Kevin Conroy once said, “Everyone is handed adversity in life. No one’s journey is easy. It’s how they handle it that makes people unique.” Dictionary.com defines adversity as “adversity n. adverse or unfavorable fortune or fate; a condition marked by misfortune, calamity, or distress.” Adversity is something that everyone will experience at some point in his life; however, some people face greater adversities than others. Morrie Schwartz and Elie Wiesel are two men that faced two of the greatest adversities that this world knows. Elie is a survivor of Adolf Hitler’s destruction of the Holocaust, and Morrie Schwartz was a simple man who lost a battle to Lou Gehrig’s disease, or ALS. Both of these men’s lives have been captured in best-selling…
Many times in life there are obstacles that some people are unable to overcome, yet there are some people who have the ability to overcome these obstacles in life. In Jeannette Walls’ memoir, The Glass Castle, tells us about a girl who was in poverty with a father that was very paranoid and logical, and a mother who is free-spirited. Even though she went through hardships she was still able to learn lessons, and was able to push forward to become a remarkable author. Although human resilience has multiple definitions, I believe it is the ability to keep pressing forward because in the book The Glass Castle Jeanette Walls pushed through obstacles to become a famous author.…
For some people it takes forever to figure out that failure is not always a bad thing, while at the time it may seem like the end of the world. “We are all potentially capable of any human act.” (Roth 39). Even the most successful of people have failed at something at least once in their lives. Maybe consider though, that failure was what brought them back up to the best, hardest working person that they could be and it did not take long for them to retrieve what they had lost and made it ten times better!…
Failure should be accepted as a part of the growing process, another way for young people to explore and find the right path. Zinsser says that this will help to inspire more free thinking and nonconformity that inspired people like Thomas Jefferson and Henry David Thoreau. Failure should be embraced rather than feared and individualism should be something to strive for.…
Managers at all levels of organizations, and at any stage of their careers, can fix their flawed responses to failure.…
Resilience & Adversity Resilience is defined as someone's individual ability to successfully adapt to life tasks in the face of a social disadvantage or highly adverse conditions. Adversity is a difficult or unpleasant situation as in family or relationship problems, health complications or workplace and financial worries. Adversity is almost always in everyone's life and it can be quite hard to overcome, so having some skills to help take back a bit of control would help greatly. One it is having the right mindset, you're thoughts are are essential, they frame your victories and tragedies of your life. Getting past adversity requires a change in your beliefs about challenges.…
When I hear resilience I think of a spring that when released from a stretched position quickly moves back into its original state. When applying the term resilience to people I think of someone being mentally strong so that when hard times a rise one does not shy away and remain in a saddened state. Instead, someone who is resilient bounces back from hard times quickly. They are able to put aside their sudden emotions transcending pain or illness until a later time. This allows them to focus on the task at hand. Having resilience also allows people to adapt to different situations because it is impossible to remove the positivity resilient people carry around with them. Resilient people see pain or bad times as only temporary states in the larger scheme of life. In addition, not only are resilient people…
This can be seen in humans, where some characteristics of resilience include being a hard worker, confident, and optimistic. Resilience, on top of everyone having it, is also a very important skill. It’s important to show resilience when, for example, you have a big test coming up that you haven’t studied for. That might seem too simple, but by studying for the test, you’re showing resilience. You’re solving your own problems.…
According to Glenn Beck, “What is the point of competing for a trophy if everyone gets a trophy?” (Picture quotes) This just proves that kids shouldn’t all get trophies. Work hard, earn big. If people slack they should fail. Kids need to learn to fail. Therefore, everyone shouldn’t get trophies because things in life don’t come that easy and they lose meaning when everyone gets one.…
Resilience has a different meaning to different people. Personally, I view resilience as a preventative approach as a result of inflicted threats. The concept affects the entire ecosystem which is outlined by Urie Bronfenbrenner; from the individual to the Macrosystem. The determination of resilient practices depends on the context in which it occurs. Historically, resilience has been labeled as a deficit-based approach to overcoming adversity (Masten, 2001). Today, researchers and other professionals recognize resilience is more effective when applied through strengths-based approaches reassuring potential to “overcome” and “succeed”. Through “compassion” and “respect” resilience can be achieved.…
We all are shaped by our experiences in our lives. And the memories, good or bad can alter our outlook of the world. Therefore, resiliency becomes a tool for survival, a positive adaptation to dealing with stressful situations. Our response to situations, and events in our lives are all shaped by our experiences. How you react to an experience and your choice of response leaves an almost permanent code of response to similar future experiences in your memory. Thus what you chose to do with your experiences plays a major factor in your development, understanding, and response, to adversity. Over the past 40 years, resilience research has begun to recognize that much of what seems to promote resilience originates outside of the individual, but…
When I think of a resilient person, what comes to mind is someone who can face the obstacles in their life head-on. These people can keep their cool when disaster strikes. Resilient people are able to utilize their skills and strengths to cope and recover from problems and challenges. There are various degrees of setbacks in our lives, some bigger or smaller than others. How we learn to cope and deal with these setbacks not only will attribute our outcome, but also our psychological mindset. Being a resilient person is not always a inborn trait, it can be a learned trait by practicing with the changes or setbacks life puts in front of you.…
RESILIENCY & OVERCOMING ADVERSITY What is Adversity and Resiliency? Copy the definitions into your workbooks Adversity: a state of misfortune or affliction; a stroke of ill fortune; a disastrous event Resiliency: readily recovering from shock or unfortunate events THE FOLLOWING IS A STORY OF A YOUNG GIRL WHO HAS FACED A CHALLENGE THAT WOULD OVERWHELM MOST OF US. SHE HAS DONE SO WITH COURAGE AND DETERMINATION BEYOND HER YEARS AND INSPIRES ALL THOSE WHO HEAR HER STORY.…
I think resiliency is very important not only for children, but also for adults. It is fostering children's abilities to be self recovered. The very first step that parents, educators and couselors can take on make children more resilient is helping them understand their self-worth. One has to know what his or her life means to others to gain self-esteem. The second step they may take is teaching children that everyone has their own opinion; it does not worth too much to worry about what somebody else is thinking about you.…
Writer Steve Maraboli once wrote, “Life doesn’t get easier or more forgiving, we get stronger and more resilient.” This quote shows the understanding this writer has for the human spirit and all the amazing things it is capable of. Throughout the book A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah, Ishmael’s life that was once filled with making music and playing soccer with friends quickly became a life of a child solider. Ishmael shows that he can come back from anything life throws at him and inspires the reader to believe that they too can overcome any challenge with a little bit of hope, courage and persistence.…
