Social Connection Builds ResilienceSocial Connection Builds ResilienceSocial Connection Builds Resilience Humans are social creatures with emotional needs for relationships and positive connections to others. Our social brain craves companionship. We are not meant to survive, let alone thrive, in isolation. I am so grateful for my tribe. I have some amazing friends and I’m not…
Shift Your Mindset to Build ResilienceShift Your Mindset to Build Resilience Shift Your Mindset to Build Resilience I’m willing to bet that when you woke up this morning, your first words were not, “Today is a great day to fail!” But maybe they should have been. I have been allergic to failure my entire life.…
Resilient people proactively cultivate positive emotions like humor, gratitude and optimism. You don’t even have to find anything to be grateful for. The simple act of looking for the positive decreases the stress hormone cortisol by 23%. Just looking for something to appreciate increases serotonin and dopamine, the feel-good neurochemicals in most antidepressants.
Peace is something that seems to be in short supply these days, and there are so many things wearing down our physical and psychological immune system.
Resilience is the New Leadership CurrencyResilience is the New Leadership Currency Resilience is the New Leadership Currency Two weeks ago, we had to say goodbye to our son Evan, who had been visiting from his therapeutic boarding school in Idaho. While we know this program is the best place for him, it still hurts every…