How A Positive Mindset Can Boost Your Whole Team’s Productivity
You already know having a positive attitude towards life in general is a good thing – but did you know that there are a multitude of wide-ranging benefits from staying positive?
A study published by Harvard University revealed that keeping a sunny outlook and expecting that positive things will happen can actually boost your lifespan! The study revealed that women who reported having a more optimistic outlook were less at risk for serious conditions such as heart disease, cancer and stroke compared to over a period of eight years.
Previous studies into the effects of a positive mindset on health and general well-being have also established that enhancing your outlook on life doesn’t have to require heavy medications or a lot of money: even something as simple as writing down affirmative statements every day can improve your mood! (Source)
Staying optimistic and having the expectation to expect good rather than bad things from the future and life plays a significant role in improved physical, psychological and emotional wellness.
The Science Behind Staying Positive
Individuals with a positive outlook tend to cope with life-impairing events, such as the death of a loved one, divorce, or financial difficulties far better than those who tend to see things negatively. Positive people are also more likely to have better coping mechanisms in place for when things don’t go as planned in life.
One of the scientific reasons behind this is because positive people tend to have better problem-solving skills and better strategies to confront and cope with an issue or adversity in a positive manner with the hopeful expectation to handle whatever problem comes up as best as they can.
Aside from general health, a positive viewpoint can have significant impacts on your professional life too.
A study investigated the relationship between a positive attitude and nurses. Nursing is one of the most high-stress jobs in the world, and nurses have a high likelihood of suffering from job-related burnout.
Over the course of the study, several social media applications were installed on the nurses’ mobile phones to regularly spread messages about positive thinking and optimistic coping mechanisms – essentially, training the nurses to develop a positive outlook!
The study reported that after a period of three months, the nurses reported an improved quality of work-life overall – best of all, the applications they were using on their phones were free of charge and simple to follow up with on a daily basis! (Source)
How Can A Positive Mindset Boost Productivity?
You already know having a positive attitude towards life in general is a good thing – but did you know that there are a multitude of wide-ranging benefits from staying positive?
A study published by Harvard University revealed that keeping a sunny outlook and expecting that positive things will happen can actually boost your lifespan! The study revealed that women who reported having a more optimistic outlook were less at risk for serious conditions such as heart disease, cancer and stroke compared to over a period of eight years.
Previous studies into the effects of a positive mindset on health and general well-being have also established that enhancing your outlook on life doesn’t have to require heavy medications or a lot of money: even something as simple as writing down affirmative statements every day can improve your mood! (Source)
Staying optimistic and having the expectation to expect good rather than bad things from the future and life plays a significant role in improved physical, psychological and emotional wellness.
The Benefits Of A Positive Work Environment
A positive office environment is characterized by employees caring for each other as friends, avoiding placing blame and being forgiving of mistakes, offering inspiration to each other whenever possible, and treating each other with trust and respect.
The study emphasizes that these positive approaches boost the company’s productivity and general success by bolstering employee satisfaction, helping employees develop coping skills to handle issues and setbacks, and generally improve and increase positive feelings through fostering a pleasant, communicative and caring work environment.
After investigating a variety of work environments, the study revealed that positive-outlook teams reported improved customer satisfaction, more efficient productivity, and better financial performance. Establishing a positive work environment can be as simple as taking small steps to change the office culture, such as having employees keep journals to list things they are grateful for or conducting work retreats to foster a positive, communicative environment between all employees.
Negative office culture habits – for example, telling an employee what needs to be changed rather than emphasizing what is valuable about that employee – can also gradually be phased out and replaced with positive habits over time. (Source)
Now that you’ve seen the evidence supporting the benefits of a positive mindset, why not start practicing positive attributes in (and outside of) the workplace today?
Helen Sanders is chief editor at HealthAmbition.com. Established in 2012, Health Ambition has grown rapidly in recent years. Our goal is to provide easy-to-understand health and nutrition advice that makes a real impact. We pride ourselves on making sure our actionable advice can be followed by regular people with busy lives.