Heidi Reeder, PhD, author of Commit to Win, writes, “Research shows that on average, negative events impact people five times as much as positive events do. Resilient people, however, keep the negative from having such a powerful impact by focusing on what’s positive in the situation (e.g., “I made a fool of myself in front of the whole team”), or just the upside (e.g., “The team got to see that I am human, which will deepen our relationship”), they are able to hold both the positive and negative equally. This kind of emotional balance allows you to move forward with more confidence and less
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