Social 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.
Shift Your Mindset to Build Resilience
One of the most powerful things you can do to build resilience is to shift your mindset. Your mindset is a set of conscious and unconscious beliefs that affect how you think about your abilities, how you behave, how you affect those around you, and how you view the adversity in your life. This view profoundly affects the way you live your life.
Gratitude changes everything
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.
Protect Your Peace
Protect Your PeaceProtect Your PeaceProtect Your Peace Last year, my husband Jay and I went to Antigua for the first vacation we have had in years. Each day, we ate breakfast at the same restaurant, and each day, we were seated by Keitha. Keitha always had a smile on her face and an infectious spirit.…
Resilience is the New Leadership Currency
Resilience is the New Leadership CurrencyResilience is the New Leadership CurrencyResilience 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 time…