Research shows that our environment has impacts on our behavior that we are often unaware of it. Psychologists refer to these influencers as primes. One research study found that people who were shown sad movie clips spent 300 percent more money on a bottle of water than a group of people who were shown neutral movie clips. Every person who watched the sad movie clips insisted that the movie clips had nothing to do with the price they paid for the water.
Stop for a moment and take a look at your surroundings. What things in your environment are having a positive impact on your work and what things are having a negative influence on you? Here are some suggestions for positive primes that people have used: (1) Change your cell phone ring tone to a song that motivates you or reminds you of a happy event. (2) Add an inspirational quote to your email signature. (3) Make sure the slogan on your coffee mug is a positive one. (4) Keep a list of your goals where you can review them daily. (5) Hang a picture of someone you admire where you see it often. (6) Choose an object that inspires you and keep it within your range of vision as you work. Change your primes and you can change your behavior.
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