10 Ways to Boost Emotional Resilience
At our Midwest summer camp near Chicago, Illinois, we are mindful of personal development. A recent article offers some good tips on how to foster emotional resilience. Bullets below, with the whole article from the folks at Barking Up the Wrong Tree available at this link.
Increase Emotional Resilience
- Foster optimism: Don’t be in denial. See the world clearly but believe in your abilities.
- Face your fears: Hiding from fear makes it worse. Face it and you overcome it.
- Have a moral compass: A strong feeling of right and wrong tells us we must when we feel we can’t.
- Practice spirituality: Be a part of a group that has strong beliefs.
- Give and receive social support: Tapping on the wall of your cell can keep you going.
- Imitate resilient role models: Or have people you know you do not want to be.
- Physical fitness: Exercise adapts your body to stress.
- Be a lifelong learner: Keep your brain sharp and it will give you solutions when you need them most.
- Have a number of ways to cope: Be like Navy SEALs and Special Forces operators — and laugh.
- Have meaning in your life: Don’t just do a job; have a calling and a purpose.