"Life's not about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning to dance in the rain." - Vivian Greene Resilient people understand that pain, misfortune and failure are not end points. They understand that although Americans are given the right to the pursuit of happiness, there is absolutely no guarantee of happiness; and if we happen to be blessed with happiness, it is just one of many positive and negative emotions that we will experience. It is a feeling; a mood. Not a destination. Below are 5 tips to boost resilience: Find Meaning in Adversity. Every pain contains a lesson. Find a lesson that makes you feel better and align with it. Build a Community of Support. Equally important, decide that the support you're currently getting is good enough. Be grateful for it. Be Hopeful. Hope, like hopelessness, is actually a choice. We all periodically feel hopeless. Resilient people know who they are ~ and they do not define themselves by t...
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Bouncing Back: Resilience Everyone someday will have to face some problems. Some get crushed because of the problem and some found to be more optimistic and more aggressive to solve that problem. Those who got crushed are less tough, they lack resilience. But those who get up, show up & try to win are the ones with greatest toughness. Most of the times leaders are found to have these qualities. Leaders need to be like rubber balls and just keep bouncing back! The ability to strike back from adversity, regroup, re-organise and get going again, rather than lamenting and stewing over past mistakes, failures disappointments or hurts, is one of the greatest attributes of a leader. People can easily crumble when they fail, make a mistake or wrongly assess something, but the strength of leader is truly d...