How are YOU resilient? Here is a list of personal resiliency builders, read this list, and identify three or four strategies that you use to be resilient.
Relationships-Sociability/ability to be a friend/ability to form positive relationships
Humour- Has a good sense of humour
Inner Direction- Bases choices/decisions on internal evaluation (internal focus on control)
Perceptiveness- Insightful understanding of people and situations
Independence- “Adaptive” distancing from unhealthy people and situations
Positive View of Personal Future- Optimism; expects a positive future
Flexibility- Can adjust to change; can bend as necessary to positively cope with a situation
Love of Learning- Capacity for and connection to learning
Self-motivation- Internal initiative and positive motivation from within
Competence- Is “good at something”/ personal competence
Self-Worth- Feelings of self-worth and self-confidence
Spirituality- Personal faith in something greater
Perseverance- Keeps on despite difficulty; doesn’t give up
Creativity- Expresses self through artistic endeavour
