RETAILOBSERVER.COM MAY 2018
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Eliana Barriga
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Here's to recharging—
MAY 2018, VOLUME 29, ISSUE 5
CELEBRATING OUR 29
TH
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AS THE RETAIL OBSERVER
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THE RETAIL
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esilience is that enduring personal quality that enables some people
to be knocked down by life, yet come back stronger than before.
Instead of letting difficulties overwhelm them and rob them of their strength
and determination, they find a way to rise from the ashes and face life's
challenges once again, recharged and ready for the next round. Resilient
people are blessed with a positive outlook, enabling them to change
course midstream and to keep calm and carry on.
Resilience is how you recharge, not how you endure! It is the capacity
to recover quickly from difficulties. We need to realize that the problem is
not in our hectic schedules, but in our misinterpretation of what it means
to be resilient. We often take a "tough it out" mindset to resilience; to
reach for just a little bit more, like an athlete running just one more lap, a
college student studying a few extra hours beyond midnight, or working a
few more late night hours to wrap up a work project. We actually think that
the longer we tough it out, the tougher we become and the more
successful we will be.
However, this entire conception is completely inaccurate. Overworking
to exhaustion is the polar opposite of resilience. Investing so much time
and effort to work impairs other important areas of our lives. The resulting
impact of pushing ourselves past the limit renders the brain unable to
restore and sustain our well-being. Our brains need a rest as much as our
bodies do.
In order to build resilience, first start by strategically pausing. Give
yourself the resources to truly be tough by creating internal and external
recovery periods. The very lack of a recovery period is crippling our ability
to be resilient and successful. In the end, we will all be more productive
and sustainable people if we take the time to pause. To REST. Allow
yourself a reset in order to perform at your best level and increase your
resilience.
RESILIENCE:
BOUNCING BACK
FROM LIFE'S BUMPS
Elle's View As I See It
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