The Resiliency - It is Hard to do but Worth the Effort

Resiliency refer to the ability to:

• cope well with high levels of ongoing disruptive change
• sustain good health and energy when under constant pressure
• bounce back easily from setbacks
• overcome adversities
• change to a new way of working and living when an old way no longer possible
• do all this without acting in dysfunctional or harmful ways.

When resilient people have their lives distrupted they handled their feelings in healthy ways. They allow themselves to feel grief, sad, anger, loss and confusion when hurt and distressed, but they don't let it become a permanent feeling state. An unexpected outcome is that they not only heal, they often bounce back stronger than before. This is why resilient people usually handle major difficulties and disaster easier than other. They rebuild their distrupted lives in a new way that works for them, and the struggle to overcome adversity develops new strengths in them.

Resilience is more important than ever in today's world. The volatile and chaotic period we are going through will not end soon. To sustain a good life for yourself and your family, you must be much more resilient than people had to be in the past. People with resiliency skills have a significant advantage over those who feel helpless or react like victims.

Resiliency is an essential skills in every job sector such as professional services; doctors, lawyers and etc, especially during times of turmoil. It is important to understand that when we are hit with life-distrupting events, we will never be the same again. We either cope or we crumble; We become better or bitter; we emerge stronger or weaker. It is up to us how we want to take it either in a positive way or in a negative way. We have to remember that it is not the strongest people will survive, it is not the most intelligence people will survive, but it is the people who are responsive to change will survive.

reference

1. Al Siebert (2005). The Resiliency Advantages: Master Change, Thrive Under Pressure, and Bounce Back From Setbacks. San Francisco, Berrett-Koehler Publisher INC.