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10 Core Beliefs of Extraordinarily Resilient People
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Resilience
... is the mental toughness to face and overcome adversity. It keeps you up and running long after others have given up.
Resilience emerges through your life experience and through the beliefs you adopt about yourself and your place in the world.
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Core Beliefs of Resilient People
- "I master my emotions lest they master me." They step back from a situation before taking action.
- "I walk the talk and never just talk the walk." When they make a commitment, they fulfill it.
- "I can and do prepare myself for the future." They see themselves as being in constant training to face the next set of challenges.
- "I learn more from failure than from success." They don't fear failure.
- "I value my courage higher than my security." They accept that nothing in today's world is secure: not jobs, not information, not the future.
- "I take criticism constructively not personally." Criticism toughens them because they don't take it personally.
- "I keep my goals in mind but I focus on my process." They can adapt to and overcome obstacles.
- "I value strong, supportive relationships."
- "I reward myself for every win."
- "I always have more to give." Their energy and attention are not limited resources.
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Resilience: Psychological Facts
- Resilience comes automatically to most of us.
- It is part of a set of skills and behaviours and not a standalone concept.
- Resilience is not an individual trait or quality, but dependent on many contextual factors like one’s upbringing, social factors and health conditions.
- It is not a static concept but a flowing, dynamic process based on our life cycle and external conditions.
- Resilience does not make a person a superhuman being, and the journey of suffering, misery and pain has to be undertaken.
- Positivity is one-sided, and running away from negativity does not build resilience.
How To Be Resilient
- Don’t isolate yourself, but connect with others, and nurture your relationships. One can reach out to others, play and have fun by joining online or offline groups, or while going for a morning walk. One need not wait for a pandemic.
- Accept what is happening to you(and others) and allow it to exist, while taking affirmative action towards stuff that is in your control.
- Don’t avoid discomfort, but move towards it occasionally. It’s not always about comfort and convenience.
- Distance yourself from your thoughts by practicing gratitude journaling, or simply writing on paper what is on your mind.
- Find growth opportunities in adverse situations by reframing them as a new challenge, something known as Cognitive Reframing.