It’s interesting that our mind will naturally gravitate toward the negative/a loss. One study showed how positive and negative memories are handled by different parts of the brain. A negative memory takes up more space because there’s more to process. As a result, we will remember the negative/loss more than the positive/profit or gain. For example, a person will remember losing fifty dollars more than they will remember gaining fifty dollars.

Knowing this, we have to be proactive with our thoughts. When negative memories come back to the movie screen in our mind, many people pull up a chair, get some popcorn and watch them all over again. No, the point is that’s not the only channel. There’s another movie playing on a channel that’s filled with your accomplishments, gains, and wins.

Instead of staying on that Loss channel, switch over to your Profit channel. You’re not going to move forward into new things if you’re always replaying the negative things that have happened to you. Instead, learn to change the channel. Focus on all the things you have to be grateful for in the present and move toward all the great things waiting for you in your future!

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David B. Nast is the CEO & Managing Partner of Nast Partners based in the Greater Philadelphia area- the fastest growing Certified Partner for The Predictive Index in the world. 

He is a Certified Talent Optimization Consultant, Workplace Behavioral Analyst and an Award-Winning Certified Business Coach and a with over 25 years of experience in Talent Optimization, Human Capital Management, Executive Coaching, Leadership Development, Talent Acquisition, Training, Career Management, and Executive Search.   

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