Resilience: Resilience is the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; it’s a form of emotional strength and adaptability in facing adversity, trauma, tragedy, threats, or significant sources of stress. It involves “bouncing back” from difficult experiences and can also involve profound personal growth. Resilience is not about avoiding the distress or pain but rather dealing with it, learning from it, and moving forward stronger than before. (Source: ChatGPT)
NOTE: Resilient people move on from setbacks. The difference between resilient people and those who quit is their dogged determination not to quit in spite of the challenges. We don’t become resilient by reading a book or attending a lecture. Resilience is learned through experience. Each time we push aside the pain and move forward, we become a bit more resilient. Our mind and body learn that quitting is not an option. Do something good for yourself. Recall a moment when you bounced back from a setback. Look back at your bounce back experience with pride. You are stronger than you realize. You are resilient.