RESILIENCE means knowing how to cope in spite of setbacks, barriers or limited resources. Resilience is a measure of how much you want something and how much you are willing, and able, to overcome obstacles to get it.
Remember Abraham Lincoln? You wouldn't, if he had given up. In 1832, he was defeated for the state legislature. Then he was elected to it in 1834. In 1838, he was defeated for speaker of the state house. In 1840, he was defeated for elector. He ran for Congress in 1843 and, guess what, he was defeated. He was elected to Congress in 1846 and then lost for re-election in 1849. He ran for United States Senate in 1855 and was defeated. In 1856, he was defeated for vice-president. He ran again for the US Senate in 1858 and lost. And in 1860, Abraham Lincoln was elected president of the US - but only after eight major setbacks. That is resilience!!
Your challenge to stay resilient may not be quite the same as Abe Lincoln's. You might be working on making a sales quota when 90% of your prospects say "no". You might be pushing for a change in your department and you have to fight with the management. You might be trying to get your co-workers to recycle paper to save money and trees. When you are up against obstacles, you can either maintain your resilience - or cave in to defeat.
(Source: Star Metro Classifieds - 19 August 2008)
(Source: Star Metro Classifieds - 19 August 2008)
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