Resilience

Definition

The ability to recover quickly from illness, change, or misfortune; buoyancy.

The property of a material that enables it to resume its original shape or position after being bent, stretched, or compressed; elasticity.

The act of resiling, leaping, or springing back; the act of rebounding.


Learn by doing is all about trial and error. Those of us who choose the path of learn by doing - resilience is our default mode. When something doesn't work, we try again, and again, and again.

Practice makes perfect.
Don't break the chain.

We must establish systems to support this mode.

Here's one secret to know about resilience:

Successful entrepreneurs find people who solve the problems they can't. Whether it be a developer to solve an issue with an app, a marketer to solve a problem with clicks, or a sales person to inject more sales... They don't stay stuck with problems they can't solve themselves - they seek out others who can solve them. It's leveraging the skills of others to overcome resistance.

Set small goals - the best goals are the ones that help you get started. Once you get started, let the motivation carry you through.


Resilience is the ability to recover from or adjust to misfortune and change. Why are some people are more resilient than others? Resilient people share three main characteristics:

  1. They staunchly accept reality and face the facts of their situation. They don't sugarcoat or deny the difficulties they're facing.

  2. They find meaning and purpose in adversity. Resilient people construct narratives to find significance in their hardships.

  3. They have a remarkable ability to improvise and make do with whatever's at hand. They can adapt to new circumstances and creatively problem-solve with limited resources.

Resilient companies have strong value systems, face reality, and foster improvisation and ingenuity in their workforce. Overall, resilience enables both people and companies to survive and bounce back from hardship.

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