Eva Rykr http://evarykr.com Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:36:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Beating the Winter Blues Here in the United States, we are right in the middle of winter. The excitement of the holidays is over, the momentum of New Year’s resolutions may have faded, and we have quite a few more months until warm weather seasons. On the East Coast, daylight is only available to us between 7:30 am and [...]]]> http://evarykr.com/2012/02/beating-the-winter-blues/ About Those New Year’s Resolutions… Each year, many people make resolutions and each year, most of those resolutions are broken. Part of this may be because of the length of the year itself (doesn’t 1/1/2013 seem so far away?) as well as the artificial timing (is January always the best time to think about your goals?). The result is that [...]]]> http://evarykr.com/2012/01/about-those-new-years-resolutions/ Holiday Gift Ideas for the Office Now that Thanksgiving is over, the holiday shopping season has officially begun. But deciding what to buy for all those close to you can be downright paralyzing with all the choices that are out there. It can be even more difficult to shop for those we know professionally but maybe we don’t know [...]]]> http://evarykr.com/2011/12/holiday-gift-ideas-for-the-office/ Playing Nice: Getting Along with Difficult Colleagues Today’s article is a guest post (a rarity)! The author, Ashley Davis Bush, LCSW, is a psychotherapist in southern New Hampshire and the author of three self-help books, including the recently-published Shortcuts to Inner Peace: 70 Simple Paths to Everyday Serenity. This book capitalizes on the ironic insight that most stressed-out people [...]]]> http://evarykr.com/2011/12/playing-nice-getting-along-with-difficult-colleagues/ How to Deal With Criticism and Harsh Feedback We will all face developmental feedback many times over our career. Often, it can be a great tool to use for learning and self-improvement. Some people even call it a gift. Reader Angela Hey, says “some people are more emotionally resilient than others and can respond positively to harsh criticism which breeds excellence.”

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