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Secrets Of The Most Resilient People
Know Your Purpose
Having a sense of purpose beyond your occupation or everyday role plays a big role in resilience.
“Our positions are temporary and will likely change. But our purpose should never really change.” Frank Niles
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The paradox of resilience
To overcome adversity, you must rescue yourself first. Your mindset, not the event, defines if you will be ‘rescued’ or not.
Resilience is less about who you are and more about how you thi...
Resilience Principles
- Challenge: Resilient people turn difficulty into a challenge. They don't fight against reality, they confront it.
- Commitment: Having something to fight for gives you extra motivation.
- Self-Control: Free will is the realization that you own your actions and control your reactions.
Build a First Responder Mindset
- Reframe your thoughts about reality: You can’t control reality, but you can manage how you adapt to it.
- Prepare for the worst: You can’t train to deal with every possible situation, but you can prepare your mind to adapt to unexpected ones.
- Create alternative paths: Creativity plays a critical role in overcoming adversity.
- Leverage the power of relationships: Rescuing yourself from adversity starts with you but strong relationships are critical for bouncing back.
- Mind your spirit: Religious and spiritual support bring us comfort during adversity.
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Adaptability
Adaptability is the personality trait that helps determine how you respond to change. It’s composed of flexibility (your willingness to change) and versatility (your ability to change). A...
Valuable To Your Employer
Adaptable people are open to new ideas, and don't need to follow traditional ways. They're able to anticipate changes and don't panic when things don't go according to plan.
Adaptability always adds to the competitive advantage of organizations or individuals.
A Better Leader
Adaptable people excel as leaders, earn the respect of their peers, inspire those around them to embrace change, and helps to facilitate even the most unanticipated transitions.
Unlike adaptable leaders, a leader unable to pivot quickly could hurt employees and the organization as a whole.
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Resilience
It's the skill that enables us to recover quickly from difficulties. It means adapting well in the face of trauma, tragedy or significant stress.
We build our resilience by learni...
Build a circle of trust
The primary factor in resilience is having supportive relationships, inside and outside the family.
Close friends, family and loved ones represent our social support; they encourage and motivate us, and let us know that we aren’t alone.
Reframe stressful situations
The way we view a potentially stressful situation can either make the crisis worse in our mind or minimize it.
Reframing things in a more positive way can alter our perceptions and relieve our stressful feelings.