3 Habits of Highly Resilient People
<p>For most of us, the idea of <em>resilience</em> conjures up stories of profound heroism in the face of grave injustice — Viktor Frankl surviving the concentration camps or Rosa Parks sitting wherever she damn well pleased.</p>
<p>But resilience isn’t always epic. Sometimes it’s quite ordinary:</p>
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<li><strong>Taking criticism well from our spouse instead of getting defensive</strong></li>
<li><strong>Processing grief in a healthy way instead of running to escape it.</strong></li>
<li><strong>Giving that toast at a wedding despite feeling anxious</strong></li>
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<p>Even if we’re fortunate enough not to need heroic levels of resilience in our lives, we could all benefit from more resilience with everyday stressors and challenges.</p>
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<p>Research shows that highly resilient people tend to possess three common traits or habits: <em>acceptance</em>, <em>purpose</em>, and <em>flexibility</em>. Importantly, we know that these are not simply genetic gifts some lucky few are born with — they’re skills all of us can learn to build.</p>
<p>Whether you’d like to handle relationship conflict more confidently, bounce back a little quicker from setbacks at work, or cope with anxiety and stress a little better, you can learn a lot from the 3 habits of highly resilient people.</p>
<h1>1. Acceptance</h1>
<p>Resilience does not mean naive optimism.</p>
<p>Highly resilient people are clear-eyed about the nature of the challenges they face — neither overly optimistic or pessimistic. This acceptance of the way things <em>really</em> are allows them to be more effective at designing strategies to navigate their challenges productively.</p>
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