At some point in your life, how many of you have read a self-improvement or ‘self-help’ book? Or how many of you have made a New Year’s resolution?
I had a friend recommend a book to me the other day, I got about ½ through it and suddenly I thought to myself, why the hell am I reading this book? This book really sucks!
You have just been nominated to chair the committee to plan your 10th high school reunion. “Yikes!” you say to yourself as you contemplate what all this entails. Luckily, the committee has 5 other members who were appointed prior to graduation, so at least you don’t have to find help.
I’m going to introduce you to two people that have something in common. The first is a woman who was an aspiring writer who had recently been divorced and living on government aid. In fact, she was so poor that she couldn’t afford a typewriter.
Given what has been going on in the world lately regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, I thought it was a good time to share some research I have done on the importance of being resilient as well as some strategies we can all use for building resilience.