Friday, 28 September 2012

Developing resilience, a must!

















September the 21., autumn had kicked in again. Bringing us a most beautiful colorful nature. But sure, it is also bringing us these harsh winds, the days grow shorter, and the sun is not as warm as it used to be. Personally I think that every season has its own charm, and I am perfectly able to enjoy any kind of weather. I like it incredibly warm, freezing cold, snowy, storming rain, there is always something exciting about it. Why so? Am I crazy? Perhaps. I like to think it is because I am a natural positive optimist, and I love to discover new things in all circumstances. But, this attitude is an attitude that I have worked on, that I have developed over the years through a lifestyle of gratitude.


One of my mottos is: ‘gratitude is one of the most intelligent ways of communicating’! It is because, if I show my gratitude concerning positive things that happen throughout of life, I am expressing positive truth! This is not only intelligent, it is also highly motivating me to perceive other people and things with more marvel, and it is keeping me learning.

By now you might be wondering what all this has to do with developing resilience? Well, an optimistic attitude is one of the 7 main factors that you need to develop in order to grow resilience…

As xpand-team we have put together 5 different researches concerning resilience, and they all bring about 5-7 factors of resilience:

1.    A reconciled past, and emotional stability
2.    Optimism and basic trust
3.    Solution-minded
4.    Working with your skills and creativity
5.    Discipline and a healthy lifestyle
6.    Self-conscious and passionate
7.    Healthy relations

You can order the new resilience scan via our website www.xpand.eu/nl. After 70 questions it will indicate your strengths and weaknesses in regard to resilience.

Curious? During the next couple of months I will take this blog on a journey along the 7 factors of resilience. I will write about: why it has such a profound impact on our lives, and how to train and develop it!

Paul Donders

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