Assess and Build Your Resilience

Resilient People:

Attribute Includes

Ways to Develop

• View life as challenging but filled with opportunity

• Appreciate the dangers and threats of change, but are not overwhelmed by them

• Imagine the best outcome, not the worst
• When faced with challenges and/or problems, focus on what you learned or can improved on next time
• Acknowledge positive accomplishments during challenging times

• Open to different options when responding to uncertainty

• Able to adapt to changing circumstances

• Practice patience and keep a sense of perspective

• View disruptions and ambiguity as a natural process of life

• Try new things

• Has vision of what is to be achieved

• Able to set goals
 
• Persistent-able to work through obstacles

• Evaluate your commitments, and create some short and longer term goals

• Identify what is and what is not under your control

• Set priorities

• Structured approach
 
• Recognize when to delegate or seek assistance

• Identify and schedule time to complete your immediate priorities

• Select and use a system to stay organized and manage your time

• Engage in the change process

• Apply lessons learned from past experiences to current situations
 
• Use resources creatively to reframe a situation

• Address problems in early stages-don't avoid them

• Have contingency or back up plans

• Don't be afraid ( at times ) to reach out or ask for help

• Take care of mind and body

• Pay attention to needs and feelings
 
• Engage in enjoyable outlets/activities
 
• Take time to relax and renew

• Exercise/Mediate

• Healthy eating
 
• Regular sleep/rest
 
• Community and social support

• Acknowledge positive accomplishments during challenging times