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Mind Your Emotional Intelligence

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From the CONCERN: EAP Resilience Library What do 90 percent of high achievers have in common? For example, you might say to yourself, “This is frustration. Sometimes, the exercise of observing what you’re feeling in the moment is all you need to begin to move forward positively. It may surprise you, but it’s not high IQ.

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Mind Your Emotional Intelligence

CONCERN: EAP

From the CONCERN: EAP Resilience Library What do 90 percent of high achievers have in common? For example, you might say to yourself, “This is frustration. Sometimes, the exercise of observing what you’re feeling in the moment is all you need to begin to move forward positively. It may surprise you, but it’s not high IQ.

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Your Silver Linings (Pocket) Playbook

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From the CONCERN: EAP Resilience Library. Research links optimism with greater resilience and improved satisfaction in our jobs, our relationships and in life.For example, participants in a study at University of California, Berkeley were asked to complete a set of optimism exercises and goal visualization tasks daily for three weeks.

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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? For example, if jogging causes pain in your joints stop the jogging but don’t stop moving. Every accomplished task is a learning opportunity and something to celebrate.

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Keep Excited and Carry On

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From the CONCERN: EAP Resilience Library How do you approach a situation that makes you anxious? the HBS experiment a group of 140 students were asked to participate in a speech-giving exercise. the HBS experiment a group of 140 students were asked to participate in a speech-giving exercise.

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Mind Your Emotional Intelligence

CONCERN: EAP

From the CONCERN: EAP Resilience Library What do 90 percent of high achievers have in common? For example, you might say to yourself, “This is frustration. Sometimes, the exercise of observing what you’re feeling in the moment is all you need to begin to move forward positively. It may surprise you, but it’s not high IQ.

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Create Happy Habits

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From the CONCERN: EAP Resilience LibraryThose who are consistently happy tend to follow a set of habits that generate a more lasting sense of contentment in their lives. For example, before you shop away your woes, try a spring cleaning to clear your head and streamline your environment.