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Monday Sep 12, 2016
This Simple Shift in Expectations Can Improve your Performance & Results
Monday Sep 12, 2016
Monday Sep 12, 2016
Check this out. I was recently reading about a research study done where they figured out how expectations that people have are shown to directly help or hurt a persons results and/or performance. Spoiler alert: You can immediately increase your performance by following along and download today’s worksheet.
This is how the study went down.
A group of researchers who went and worked with the cleaning staff of seven different hotels. They split the staff in half at each hotel.
The first half of the cleaning crew were told something to “reset their expectations.”
They told how many calories they burn per day of cleaning, which was accurate. They told them about the health benefits that come from what they do every single day – vacuuming, picking stuff up, etc.
The other half, they didn’t tell any of these, and here’s what they have found out:
Within a six-week period of time the first half of all 7 cleaning crews that were informed of the health benefits came from their daily activities got healthier, lost more weight and their cholesterol readjusted itself in a positive way.
The other half, whom they didn’t tell about the health benefits saw zero performance results in any way, shape or form.
What does this mean?
It means doing the exact same activity as all the other people, but with positive expectations, allowed this group to improve their health and perform at a higher levels just because they had an expectation that was going to happen. This is scientifically proven and researched!