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Author: [US] Rick Hansen [US] Forest Hansen
Publisher: CITIC Publishing Group
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Books that help you maintain a positive attitude, recover quickly, and move on when facing setbacks, stress, and difficulties in life.
Through a large amount of research and examples, the author provides a complete theoretical system and practical methods, showing us how to cultivate and improve our resilience to cope with various challenges in life.
1. The definition of resilience: refers to the ability to quickly recover and move forward when facing difficulties and setbacks in life, including three aspects: emotional resilience, psychological resilience and social resilience.
Emotional resilience: refers to our ability to quickly adjust our emotional state when faced with negative emotions;
Psychological resilience: refers to our ability to maintain a positive attitude and quickly restore psychological balance when facing psychological pressure;
Social resilience: refers to our ability to quickly adapt and establish good interpersonal relationships when faced with challenges in interpersonal relationships and social environments
2. Factors influencing resilience: It is not innate, but the result of the influence of genetic, physiological, psychological, social and cultural factors.
Psychological factors: key factors that affect resilience, including our beliefs, attitudes, values, psychological quality, etc.
Other factors: Social support systems, coping strategies and stress tolerance also influence our resilience
3. Ways to build resilience:
1. Keep a positive attitude:
A positive mindset is key to resilience
We need to learn to see the positive side of things and believe in our ability to overcome difficulties, thereby enhancing our confidence and motivation
2. Build good relationships:
Good interpersonal relationships are an important way for us to get support and help when we face difficulties
We need to learn to communicate and cooperate with others and establish relationships of mutual trust and support
3. Learn to cope with stress:
In the face of stress, we need to learn to adopt effective coping strategies
Such as adjusting our mentality, seeking support, conducting relaxation training, etc. to reduce the impact of stress on us
4. Develop stress tolerance:
Stress tolerance refers to our ability to maintain mental balance and stability when facing stress
We can improve our ability to withstand stress through exercise, meditation, breathing training, etc.
5. Stay healthy physically and mentally:
Physical and mental health are the foundation for building resilience
We need to maintain good sleep, diet and exercise habits to stay healthy;
We also need to pay attention to our own mental health, adjust our emotional state in time, and avoid the occurrence of psychological problems.
6. The ability to accept and overcome reality: one of the essential characteristics of resilience
We need to learn to accept uncertainty in life and find solutions to problems
7. Finding the true meaning of life in times of crisis:
When facing difficulties, we need to stick to the bottom line ethics of life and find the true meaning of life
8. Create a positive home environment:
Parental parenting styles closely linked to a person's resilience
A positive and supportive family environment is conducive to the development of children's psychological resilience
9. Improve tolerance:
Tolerance is the key to resilience We need to learn to tolerate uncertainty in our daily lives
10. Keep an optimistic and positive attitude:
An optimistic attitude and the ability to maintain balance are important factors in resilience
We need to learn to control strong or uncomfortable emotions and maintain a positive and optimistic attitude
11. Build a sense of security and social support systems:
A sense of security and strong social support systems are also important factors that contribute to resilience
12. Develop strategies:
We need strategies to build resilience, both before and after
We can deal with stress beforehand by adjusting our mentality and seeking support;
We can improve resilience by reflecting on decisions and action plans after the fact
4. Contents of this book
Part One: Identifying the Heart
Chapter 1 Caring We all forget to stand on our own side
Chapter 2 Mindfulness Listen to your heart and find out the needs that have not been met
Chapter 3 Learning: Create positive experiences, and your life will not be afraid of collapse.
Part 2: Building resources
Chapter 4 Perseverance You are not so helpless, think about what you can do proactively
Chapter 5 Gratitude Instead of being jealous of others, it is better to enjoy the happiness of the moment
Chapter 6 Confidence Stop criticizing yourself. This is worse than the disparagement of others.
Part 3: Adjust yourself
Chapter 7: Calm. Make good use of fear instead of being led by it.
Chapter 8 Motivation Explore pure love and get rid of the dominance of desire
Chapter 9 Intimacy: Stick to yourself, but also cultivate a heart that warms others
Part 4 Making Connections
Chapter 10 Courage Avoiding problematic relationships is tantamount to embracing resentment and loneliness
Chapter 11 Desire How wonderful would your life be if you were not afraid of risks?
Chapter 12 Generosity The stronger your inner strength, the happier you will be
5. Application of resilience in different fields:
For individuals: important for growth and development
For enterprises: By improving employee resilience, enterprises can improve employee job satisfaction and performance;
For education: By building student resilience, educators can help students better cope with challenges in learning and life.
For medical care: By improving the resilience of medical staff, medical institutions can improve the quality and effectiveness of medical services.
Mapping: Growth Brain Atlas
Drawing software: Mindmaster
Date: November 14, 2023
By reading and practicing the contents of this book, we can improve our resilience, better cope with life's challenges, and achieve our own growth and development
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