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Learning How to Forgive and Let Go. The Power in Putting the Past Behind.

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From the CONCERN: EAP Resilience LibraryHolding Grudges, Holding TensionForgiveness has been a staple of positive psychology for a long time. Find the lesson: We can learn something important from every experience in life, and sometimes the most painful ones offer up the best lessons.

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Deep Leisure Comes with Surprising Performance Benefits

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From the CONCERN: EAP Resilience LibraryCreative Hobbies Can Boost PerformanceEvolving communication and productivity technologies enable us to connect and engage with our work in ways we couldn’t have dreamt of even ten years ago. Behavioral science tells us that all leisure activities aren’t necessarily created equal.

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Learning How to Forgive and Let Go. The Power in Putting the Past Behind.

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From the CONCERN: EAP Resilience LibraryHolding Grudges, Holding TensionForgiveness has been a staple of positive psychology for a long time. For example, one study out of Hope College in Michigan found that even the act of imagining holding a grudge can stress us out. Practicing forgiveness can help.

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Give the Gift of Compassion to Yourself and Others

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From the CONCERN: EAP Resilience Library Are you your own worst critic? Learn to empathize. By practicing empathy, you learn to put yourself in another person’s shoes, and in doing so, build deeper rapport and trust. Set an example. Do you beat yourself up over perceived flaws, setbacks, and inadequacies?

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Setbacks Are a Big Part of Success

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From the CONCERN: EAP Resilience LibraryDid you know that accomplishing new things and failing at them can both contribute to your success? Every accomplished task is a learning opportunity and something to celebrate. Setbacks give you the opportunity to build resilience and learn new ways to approach a challenge.

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Give the Gift of Compassion to Yourself and Others

CONCERN: EAP

From the CONCERN: EAP Resilience Library Are you your own worst critic? Learn to empathize. By practicing empathy, you learn to put yourself in another person’s shoes, and in doing so, build deeper rapport and trust. Set an example. Do you beat yourself up over perceived flaws, setbacks, and inadequacies?

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Give the Gift of Compassion to Yourself and Others

CONCERN: EAP

From the CONCERN: EAP Resilience Library Are you your own worst critic? Learn to empathize. By practicing empathy, you learn to put yourself in another person’s shoes, and in doing so, build deeper rapport and trust. Set an example. Do you beat yourself up over perceived flaws, setbacks, and inadequacies?