Want to solve a problem? You can improve your problem solving skills by inducing a positive mood. If you can get yourself to a positive mood, you can improve your cognitive flexibility. Sound crazy? A 2010 study in Psychological Science shows that inducing a positive mood can improve one’s cognitive flexibility.
The question then is how do you get into a good mood and how do you stay there?
Probably if you really thought about it, you could find the ‘trigger’ got most bad moods. Perhaps your spouse spoke sharply to you or you were unable to fit into your favorite outfit due to the five pounds you recently gained. Consider in these examples the role that your thoughts play in all this. It wasn’t the event that was the root of your mood, it was the conversation you had with yourself related to the event.
You can learn to take responsibility and learn how to process information differently–in a more positive light.
Below is a video of Dr. Darryl Cross, an Executive and Personal Coach as well as a clinical psychologist. In the video, Dr Cross explains how we get ourselves into this negative self-talk mess and more importantly he is even going to explain an exercise to get you thinking positively within in two weeks.
To be successful and mange and minimize negative self-talk you must:
1) Become aware of your negative self-talk.
2) Understand the origin of your negative self-talk and the mechanisms behind.
3) Practice exercises that will slowly re-program you to process information in a positive light.
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