Developing Resiliency

Resiliency is not something that is taught but developed over time through experience and life lessons. We are all only a compilation of what people have said to us and what people have done to us. How we perceive the words and actions of others and difficult situations may determine how resilient we are. If a person is raised in a highly critical home and his/her parents do nothing but correct, condemn, berate, and shame, as the person grows older even the slightest amount of constructive suggestion can be a trigger that creates anger and anxiety.

Our goal should be to help our students and children realize these triggers at a young age and give them the tools to become good counter punchers and learn how to bounce back when something that is said or done to them sends them into a tailspin. How is this done? It’s done by understanding what we are all individually responsible for and what can be done by “me” and me alone to manage people, situations, and the environment. Listen in as Jim shares his insights and experiences about developing resiliency and why it is so important. 

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