Be a Better Person to Build a Better World

One of the virtues to be a better person, and therefore to build a better world, is to have  resilience. 

Resilience is defined as the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness, the ability of a substance or object to spring back into shape; elasticity.

Resilience is not a trait that people either have or don't have. ... Resilience is about being adaptable. 

To learn 10 ways to build resilience in yourself, check out http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/road-resilience.aspx

For many, the greatest need is to build resilience at work. Here are some ways to do that:
Cherish social support and interaction. Good relationships with family and friends and others are vital. Being active in the wider community also helps.

1. Treat problems as a learning process. Develop the habit of using challenges as opportunities to acquire or master skills and build achievement.
2. Avoid making a drama out of a crisis. Stress and change are part of life. How we interpret and respond to events has a big impact of how stressful we find them.
3. Celebrate your successes. Take time at the end of each day to review what went well and congratulate yourself. This trains the mind to look for success rather than dwelling on negativity and ‘failure’.
4. Develop realistic life goals for guidance and a sense of purpose. Do something each day to move towards them. Again, small is beautiful; one small step amid the chaos of a busy day will help.
5. Take positive action. Doing something in the face of adversity brings a sense of control, even if it doesn’t remove the difficulty.
6. Nurture a positive view of yourself. Developing confidence in your ability to solve problems and trusting your instincts helps to build resiliency.
7. Keep a realistic perspective. Place challenging or painful events in the broader context of lifelong personal development.
8. Practice optimism. Nothing is either wholly good or bad. If we allow our thinking to dictate how we view something it will take over. Make your thinking work for your benefit, rather than letting it stymie you with doubt or by seeing only the bad side.   [https://www.barrywinbolt.com/resilience-at-work/]

Many of us develop resilience from living through tough situations. How resilient are you?

                                         A quick video about resilience  

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