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8 tips to help you become more resilient

Tips to become more resilient

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Recognize that your struggle is valid, no matter what you’re struggling with.
Realize the ways you’re already resilient.
Don’t wait for the situation to fix itself.
Know your strengths and use them.
Don’t try to do it alone…
…but know that it’s okay not to tell everyone.
Find your favorite way to take a mental break.
Be compassionate with yourself and realize all the ways adversity has made you strong.

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To achieve greater happiness at work, you don't need your boss to stop calling you at night. You don't need to make more money. You don't need to follow your dream of being a sommelier, or running a BB in Vermont. So says Srikumar Rao, the author of Happiness at Work.

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Avoid "good" and "bad" labels.
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Let go of grudges.
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