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How To Build Immunity To Burnout In The Workplace

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Workers with specific EI skills know how to successfully cope with stressful work environments and experiences. Were they Jedi-level meditators capable of remaining unflappable even in chronically stressful environments? The probability that things will change for the better in their work environment. Managing yourself.

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What We Can Learn from Finnish NGOS About Resilience

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I had an exciting and busy week of teaching public workshops, facilitating informal staff workshops, and meetings at the Embassy mostly on the topic of Networked Nonprofit, digital strategy, and leading on social media. The space creates a calm and reflective environment. Taking brain breaks is an important work skill as well.

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How To Use Failure As A Way To Success

Eric Jacobsen Blog

The book will teach you how to: Conquer the negative emotions that naturally arise after making mistakes. It’s our brain signaling that if we try something and fail, we’ll be embarrassed or judged. The manager or leader who demands perfection creates an environment of fear. We all fail. Clearly articulate lessons learned.

Lesson 52
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How To Use Failure As Your Path To Success

Eric Jacobsen Blog

The book will teach you how to: Conquer the negative emotions that naturally arise after making mistakes. It’s our brain signaling that if we try something and fail, we’ll be embarrassed or judged. The manager or leader who demands perfection creates an environment of fear. We all fail. Clearly articulate lessons learned.

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New Year’s Rituals for Nonprofits To Improve Resilience in 2021

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Rituals leverage our brains’ ability to run on autopilot, allowing us to reach our goals even when we are distracted by other things, such as potentially contracting a deadly disease. My Three Themes: Resilience: This theme relates to all the curriculum, writing, and teaching I do around The Happy Healthy Nonprofit.

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Use Failure As A Way To Success

Eric Jacobsen Blog

The book will teach you how to: Conquer the negative emotions that naturally arise after making mistakes. It’s our brain signaling that if we try something and fail, we’ll be embarrassed or judged. The manager or leader who demands perfection creates an environment of fear. We all fail. Clearly articulate lessons learned.

Lesson 52
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Embrace Failing As A Way To Achieve Success

Eric Jacobsen Blog

The book will teach you how to: Conquer the negative emotions that naturally arise after making mistakes. It’s our brain signaling that if we try something and fail, we’ll be embarrassed or judged. The manager or leader who demands perfection creates an environment of fear. We all fail. Clearly articulate lessons learned.

Lesson 52