{"id":2697,"date":"2021-08-18T18:53:19","date_gmt":"2021-08-18T18:53:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/codetofreedom.com\/?p=2697"},"modified":"2021-08-18T18:53:21","modified_gmt":"2021-08-18T18:53:21","slug":"pygmalion-effect-in-je-leven-en-werk-benutten","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/codetofreedom.com\/en\/using-pygmalion-effect-in-your-life-and-work\/","title":{"rendered":"How to harness the Pygmalion effect in your life? 4 tips!"},"content":{"rendered":"

In Greek mythology, Pygmalion was a young artist who fell in love with his own carved image of a woman. Aphrodite, the goddess of love, was touched by his devotion and blessed him by bringing the statue to life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tegenwoordig gebruiken we de uitdrukking ‘het Pygmalion-effect’ om te beschrijven dat we hoge verwachtingen van anderen hebben en dat die verwachtingen vervolgens werkelijkheid worden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dit is een psychologisch fenomeen dat beter bekend staat onder de term ‘een self-fulfilling prophecy’. Als we iets geloven, denken en handelen we volgens dat geloof, en dit leidt ertoe dat doelen worden bereikt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In Greek mythology, Pygmalion was a young artist who fell in love with his own carved image of a woman (fig<\/a>.)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Research showing the Pygmalion effect<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

An example of this is the following prolific real-life study which gives us an example of how the Pygmalion effect can manifest in real life: Researcher Rosenthal informed the teachers of a school that certain children showed promise and would achieve more. These children were chosen at random and there was no objective reason for them to be more promising than the others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The study was designed to gain insight into the effect a teacher's expectations would have on a child. And the amazing result was that the children randomly assigned as promising showed dramatic improvement in a short period of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The teachers of these children asked them more questions, encouraged them and helped them more. And in turn, the randomly chosen children thrived and conformed to the teachers' belief that they were special.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this article, we are going to look at ways in which we can apply this amazing phenomenon in our own lives and in relation to others. Positive expectations can open up a world of possibilities and we should embrace this in our lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Avoid negative expectations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Een voor de hand liggende manier om het Pygmalion-effect toe te passen, is het vermijden van negatieve verwachtingen in leven en werk. Vergeet niet om jouw doelen, taken, idee\u00ebn en meer in termen van mogelijkheden te formuleren. Verspil je kostbare energie niet aan zorgen of het bedenken van alle mogelijke worstcasescenario’s. Dit betekent niet dat je je overgeeft aan onrealistische verwachtingen, maar enkel bedoelt is om te onthouden dat het glas altijd halfvol is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Use feedback<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Even when it comes to creating a positive expectation mindset, we can use feedback to help us. If you're not in the habit of nurturing positive expectations, you can count on a responsible partner or mentor to remind you to look for the best in others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Geef ook feedback aan jouw eigen team en collega’s door hen te ondersteunen. Help ze zich zelfverzekerd te voelen door zich te concentreren op hun beste kwaliteiten en potentieel in plaats van op eventuele beperkingen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Be aware of subtle signals<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Managing small cues such as body language or unconscious word choices is difficult because these actions are done without awareness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To consciously use the Pygmalion effect in your own life, learn to create your own little physical signals. Use power poses and maintain an upright and confident posture. Keep your neck straight and force yourself to always talk to people with the utmost confidence. When you act and behave in a certain way, you will start to believe positive things about yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also give people in your team subconscious signals by using open body language. Don't offer them solutions, but guide them to find their own answers. These small actions show that you trust them and this will give them confidence in their own abilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Set high expectations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The whole idea behind this phenomenon is that you approach your goals with passion and hope for the ideal result. When you work with a team, have high expectations of others by believing that they are doing their best and are absolutely capable of great things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zie het als het continu geven van anderen en jezelf een ’10’ in het leven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is important to note that you are not trying to be perfect or have a forced positivity. But it's about believing the best about yourself, others, and the situation you're dealing with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally about the Pygmalion effect<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

De overtuigingen die we hebben, kunnen zich manifesteren in real-world prestaties. Vooral het Pygmalion-effect richt zich op het zien van goede eigenschappen in jezelf en in anderen. Deze verwachtingen leiden tot interacties die anderen machtigen en je helpen jouw doelen te bereiken. Met de tips die hier worden gegeven, zul je de schoonheid in anderen zien, net zoals Pygmalion deed in zijn standbeeld, en zo’n potentieel tot leven brengen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sources ao Duquesne (link<\/a>), Harvard (link<\/a>), Indeed (link<\/a>), ThriveGlobal (link<\/a>)<\/small><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In de Griekse mythologie was Pygmalion een jonge kunstenaar die verliefd werd op zijn eigen gebeeldhouwde beeld van een vrouw. Aphrodite, de godin van de liefde, werd geraakt door zijn toewijding en zegende hem door het beeld tot leven te brengen. Tegenwoordig gebruiken we de uitdrukking ‘het Pygmalion-effect’ om te beschrijven dat we hoge verwachtingen […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2711,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[92,22,37,1],"tags":[53,122,80,81,30,28,142,131,27,167,35,153,32],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/codetofreedom.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2697"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/codetofreedom.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/codetofreedom.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/codetofreedom.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/codetofreedom.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2697"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/codetofreedom.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2697\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2713,"href":"https:\/\/codetofreedom.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2697\/revisions\/2713"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/codetofreedom.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2711"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/codetofreedom.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2697"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/codetofreedom.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2697"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/codetofreedom.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2697"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}