Resilient people thrive in constant change and expect to bounce back. Resiliency psychology shows us how to develop resilience using research on coping, optimism, and emotional intelligence.
People react to setbacks in different ways:
- Exploders: Become enraged and may become violent.
- Imploders: Feel overwhelmed and helpless.
- Victims: Blame others and spiral into negative thoughts.
- Resilient Individuals: Adapt quickly and turn challenges into opportunities.
Building Your Resilience
- Stay calm under pressure: Develop a personal plan for health and energy.
- Improve problem-solving skills: Use analytical, creative, and practical methods.
- Build inner strength: Strengthen self-esteem, self-confidence, and a positive self-concept.
- Enhance high-level skills: Foster curiosity and self-managed learning.
- Embrace serendipity: Turn misfortune into lucky outcomes.
Resiliency Development Activities
- Reflect: List differences between highly resilient people and those who are not.
- Conceptualize: Define what "the art of resiliency" means to you.
- Identify: Find the unstated resiliency skill within these concepts.
This content is borrowed from the book "The Resiliency Advantage Master Change, Thrive Under Pressure, and Bounce Back from Setbacks" by Al Siebert
Book: https://a.co/d/07dZJunX