Resilience is the name of the game

Resilience is the ability to handle difficult situations and circumstances, and to rise above them becoming stronger and better. It is more important than ever in this world full of uncertainties and changes.

I am reading an excellent book called “The Resilience Factor” by Karen Reivich and Andrew Shatte. I would like to share some of wisdom of the book in the next few blogs.

The authors Karen and Andrew identify these seven key components of resilience in their book:
1) Emotion regulation – the ability to stay calm under pressure
2) Impulse control – the ability not to act out of one’s impulse
3) Optimism – believe that things can change for the better
4) Casual Analysis – the ability to accurately identify the causes of their problems
5) Empathy — the ability to read other people’s cues to their psychological and emotional states
6) Self-efficacy – our sense that we are effective in the world
7) Reaching out – the ability to reach out to others and have a positive impact on their lives