Build Your Resilience

What makes some people more resilient than others?

Eilene Zimmerman, New York Times  [10’ read] 

What you need to know …

  • They have a positive, realistic outlook. 
  • They have a concern for others and a degree of selflessness. 
  • They accept what they cannot change and focus energy on what they can change. 
  • They have a mission, a meaning, a purpose. 
  • They have a social support system, and they support others. 

Breaking the anxiety cycle through kindness

Steven Zanella, TED Talk [18:49′]

What you need to know …

  • Breaking habits is very, very hard, but developing new habits, that’s much easier.
  • Focus on building a new habit: positive thinking. It will take practice and time.
  • Let go of the things that happened in the past. Focus on loving and supporting yourself in the present moment.
  • Practice showing love and kindness to yourself and others.

Who Do I Want to Be During the Pandemic?