http://changethinking.net/resilience/how-resilient-are-you Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:32:38 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 http://changethinking.net/resilience/how-resilient-are-you/comment-page-1#comment-3544 Linda Hoopes Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:57:48 +0000 http://changethinking.net/?p=456#comment-3544 Susan, in response to your question, let me offer a metaphor I find helpful, which is to think of the elements of resilience as "change muscles" that can be strengthened just as physical muscles can. If, for instance, you want to become more focused, you might spend some time each day thinking about your highest priorities and making sure you are spending your energy in the right places. Another thing that is also very helpful is to find people who complement your strengths and team up to address change more effectively together than you might do individually. I have had the pleasure of working with Daryl on the resilience material for nearly 20 years, and have a blog and a newsletter that I often use to share thoughts on the topic. If you're interested, the blog is at http://joyful59.livejournal.com. Susan, in response to your question, let me offer a metaphor I find helpful, which is to think of the elements of resilience as “change muscles” that can be strengthened just as physical muscles can. If, for instance, you want to become more focused, you might spend some time each day thinking about your highest priorities and making sure you are spending your energy in the right places. Another thing that is also very helpful is to find people who complement your strengths and team up to address change more effectively together than you might do individually.
I have had the pleasure of working with Daryl on the resilience material for nearly 20 years, and have a blog and a newsletter that I often use to share thoughts on the topic. If you’re interested, the blog is at http://joyful59.livejournal.com.

]]> http://changethinking.net/resilience/how-resilient-are-you/comment-page-1#comment-3543 Susan Obermeier Sat, 20 Feb 2010 19:11:08 +0000 http://changethinking.net/?p=456#comment-3543 In thinking about resiliency and in taking the resiliency test, I realized that in some things I am very resilient but in others I am not. For example, if I lose my job, I go into "full court press" to find another one and cannot focus on anything else until I land that next position. However, if I have some sense of financial security, I am happy to try all sorts of new things. I guess the questions that I have are: Can a person learn to be resilient? or Can a person overcome those areas in which resiliency is not present? In thinking about resiliency and in taking the resiliency test, I realized that in some things I am very resilient but in others I am not. For example, if I lose my job, I go into “full court press” to find another one and cannot focus on anything else until I land that next position. However, if I have some sense of financial security, I am happy to try all sorts of new things. I guess the questions that I have are: Can a person learn to be resilient? or Can a person overcome those areas in which resiliency is not present?

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