Chapter 4: Job Skills for the Future

4.6 Resilience

Succeed through adversity

Resilience is the ability to thrive while overcoming obstacles. It is the ability to accept difficult situations and adapt in order to move forward. An individual with Resilience skill is capable of coping with stress, emotional upheaval, and pressure. They have the mindset that their skills and abilities are dynamic, not fixed allowing them to work through hard times to a better future.

Excelling in Resilience as a Job Skill means:

You are:

  • Self-reliant
  • Responsible
  • Self-Driven
  • Mature
  • Someone who will admit their mistakes and own their problems
  • Positive/optimistic
  • Able to work through difficult situations to find positive solutions

Others see that you:

  • Earn respect from your peers and colleagues
  • Are regarded as mature
  • Stay calm under pressure
  • Know when to ask for help
  • Find answers
  • Are successful

 

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