If you’ve overcome these 9 challenges in life, you’re more resilient than you think

01/22/25 at 03:00 AM

If you’ve overcome these 9 challenges in life, you’re more resilient than you think 
Personal Branding Blog; by Lucas Graham; 1/21/25 
Resilience isn’t always about being unshakable or invincible. Sometimes, it’s just about surviving the chaos, picking yourself up after the mess, and somehow finding the courage to keep going. In the moment, it’s hard to see how strong you really are—you’re just trying to make it through. But when you pause and look back, you realize the grit it took to get here. ... [If] you’ve been through these nine challenges and made it out, you’re way more resilient than you give yourself credit for.

  1. Life throws curveballs ...
  2. You've faced financial hardship ...
  3. You've overcome a health crisis ...
  4. You've dealt with loss ...
  5. You've been through failure ...
  6. You've healed from emotional wounds ...
  7. You've survived isolation ...
  8. You've tackled self-doubt ...
  9. You've stepped out of your comfort zone ...

Editor's note: What does this article have to do with hospice and palliative leadership? Each patient and/or caregiver's history of resilience absolutely impacts how they cope now, what they need and expect, and their individualized Plans of Care. Clinically, such life review inherently unfolds for most persons receiving hospice patient and/or surviving caregivers/families receiving grief care. Organizationally, resilience is crucial to successfully navigating leadership challenges. Selecting from these for Behavioral Interviewing of employee candidates can generate significant insights, like, "Tell us about a time when you stepped out of your comfort zone." 

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