Many of us have moved from saying “Woe is me” to “WOW! I survived and I am even thriving.” We could ask ourselves, “Where did my resiliency develop? And if it did not develop in childhood, when did it develop?” If you do not identify yourself as being resilient to challenges, you may not recognize […]
We love quotations as they are like nuggets of gold; pure thoughts that can improve our thinking, self-perception, and worldview. Enjoy these resilience quotes.
Have you ever left your favorite bookstore feeling renewed and a little wiser? Or perhaps you have felt the same after visiting amazon.com and glancing through pages of book titles. I noticed this phenomenon when visiting a friend. I was drawn to her wall of well-read books. I realized that the core message of most self-help and knowledge based books is […]
Here are some light hearted ideas to ease internal tension.
My last month has included a number of significant and insignificant ups and downs. They happen to me, to you and most of us. People say “the ups and downs of life.” Right? But let’s call them downs and UPs. That feels better to complete the cycle on a resilient uplift! Don’t you agree? There […]
To have resilience at work often takes a concerted effort. Resilience helps you manage typical workplace challenges such as: personality differences bullying micro-management being blamed poor leadership criticism demands on your time lack of childcare personal issues such as depression, anger, lack of stress management skills or illness. Here are 12 effective ways to enhance your […]
In some ways, all of us are resilient people. Yet, there are some people who prove obvious and high resiliency. You know! Those people who when you hear their story you ask, “How did they do it?” Examples of famous and highly resilient people include Nelson Mandela, The 14th Dala Lama, and Malala Yousafzai. Of course, there […]
My hubby, Les has been a long-time fan of the reality TV show, Survivor. I sometimes watch. The 2013 series had special interest for me because of the resilience demonstrated by the unlikely and successful contestant, John Cochran. He is now simply known as the Survivor Cochran. When Cochran previously competed in the show, he was perceived as a nerdy, […]
The concept of resilience is complex, yet simple. It is as simple as the metaphor of a rubber band. Rubber bands, like people, come in different sizes and are subjected to different challenges. They also have different thickness and abilities to stretch–shorter or longer. Stretch, Challenge and Heat I have had times when I snapped […]
Overview: It was a thrill when Patricia O’Gorman read and endorsed my book From Woe to WOW: How Resilient Women Succeed at Work. O’Gorman was one of the first experts to write specifically about women’s resilience. She saw women as vulnerable to losing touch with their personal power because of their strong focus on relationships and […]