Resilience

Over the next few posts I’ll describe seven resilience characteristics that help us navigate change or challenge, and how to increase each one. The First Resilience Characteristic is Positivity People who are highly positive see the bright side of situations, even when it’s new to them. You might say they are “sunny side up”. Positive […]

In my last post I talked about positivity, and today we’ll discuss confidence. You know sometimes confidence gets a bad rap because it’s confused with more negative traits like arrogance. So let’s be clear about the meaning. Confident people can accurately assess their skills and capabilities. They believe in themselves when facing uncertainty and view

Today we are at the third resilience characteristic which is Priorities. In order to increase the resilience characteristic of priorities, we must examine our values and purpose. Throughout every day we are making trade off decisions. “My energy feels low, should I take a nap or go for a walk?” Especially amid change, it’s easy

Previously I’ve discussed positivity, confidence and priorities. Today’s resilience characteristic is creativity. If people have called your ideas cockamamie or absurd; if you are completely comfortable in ambiguous situations; or if you can see how a variety of answers are all correct, then you are creative. We often associate creativity with artists, authors or inventors,

In this post we discuss the fifth of seven resilience muscles, the characteristic of connection. The connection trait has some nuance that may be overlooked if we aren’t careful. Many of us love to meet new people, nurture friendships and be social – and certainly that is connection. And, in the context of navigating change,

In this post we discuss the resilience characteristic of Structure. Think about a time in your personal life when things were changing. Maybe you just moved into a new place. That’s a time when a little structure helps a lot. Something as simple as unpacking your kitchen items, then get rid of the boxes. Now

In this post we cover the seventh and final resilience characteristic in this series which is Experimenting. People who score high in this characteristic are risk-takers. They are willing to try something new – even at the risk of embarrassment or other costs. Experimenters will take action in the midst of uncertainty; and they even

1. To increase Realistic Optimism. 2. Broadening our perspective requires intentionality. 3. Increasing our wellbeing builds resilience and improves happiness. CLM Video Transcription