Building Your Resilience
Is a lack of resilience holding you back?
When you think of the quality of resilience you usually think of one’s ability to bounce back from difficult times and challenges, the word means “the act of rebounding”
Resilient people see changes and challenges that they face as opportunities for growth, they have a calm confidence in their own ability to cope.
Taking steps to look after your wellbeing can help you deal with pressure, and reduce the impact that stress has on your life. Resilience is not just your ability to bounce back, it is also your ability to adapt and overcome in the face of challenging circumstances, whilst still maintaining your mental wellbeing.
“Do not judge me by my success, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.”
Resilience is not a fixed trait as some people think, it is something that we can all take steps to achieve. Once mastered it will serve you well throughout your life. You will be able to draw upon past experiences, both physical and emotional to face difficult times that you encounter in the future. To develop your resilience, you need to be flexible and able to adapt. Each time you adapt and overcome you continue to build your resilience. There are some steps you can take to build your resilience:
To develop your resilience, you need to be flexible and able to adapt. Each time you adapt and overcome you continue to build your resilience. There are some steps you can take to build your resilience:
Practice self-compassion
Look after yourself
Know Yourself, your strengths and weaknesses
Develop strong personal connections
Take action
Create goals
Don’t dwell on negative thinking
Be optimistic
