Tag: Adaptability
It’s not difficult to find stories about people who have overcome a crisis and gone through a positive transformation. More than a few will tell you that they are better off for the experience. While the types of events and individual backgrounds vary widely, a key trait these resilient survivors have in common is their […]
Let’s be honest. The idea of being kind to yourself is little more than an excuse for laziness and lack of self-discipline. You can’t be soft on yourself and expect to survive in this world. Sounds pretty harsh, doesn’t it? And yet, whether by intent or default, most of us fall well short of […]
Endurance is said to be the stuff that turns hardship into glory. It’s the ability to push oneself to the limit, to continue despite fatigue, stress, or other adverse conditions. It is all these things and more, but it is not the same as resilience. Most people don’t know the difference. They consider themselves to […]
Stories about survival against great odds provide inspiration and help us to realize we are not alone – that there are others who have experienced similar or even greater challenges and refused to give up. These stories give us hope and a measure of courage because we tell ourselves that if they can make it […]
“I love Janie like a sister, I just can’t stand to be around her. Her chronic negativity drains me, and when I try to interject something positive into the conversation, she mocks me for being a naive goodie-two-shoes. I don’t want to end the friendship, but more and more I find myself avoiding her and […]
It’s been one of those days. It started when the alarm didn’t go off, then you ran over the neighbor kid’s bike while backing out of the driveway. Already stressed, the whole drive to work you kept thinking about how much trouble you’ll be in if you’re late to work – again. Instead, you discover […]
