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Resilience
How to Build Everyday Resilience
April 12, 2023
When you think about a “resilient” person, who comes to mind? Often we think about people like Rosa Parks or Viktor Frankl, but resilience isn’t just for times of need; it’s a trait we can cultivate in ourselves to enhance how we experience everyday life. Most of us will be lucky enough not to need...
Four Research-Backed Strategies to Build Resilience
November 17, 2022
No matter who we are, there are times when life sends unexpected struggles our way. But learning healthy ways to cope with adversity — aka, building resilience — can help us manage our feelings in the moment, recover from setbacks more quickly, and build healthy habits to overcome future challenges. What is Resilience? Resilience is...
The Top 3 Skills for 2022: Resilience, Empathy, and Emotional Intelligence
January 12, 2022
A lot has changed in the past year. From learning new tech tools like Zoom, to adapting to a hybrid work-from-home and in-office model as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect how we live, it’s safe to say that we’ve faced more personal and professional changes in the last 365 days than perhaps at any...
The Resilient Leader: How to Build Resilience in 2023
December 07, 2021
This article was updated on 11/22/2022 When we think about “successful” or “unsuccessful” people, we often relate their success to their ability to bounce back from challenging situations. Resilience, which is our ability to frame setbacks as learning opportunities and manage our emotional responses to stress, has been linked to increased work satisfaction, lower levels...
Overcoming Adversity: 5 Science-Backed Resilience Strategies
November 23, 2021
Resilience is the ability to bounce back from adversity and adapt to difficult or challenging circumstances. Just like emotional intelligence, resilience is a trait that can be developed and strengthened over time — but doing so requires effort, dedication, and consistency. Think about it as a muscle in your mind: the more you work it,...
Stress Management Techniques to Increase Resilience
October 13, 2021
Stress is unavoidable, but now more than ever it’s important to understand the sources of our stress and how to find healthy ways to manage it. Does Stress Affect Men and Women Differently? Studies have shown that women are more likely than men to report having a great deal of stress, and almost half of...
The Best Books About Building Resilience
July 13, 2021
If there’s anything the past year and a half has shown us, it’s that learning to cope with stress, setbacks, and challenges in life is essential to maintaining our health and well-being. The key to these qualities is resilience. Resilience is defined as the ability to recover quickly from setbacks and hardship. Resilience is a...
Beating Impostor Syndrome: Tips for Mental Health Awareness Month
May 13, 2021
The post-pandemic era will require leaders to be a lot of things, and women are ready to lead with a collaborative and democratic style. And, here’s one way to fast-track yourself to the success you deserve: Move the thing that holds you back Stepping into your authentic leadership style means you need to grab a...
Why is Resilience Important for Success?
March 16, 2021
When we think about the skills and training needed to be successful, we tend to think of degree and diploma programs in school, but there’s more to success than that. These days, the traits and characteristics that set successful people apart are “soft skills” like emotional intelligence, communication, the ability to work as part of...
Being a Resilient Woman in Business: Reflections for International Women’s Day 2021
March 04, 2021
International Women’s Day often brings a time of reflection for me. As a mother of two daughters, I think about the progress that has been made and the work yet to be done. I hope in some small way that I am doing my part to help inspire my children and other women to go...