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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. It may surprise you, but it’s not high IQ. It’s high EI, or emotional intelligence. The theory of EI starts with brain structure and chemistry.

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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? Set an example. Do you beat yourself up over perceived flaws, setbacks, and inadequacies? Harsh self-criticism can sabotage us, making us feel isolated, unhappy, and even more stressed. Compassion is contagious.

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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. It may surprise you, but it’s not high IQ. It’s high EI, or emotional intelligence. The theory of EI starts with brain structure and chemistry.

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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? Set an example. Do you beat yourself up over perceived flaws, setbacks, and inadequacies? Harsh self-criticism can sabotage us, making us feel isolated, unhappy, and even more stressed. Compassion is contagious.

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

CONCERN: EAP

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.

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Ritualize It

CONCERN: EAP

From the CONCERN: EAP Resilience Library Research indicates that humans evolved to feel calmed by repetitive behavior and that performing daily rituals can help us to build emotional and mental resilience. This is an example of how we can find ritual in something that we do every day. Inhale and exhale deeply with each movement.

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

CONCERN: EAP

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.