The document discusses ten skills and attitudes that can increase resilience: being connected to others, being flexible, making realistic plans, managing emotions, having self-confidence, seeking purpose and meaning, focusing on the big picture, using laughter, taking care of yourself during stress, and spending time volunteering. It argues that resilience requires mental toughness and practicing these skills and attitudes.

1. Resilience
Introduction
Don Nalls
Patriot Investment
Management

2. THE RESILIENT INVESTOR
THE TEN SKILLS & ATTITUDES THAT CAN INCREASE RESILIENCE

3. RESILIENCE
 SKILLS & ATTITUDES
 MENTAL TOUGHNESS
 MUST BE PRACTICED!

4. BE CONNECTED
 BE
CONNECTED TO OTHERS AND
COMMUNICIATE WELL
 RELATIONSHIPS BOTH INSIDE & OUTSIDE
YOUR FAMILY
 PROBLEM SOLVE AS PART OF A TEAM

5. BE FLEXIBLE…
A KEY COMPONENT OF RESILIENCE
 TRY SOMETHING NEW
 PRIMARY
FACTOR IN EMOTIONAL
ADJUSTMENT & MATURITY

6. MAKE REALISTIC PLANS
 TAKE ACTION TO CARRY THEM OUT
 BE PROACTIVE AND NOT REACTIVE
 ASSERTIVE RATHER THAN PASSIVE

7. MANAGE YOUR EMOTIONS
 AVOID IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR
 PUT
STRONG EMOTIONS ASIDE WHEN
CLEAR THINKING IS REQUIRED
 WHENANGRY OR FRIGHTENED, BREATH
BEFORE RESPONDING
 COUNT TO 10

8. BE SELF CONFIDENT
 CONFIDENCE IS BUILT THROUGH ACTION

9. SEEK PURPOSE & MEANING
 TRY TO MAKE SENSE OF THE CRISIS GOING
ON
 ACT ON YOUR VALUES AND BELIEFS
 USE
SPIRITUAL BELIEF SYSTEMS TO ASSIST
YOU, AND ACT ON THOSE BELIEFS

10. FOCUS ON THE BIG PICTURE
 GOOD AND BAD EVENTS ARE TEMPORARY
 DO NOT PLAY THE “BLAME GAME”
 REMEMBER, THIS TOO SHALL PASS

11. LAUGHTER HEALS
 APPRECIATE
AND USE HUMOR
APPROPRIATELY

12. TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF IN
TIME OF STRESS
 EXERCISE
 HEALTHY DIET
 AVOID EXCESSIVE USE OF ALCOHOL
 PLAN DOWN TIME

13. SPEND TIME VOLUNTEERING
 CARINGFOR OTHERS LETS YOU FOCUS
BEYOND YOUR CRISIS
 CAREFOR OTHERS PHYSICALLY AND
EMOTIONALLY
 FOODBANKS & SHELTERS ARE ALWAYS IN
NEED OF VOLUNTEERS