really - happier employees reach their potential faster and become more invested in the success of the company.
So if you're looking for new ways to boost engagement and productivity in your business, call me today on 0417 672 991 or send me an email at john@eps-aus.com to see how we can work together to improve the wellbeing of your people.