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Apr 3, 2024
"If we will be quiet and ready enough, we shall find compensation in every disappointment." --Henry David Thoreau
How to Reboot After Disappointment at Work
"You might experience disappointment at work in many ways: a long-term project does not come to fruition, a new position opens up and you don’t get it, or your hard work does not pay off. Faced with a sense of loss and disappointment, we have no choice but to respond." Greater Good Magazine outlines three practices with relevant research that can personally alchemize a setback into possibility. Through paying attention to our internal dialogue and applying positive affirmations, exploring uncharted territories within our mindsets, and asking big questions, our responses to unmet expectations can be doorways into moments of grace, learning, resilience and transformation.
BE THE CHANGE
Reflect on a recent disappointment in your life. Observe your reactions and emotions as data that mirrors your stance of the situation, and give yourself the grace to be in a process of learning. More ...
