Stretch for Change #28 — Resilience: The Key to Success

Resilience is more than a buzz word.

Resilience is more than a buzz word.

Organizations are realizing that recovering from failure is critical to succeed in the long run.

Resilience is a mindset. It has nothing to do with your genes or smarts. Your ability to bounce back can be developed and practiced.

Here are some thoughts and ideas to get you started.

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How Being Counterintuitive Will Make You More Resilient

The Royal Air Force thought this mathematician solution didn’t make sense. But it was brilliant and effective.

Scientists, just like entrepreneurs, have to fight the system to sell their theories. Great ideas don’t make sense initially. That’s the power of a counterintuitive mindset: it will help you reframe problems in times of adversity. READ OUR LATEST POST

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Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance

This Ted Talk is a classic. Angela Duckworth realized that IQ wasn’t the only thing separating the successful students from those who struggled. Here, she explains her theory of “grit” as a predictor of success. WATCH TH…