You, Too, Can Be Resilient

Life tests us and poses situations that exceed our capacities. We have two options: to feel that we have failed or to overcome and emerge stronger.

Life often tests us and confronts us with situations that surpass our abilities. In these moments, we may feel like we have failed, but we also have the option to overcome these challenges and emerge even stronger.

Enter resilience.

Resilience is the human capacity to confront difficult situations and overcome them flexibly. It involves restructuring our psychological resources according to new circumstances and our needs, and resilient people use those situations to grow and develop their potential to the maximum.

Resilience is not an innate quality, nor is it imprinted on our genes. We can all develop it throughout life as long as we change some of our habits and beliefs.

So, what characteristics describe a resilient person?

• Resilient people know their strengths and limitations, are creative, trust their abilities, and see difficulties as opportunities to learn.

• They know their potential and limitations and trust what they can do, but they also know when to ask for help.

• Resilient people c…