4 Pathways to Professional Resilience

Bouncing back from adversity is essential to success in any part of our lives. It's particularly true in the professional realm. If we fail to adapt and change, we die on the vine. So let's not! Let's learn to master professional resilience.

I've identified four pathways to professional resilience which I'm going to explore in a series of articles between now and the end of the year. They are:

1. Invest in Yourself
2. Curiosity
3. Letting go
4. Self-Management

​But before we dive into the four pathways, let's look at this concept of professional resilience and see how it applies to you specifically. I invite you to try the following exercise:

1. What is your personal definition of resilience?
   ​(Here's mine: "the ability to harness inner resources and be flexible in the face of uncertainty." Feel free to use it if you wish.)
2. When in your work life have you demonstrated professional resilience?
3. How will being more resilient in your professional life serve you in the next 12 months?

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