The document outlines several strategies to build resilience, such as developing strong relationships, accepting change, setting realistic goals, and taking decisive actions in the face of stress. It emphasizes the importance of self-discovery, maintaining a positive self-view, and keeping a hopeful outlook while caring for one's own needs. Overall, the document provides practical advice for managing adversity and fostering personal growth.

1. ways to build
RESILIENCE

2. Make
connections

3. Good relationships with close
family members, friends or others
are important.

4. Avoid seeing crises
as insurmountable
problems

5. You can't change the fact that
highly stressful events
happen, but you can change
how you interpret and respond
to these events.

6. Accept that
change is a part
of living

7. Accepting circumstances that
cannot be changed can help you
focus on circumstances that you
can alter.

8. Move toward
your goals

9. Develop some realistic goals.
Do something regularly — even
if it seems like a small
accomplishment — that enables
you to move toward your goals.

10. Take decisive
actions

11. Take decisive actions, rather than
detaching completely from problems
and stresses and wishing they would
just go away.

12. Look for
opportunities for
self-discovery

13. People often learn something
about themselves and may find
that they have grown in some
respect as a result of their
struggle with adversities.

14. Nurture a
positive view of
yourself

15. Developing
confidence in your
ability to solve
problems and trusting
your instincts helps
build resilience.

16. Keep things in
perspective

17. Even when facing very painful
events, try to consider the
stressful situation in a broader
context and keep a long-term
perspective.

18. Maintain a
hopeful outlook

19. Try visualizing what you
want, rather than
worrying about what
you fear.

20. Take care of
yourself

21. Pay attention to your own needs
and feelings. Engage in
activities that you enjoy and
find relaxing. Exercise regularly.

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23. Georgia Oikonomou
ways to build
10RESILIENCE