Learn to be positive and avoid negative things! A version of this article appears in print on June 21, 2020, Section D, Page 3 of the New York edition with the headline: Build Your Resilience Toolbox. Order Reprints

Date:   6/23/2020 4:59:54 PM ( 4 y ago)

How to Build Resilience

Interviews with large numbers of highly resilient individuals — those who have experienced a great deal of adversity and have come through it successfully — show they share the following characteristics.

They have a positive, realistic outlook.
They don’t dwell on negative information and instead look for opportunities in bleak situations, striving to find the positive within the negative.

They have a moral compass. Highly resilient people have a solid sense of what they consider right and wrong, and it tends to guide their decisions.

They have a belief in something greater than themselves. This is often found through religious or spiritual practices. The community support that comes from being part of religion also enhances resilience.

They are altruistic; they have a concern for others and a degree of selflessness. They are often dedicated to causes they find meaningful and that gives them a sense of purpose.

They accept what they cannot change and focus energy on what they can change. Dr. Southwick says resilient people reappraise a difficult situation and look for meaningful opportunities within it.

They have a mission, a meaning, a purpose. Feeling committed to a meaningful mission in life gives them courage and strength.

They have a social support system, and they support others. said Dr. Southwick, “Very few resilient people, go it alone.”

** Unless you learn this technique - you will wonder and become confused about many of the problems in your life!

 

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