Author Archives: Raymond Yung

From the book ‘The Resilience Factor’ by Karen Reivich & Andrew Shatte (p.40 & p.56) “Resilient people are optimistic. They believe that things can change for the better. They have hope for the future and believe that they control the direction of their lives.” “Realistic optimism is the ability to maintain a positive outlook without […]

A friend of mine has recently beset with some minor ailments without apparent causes even after consulting his family doctor. That reminded me of a book I read last year called “The body has a mind of its own” by Sandra Blakeslee and Matthew Blakeslee. In a nutshell, the book suggests that our (physical) body […]

The second factor is impulse control from the book ‘The Resilience Factor’ by Karen Reivich & Andrew Shatte. (p.39-40) “It makes intuitive sense that emotion regulation and impulse control are closely related, and our analyses bear this out – people who are strong on the Resilience Quotient factor of impulse control also tend to be […]

Yesterday the subject of “career path” came up in a conversation and it dawned on me that there is a predominant view about it. Let us take a moment to ponder a bit on it. A path means a journey or an experience in a broad sense. The word in itself does not imply “climbing […]

Last Thursday I was on a return flight from Amsterdam Schipol airport back to London. The original 7pm flight was delayed and then eventually canceled around 9:30pm. I was rescheduled for 7am flight the next morning and sent to an airport hotel by a shuttle bus. Despite such misfortune, I would like to acknowledge KLM […]

Again I could not contain my happiness though it was not a big deal. Two copies of my book sold online in July:> One printed copy was sold in the U.S. and one electronic copy was purchased in Portugal. I am very happy as my book is still “out there”, and there are copies sold […]

I was in Paris last week and was urged by two French friends to try the gallette (apparently quite a celebrated regional specialty in Brittany) for lunch at the local creperie after being corrected that it is actually a meal and not a dessert. I arrived on my own at the creperie with excitement for […]

Emotional regulation is the first resilience factor from the book ‘The Resilience Factor’ by Karen Reivich & Andrew Shatte. “Emotion Regulation is the ability of stay calm under pressure. Resilient people use a well-developed set of skills that help them to control their emotions, attention, and behavior. Self-regulation is important for forming intimate relationships, succeeding […]

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 […]

As some of you might have noticed, I was “inactive” on my blogging during the last couple of weeks. Excuses/Resaons aside (that in itself probably requires a few blogs to elaborate. Let us not get there…) I have decided to break the inertia by simply doing what I am doing now – posting a blog. […]