5 ways to be more resilient
What is resilience? Resilience is the ability to adapt to and bounce back from adversity. The past year may have challenged our resilience with a lot of uncertainty, fear and change during a worldwide pandemic. What tips can we can take with us moving forward to be resilient when we face other challenges in the future?
Empower yourself. What things can you do or change about the situation? There will be some things that you can’t change, focus on the ones that you can. Often, you have more power and ability to influence your circumstances than you think. Do you have a job that you hate? What can you do – could you speak to your manager about secondments or other job options, reach out to your network about new opportunities or put in more effort in applying for a new role? There are things that you can do to change your circumstances – empower yourself and act on these.
Self-care. One of the best ways you can empower yourself is to take care of yourself. Eating well, exercise, sleep and meditation are great ways to support you to respond difficult situations as best as you can. Make time to do things that you enjoy to bring more joy into your life – this will give you something to look forward to and make difficult circumstances a little easier.
One of my personal beliefs is that life only gives me as much as I can handle. This helps to boost my self-belief that I am strong enough and capable of dealing with whatever comes my way.
Embrace the challenges in life. Take difficult situations as great opportunities for learning and growth. Reframe your perspective and see what you have to gain. Maybe it’s a chance to learn how to manage relationships with different personalities, be mentally stronger or become wiser?
Seek support from others. Reach out to people and talk about it - you don’t need to experience the adversities in your life alone. Perhaps your friends or family can offer great some support or advice if you ask. It’s during difficult times that I have truly appreciated the support of family/friends and how wonderful they are.
