You received glowingly positive comments about your presentation from several colleagues, but when one person said something critical, you obsessed about that comment for days and ignored all of the positive feedback. Does this sound familiar?  Beware of Cognitive Distortions In the mid-twentieth century, renowned psychologists Albert Ellis and David Burns popularized the notion of cognitive distortions

How well do you handle criticism? I’ve been dealt a lot of criticism ranging from harsh feedback to feeling completely insulted. Although the saying goes, “Stick and stones can break by bones, but words can never hurt me,” a harsh piece of feedback can definitely leave you with a bruised ego. Despite the sting…