Title: How to Be More Resilient in Everyday Life
Headings: How to Be More Resilient in Everyday Life
How to Be More Resilient in Everyday Life
Trait #1: Acceptance of Reality
How to Practice
Trait #2: Sense of Purpose
How to Practice
Trait #3: Adaptability
How to Practice
Summary and Key Points

Content: Adaptability
People who are resilient to the stressors in their life have an uncanny ability to be flexible when circumstances change. Rather than becoming paralyzed or resorting to wishing and complaining that things were different, they set about to change the one thing they actually have control over—themselves. In other words, resilient people have a knack for being creative and inventive in the face of stress which allows them to adapt and “roll with” their difficulties rather than crumble or try to escape. One of the best examples of everyday resilience and adaptability came from a client of mine and how she learned to communicate better with her husband. By nature, this client of mine had a very direct, matter-of-fact style of communicating. As soon as she recognized something was wrong, she wanted