Infographic: How to build personal resilience

Ever wanted to build your personal resilience? David Keane has given us this neat infographic that breaks it down into 18 easy steps.

A resilient person can not only handle a difficult experience in the moment, they can also bounce back quickly afterward. We can develop our resilience by managing our thoughts, behaviours and actions. This infographic beneath collects together a few of the main ways we can be more resilient.

  • Develop supportive and caring relationships at home, among friends and colleagues.
  • Accept help and support and help others when they need it.
  • Receiving & appreciating kindness from others may be just as important as offering it up.
  • This is because gratitude is an important part of resiliency.
  • Remember that some crises are beyond your control.
  • You cannot change events however you can change the way you interpret and react to them.
  • It’s important that you try to accept this and look ahead.
  • Accept that change is part of life and that you will have to adapt to changing circumstances.
  • Set some realistic goals and take regular small steps towards achieving them.
  • Ask yourself, “What’s the one thing I can accomplish today?” rather than focusing on the overarching goal.
  • Be decisive – do as much as you can rather than avoiding problems and hoping they will go away.
  • Try to understand your own experiences of dealing with loss, hardship or emotional problems.
  • Appreciate what you have learned from these difficult issues.
  • Develop a positive view about yourself and be confident in your strengths and abilities.
  • Try to take a longer-term perspective and don’t blow the significance of the event out of proportion.
  • Stay hopeful and optimistic.
  • Visualise what you want, rather than worrying about what you fear.
  • Look after yourself – your health, fitness and need for relaxation and peace.
  • Looking after yourself will give you the strength and balance to deal with difficult situations.

 

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David Keane is director of Davitt Corporate Psychology, where this post first appeared 

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