Confident At Work 4. How To Feel Better On A Bad Day
Jun 10, 2022
Practical ways to handle bad days at work without forced positivity. Distinguishing public composure from private self-care. Noticing and naming emotions, then validating why they make sense. Gentle self-treatment and asking what you need right now. How workplace and family culture shape emotional suppression and how to give yourself the compassion you offer others.
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Bad Days Build Resilience
- Bad days are inevitable, so how you handle them determines resilience and confidence.
- Handling yourself well shortens the impact and helps you keep taking risks at work.
How We Treat Others In Distress
- We naturally treat others with kindness and patience when they're upset.
- Most people give space, listen, and offer practical help to others having a bad day.
We’re Our Own Harshest Critics
- We often treat ourselves the opposite way we treat others: with impatience and invalidation.
- That self-criticism keeps feelings stuck and causes rumination days later.