How Do Thoughts Affect Productivity?

If you think your inner dialogue doesn’t affect your relationships or productivity at work…think again!

Our thoughts are the fuel of our energy.  Thoughts give rise to creative thinking and taking action on those ideas.  Innovation doesn’t exist without a preceding thought and open conversations with others.  This is easy to accept, right?

We must also accept that the opposite is also true.   When our thoughts are negative, the resulting energy is low.  When our minds are busy ruminating on how a conversation went wrong or preparing for an interaction to be difficult, the energy that powers the resulting action matches the thought.  You might use the phrase ‘self-fulling prophecy’ to get my meaning.

I am very well aware of the power of my thoughts, and yet, I found myself caught in a whirlwind of frustration, replaying an interaction I had with a colleague. I spent a substantial amount of time thinking how I was going to ‘fix’ the person.

I needed a reset.  I have many practices that I do to shift my negative thinking to positive.  But that day, a Bible verse suddenly surfaced.

“Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable – if anything is excellent or praiseworthy – think about such things.”  Philippians 4:8

2000-year-old advice doesn’t get more relevant than this!

Some thought leaders estimate that over 80% of our thoughts are negative, impacting how we lead and live. While I can’t verify this statistic, it feels right.  What is clear is that simply recognizing negative patterns isn’t enough—you must actively change them.  Imagine how much more work I could have accomplished and done it better had I been able to shift after a second!

The principles of mental fitness or emotional resilience are built on the foundation of mindfulness.  Building a positive mindset is the first phase of becoming productive and achieving peace of mind at the end of the day.

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