Hina Javed Malik
The capacity to bounce back from setbacks in order to thrive during times of challenge is called resilience. This trait is not fixed and grows out of a set of learnable behaviors. This is the trait that makes people less vulnerable to stress. Successful people show tremendous resilience during financial and personal challenges. Successful people are not born with this magic touch, instead, they build resilience over time.
Following are the ways successful people stay calm during times of crises:
Having a support system:
Just like normal people, successful people also need people in their lives to lean on. They build a strong circle of people around them whom they can trust and look for support when they are going through hard times.
Reframing perspectives:
Cognitive reframing is when your view of a potentially stressful situation can either make an event worse in your mind or minimize it. It makes you look at things in a way that creates less stress and promote more sense of control. By reframing things in a more positive manner, successful people alter their perceptions and get rid of stressful feelings.
Always take action:
You won’t find successful people becoming numb or paralyzed in difficult situations. They fully understand that they are not at the mercy of events or crises and there is always something that they can do. So, they take decisive steps which build confidence in themselves and make them more resilient while facing stressful events.
A positive attitude:
While dealing with a troublesome situation, successful people always keep a positive attitude. The way they approach their problems makes a huge difference in dealing with crises. They mainly focus on how things could be better and look for possibilities and opportunities ahead.
Change is crucial:
An important way successful people build resilience is that they understand and accept the occurring changes. They stay prepared for change and also learn to adapt and adjust when it is imminent. They understand life is organic, not linear.
Keeping a check on the responses:
Before taking anger and aggression onto others, successful people remind themselves what is going on in their lives. They consider what worst or bad could happen and what kind of situation they are in. By keeping things in perspective, they are encouraged to take action and move forward.
Building self-confidence:
It is never easy to find your way out of a situation but successful people master that too. They find ways to cultivate the confidence and assurance that they can handle a situation. They remember what they have been through in life and that they have dealt with difficulties before. It allows them to master resilience and overcome any kind of crisis.
Moments of joy:
Even when the situation is tough, successful people find moments of joy in their everyday life which makes it worth living. They focus on the things that they are grateful for and small things they can be happy about. They eat healthy food, take care of themselves, and get enough sleep to stay healthy and happy.
