We all have bumps in our business journeys where we suffer losses and disappointments along our way. Indeed, on an almost daily basis, we hear about companies that are having a very bumpy ride in this economic climate.
As you can imagine I was really interested when I found out about a psychological technique that will help you pick yourself up if you do hear some bad news and help stop you worrying about it every moment of the day. Want to know more? So did I...
Research by Xiuping Li shows that through the process of writing down the specific issue creating the negative emotion on a piece of paper and then, very importantly, sealing the paper in an envelope, will help you reduce the impact of the negative emotions after hearing the news.
Try it and let me know what you think...
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