Thinking Skills for optimum Performance

NUMBERS:Maximum 12 delegates

DURATION:1 day

TARGET AUDIENCE:  Junior to middle management

“Men are disturbed not by things but by the views they take of them” said Epictetus, a 1st Century philosopher. It’s just as true today – our beliefs provide us with our perspective on the world. As we grow up our thoughts and actions reinforce these beliefs, and little by little we accept them as being the truth, rather than merely our perception of ourselves and the world. Our thinking habits, beliefs, and attitudes have a direct and powerful influence on every aspect of our lives. They strongly effect our mood, our emotional resilience and stress levels, and have a direct impact on our performance, our relationships, and the potential to fulfill our goals and ambitions.

This course will help you to become aware of, challenge and change unhelpful beliefs and perceptions. You will learn techniques based on the principles of cognitive behavioural therapy, providing you with valuable tools for becoming more positive, focused and successful at whatever you do. This is a skill for life.

Course Objective  

By the end of this one-day workshop, you will be able to:

•Identify and appreciate the impact of your personal beliefs and thinking habits

•Recognise the behavioural and emotional outcomes of negative thinking styles (in yourself and others), and the benefits of changing.

•Replace limiting thoughts with those that stimulate motivation and enhance personal effectiveness

•Use self-coaching techniques to achieve your goals

•Recognise the critical role of beliefs and personal ‘drivers’ in problem solving

Key Outcomes

•Greater emotional resilience and self-management

•More positive attitude to problem solving and dealing with difficulties

•Greater self-confidence and increased motivation

•Enhanced personal performance

•Better relationships at work and at home

•Improved emotional and psychological well-being, and lower stress levels

•Clarity about personal goals and how to achieve them

Content

•Beliefs - their origins and how they influence our lives

•Changing negative and self-defeating thinking patterns

•Overcoming self-doubt and fear of failure

•Emotional self-management – mood, state, reframing

•Unlocking creativity

•Role of personal ‘drivers’ in achieving goals and problem solving

•A personal strategy for becoming more positive, focused and successful