If you’ve ever had an injury before, you’ve noticed that until that injury heals, you won’t be
comfortable. Sometimes, if you’re an employee, it may be an excuse for being absent from work because
of your experience with pain.
I started with this, just to make sure you remember what resilience is. There is a period of
pain, but after the pain, you’ve got to step out of the house and continue as if nothing
happened.
So, resilience is the ability for you to feel better as soon as something unpleasant, like an
injury happens to you. Injury or sickness may not be the only thing to recover from immediately.
It can be something like loss of money and business or any other thing.
I lost money to a close family friend sometime in 2003 and that ended my first business.
After feeling bad due to this loss, I have to find a solution to it. I have to feel better quickly to
find something to do.
I went into marketing products for a particular chemical company. It wasn’t easy compared
to running my own business. But it helped me for the time it lasted.
When you hear about resilience that doesn’t mean that people don’t have one pain or the
other. The pain is there, but you have to find a way to deal with it depending on what you’re going
through at that moment.
If you are conversant with footballers, you can see how quickly they go back to the field
shortly after their injury heals. This is also because of resilience, it’s all about regaining strength and the right sound of
mind to move on with life.
The Five Simple way to Develop Resilience
● Don’t give up
You should know that in life nothing comes easy. So don’t be discouraged when
trying to recover from any unpleasant situation. It requires patience and that exactly helps me in any situation.
● Talk to close people
Relate with people you’re close with, it can be family members or trusted friends.
Share how you feel and be sure you’ll get support.
● Be positive
This is you looking at things with a positive eye. To feel strong, bright and hopeful
about life.
● Take care of your well-being
This is where your mental health comes to mind. You should recognise when you
need a break to take time off and to recharge.
● Learn lessons
There should be lessons to learn from any setback, so resilience allows you to learn
lessons from your experience to adapt and make changes for better growth.
By Emma .I. Oparaocha