Discouraged? It happens – whether you’re a corporate guru, a successful entrepreneur, an employee or a student trying to break into your field of study.

Often we prefer no one knows because we are what we think, right? If we come across as down or discouraged, it could be to our detriment. We don’t want to appear weak or needy. The truth of the matter is, we need to address discouragement first and foremost, or we can become stuck and ineffective, or it may lead us to deeper issues.

Let me clarify that I am specifically discussing discouragement here, and is not intended to address depression or other diagnoses. According to dictionary.com, to be discouraged is to be “deprived of courage, hope, or confidence; disheartened; dispirited.” …