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You can build your resilience

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You can build your resilience

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You can build your resilience

Resilience is your ability to “bounce back” from difficult experiences. More specifically, the American Psychological Association (APA) defines resilience as: “The process of adapting well in the face of adversity, trauma, tragedy, threats or significant sources of stress — such as family and relationship problems, serious health problems, or workplace and financial stressors. Resilience can also involve profound personal growth.”

There are four fundamental factors that make up resilience. When you have these traits, you’ll likely be more resilient and able to bounce back from adversity. 

  • Maintain a healthy mind-set and thoughts. 
  • Hold a strong connection with others.
  • Engage in self-discovery and hold a strong sense of purpose and meaning.
  • Practice healthy lifestyle behaviors like regular exercise, healthy eating and proper sleep.


You may be thinking, “OK, I’m not facing adversity at the moment. Can being resilient benefit me on a daily basis? If so, how?” The answer is yes, it can benefit you in your everyday life. When you build your resilience, you’ll improve your overall health and capacity to:

  • Stay focused, agile and productive in good and bad times.
  • Be courageous and less afraid of new and uncertain experiences.
  • Manage uncomfortable emotions such as anger and despair.
  • Strengthen your relationships, especially under pressure.
  • Boost your self-esteem.
  • Feel confident in your problem-solving abilities.
  • Cope well with stress resulting in better mental and physical health.


Finally, you can learn skills to become a more resilient person. When you practice these actions and attitudes, you’ll strengthen your capacity for the attributes described above and your ability to bounce back from life-changing events, quicker and stronger. Consider these top 10 actions to build your resilience: 

  1. Be optimistic. Accept that things change and hold a hopeful outlook.
  2. Believe in yourself. Practice self-affirmations to remind yourself that you’re doing your best.

  3. Laugh! Find ways to cultivate your sense of humor. 

  4. Live in the present and practice mindfulness. Focus on the present moment (not the past or future), without judgment.

  5. Find your purpose. Discover why you are here and what brings meaning to your life.

  6. Practice gratitude. Be thankful and show appreciation for the people and experiences around you.

  7. Set goals and do things that give you a sense of accomplishment.
  8. Discover and build on your personal strengths. Find what you’re good at and use those strengths to find your purpose and enrich your life.

  9. Practice healthy lifestyle behaviors such as exercise, good nutrition and proper sleep. 
  10. Build a strong social network. Building connections to friends and family will help you build a safety net to use when you do face adversity.

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You can build your resilience

Resilience is your ability to “bounce back” from difficult experiences. More specifically, the American Psychological Association (APA) defines resilience as: “The process of adapting well in the face of adversity, trauma, tragedy, threats or significant sources of stress — such as family and relationship problems, serious health problems, or workplace and financial stressors. Resilience can also involve profound personal growth.”

There are four fundamental factors that make up resilience. When you have these traits, you’ll likely be more resilient and able to bounce back from adversity. 

  • Maintain a healthy mind-set and thoughts. 
  • Hold a strong connection with others.
  • Engage in self-discovery and hold a strong sense of purpose and meaning.
  • Practice healthy lifestyle behaviors like regular exercise, healthy eating and proper sleep.


You may be thinking, “OK, I’m not facing adversity at the moment. Can being resilient benefit me on a daily basis? If so, how?” The answer is yes, it can benefit you in your everyday life. When you build your resilience, you’ll improve your overall health and capacity to:

  • Stay focused, agile and productive in good and bad times.
  • Be courageous and less afraid of new and uncertain experiences.
  • Manage uncomfortable emotions such as anger and despair.
  • Strengthen your relationships, especially under pressure.
  • Boost your self-esteem.
  • Feel confident in your problem-solving abilities.
  • Cope well with stress resulting in better mental and physical health.


Finally, you can learn skills to become a more resilient person. When you practice these actions and attitudes, you’ll strengthen your capacity for the attributes described above and your ability to bounce back from life-changing events, quicker and stronger. Consider these top 10 actions to build your resilience: 

  1. Be optimistic. Accept that things change and hold a hopeful outlook.
  2. Believe in yourself. Practice self-affirmations to remind yourself that you’re doing your best.

  3. Laugh! Find ways to cultivate your sense of humor. 

  4. Live in the present and practice mindfulness. Focus on the present moment (not the past or future), without judgment.

  5. Find your purpose. Discover why you are here and what brings meaning to your life.

  6. Practice gratitude. Be thankful and show appreciation for the people and experiences around you.

  7. Set goals and do things that give you a sense of accomplishment.
  8. Discover and build on your personal strengths. Find what you’re good at and use those strengths to find your purpose and enrich your life.

  9. Practice healthy lifestyle behaviors such as exercise, good nutrition and proper sleep. 
  10. Build a strong social network. Building connections to friends and family will help you build a safety net to use when you do face adversity.

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