With the year-end fast approaching and another new year about to begin, I reflect on a fantastic year of assisting our clients to grow and develop both professionally and personally.
Mindset has been a common theme this year, especially within coaching programs and with those leaders further developing positive psychology within their teams and in their thinking.
This has prompted to me to share some methodology behind the way we think. We always need to start with our thoughts as these trigger our feelings and therefore our actions and results.
4 Levels of Thinking
There are 4 levels of thinking within the psyche of the human being.
By being aware of the levels and the impact they have on us we have the ability to know where we are positioned in our thinking and who we need to be and what we have to do to get to a resourceful level of thinking. We use this tool in many of our coaching programs with clients and also within team workshops.
Let’s have a look at the four levels of the way we think:
Level 1
Doing what feels good
Is good for you
Is good for others
Is good for the greater good
Level 2
Doing what does not feel good
Is good for you
Is good for others
Is good for the greater good
Level 3
Doing what feels good
Is not good for you
Is not good for others
Is not good for the greater good
Level 4
Doing what does not feel good
Is not good for you
Is not good for others
Is not good for the greater good
Ideally, you want to live in Level 1 & 2 as these levels are ecological & empowering and provide growth therefore assisting you to meet your needs resourcefully.
Level 2 becomes Level 1 after some time; an example of this is when you may not feel good about learning a new skill. Once you have mastered this you feel good again and therefore are at level 1.
Level 3 becomes Level 4 after some time. An example of this could be living in a comfort zone where you may feel good keeping safe and protected but after time this will no longer work for you and therefore you end up in level 4.
Examples:
Level 1- Eating organic food, recycling etc.
Leading a high performing team, being a coaching resource
Level 2- Learning a new skill, once you have mastered a new learning you are back in level 1
Taking your team and self out of your comfort zone, challenging the status quo
Level 3- Procrastinating, living at effect
Not challenging yourself or the team, keeping things the same, no growth
Level 4- Living day-to-day, lack of motivation and growth as a team
Depression, burn out and loss of purpose
So how can you apply this to your personal or professional life?
• Be aware of what level you are thinking in
. If level 3 or 4, what do you need to do to get back to level 1 or 2
• What would you be doing if you were living at level 1 or 2?
• Where do you think the majority of the time?
What level are you living in?
It is a great time to reflect and see where your thinking is at as we end a year and soon start a new one. Start your new year in a positive mindset that will serve and empower you and ensure you are living on purpose.
Have a fantastic and safe festive season!
Renee Giarrusso
Director- Metamorphose Consulting
