Five Ways to Build Resilience and Buffer the Effects of Stress
No other person has travelled the same path or faced the same challenges in exactly the same way as you have. But every one of us has battled, taken risks, made mistakes and experienced victories. Some of the battles have levelled us and required us to turn inward to find the strength to continue on. At other times, we confidently know exactly what to say and do in order to reach our goals.
How often are you “derailed from your center,” and how easily can you get yourself back on track?
Do you find yourself constantly putting out fires and reacting to problems, or do you look for the good in others and expect that things will just work out?
Have you ever thought about why there is such a wide variation in the ability to manage adversity?
The answer lies in one’s RESILIENCE – the capacity to recover from or adjust to misfortune or change. Resilience is something that we all need because it is positively correlated with our happiness and overall sense of well-being