Forging Resilience: The Secrets for Developing an Indestructible Inner Strength

Forging resilience is a key part of creating success. To build the life of your dreams, you will need to do new things. That means stepping outside your comfort zone, where things aren’t so predictable. You will face obstacles, deal with setbacks, and experience difficult emotions. The more of the secrets for developing an indestructible inner strength that you have, the easier it is to bounce back after each one of these situations. 

Why is resilience important?

We need resilience to work through and overcome hardships. It’s a core component for coping with stress and dealing with overwhelm too. High emotion = low intelligence and the more resilient you are, the less likely you will be to make unfavorable decisions during times of difficulty.

People who are resilient can work through problems faster because they know how to tap into their inner strength and use their natural talents to work through the hard situations they face. They have the ability to call on their growth mindset to take what’s happening, learn from it, and use it to their best advantage, which is why developing your resilience is a core skill for success. 

What builds resilience?

Regularly challenging yourself to do hard things builds resilience. Conversely, finding ways to relax can also build resilience. It’s an interesting juxtaposition, but when you look at it closely, it makes sense. 

When you do hard things, you are building your self-confidence. Each time you take action in that way, you teach yourself that you are capable of pushing yourself farther when it’s hard. That means when you face difficult situations that are not of your own making, you can use the inner strength and self-awareness that you’ve been consciously cultivating to get you through. 

On the flip side, when you find ways to relax, like deep breathing, meditation, or prayer, you teach yourself how to settle your mind, which is very useful when you are experiencing high emotion in challenging situations. The quicker you can settle yourself, the faster you can manage your emotions. The ability to manage your emotions will help you bounce back swiftly and make better decisions in the moment, which will help you navigate through the situation much sooner. 

What can I do to become more resilient?

The steps to become more resilient are simple, but they aren’t easy, which is how they build resilience. 

Here are 5 things you can do to become more resilient: 

1. Face your problems. Sometimes when things are difficult people don’t like to look at the issue because it causes stress. Dealing with debt is a great example, but if you don’t face the problem, it will continue to cause anxiety which has a hugely negative impact on your overall mental wellbeing.
2. Work on your problem-solving skills. Doing things like brainstorming or looking at various situations from different points of view, can help you adapt to a problem in the moment, or reframe a situation from a different perspective. That will make you far more resilient when you need it most. 
3. Take action. Once you figure out the problem, start working on a solution. That might mean building a strategy, reaching out to a trusted friend or mentor for advice, or doing something in the moment to make things better. The action you take will then give you different information you can use to take another step, and another, until you are back on an easier path. 
4. Practice patience. Resilient people understand that some things take time. They also know they don’t always get it right the first time. Resilient people are okay with trying, reapproaching, and trying again. With a growth mindset, they know that each attempt gives them more information to work with and they put it to use, patiently moving forward until they get the result they want. 
5. Be optimistic. Even in difficult times, resilient people can be optimistic because they know that, as Napoleon Hill said, “Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit.” Optimism can help you discover the opportunity in the difficult situation you face.

Forging resiliency is like building muscle. The more we use it and learn how to strengthen it, the more effective it will be when we need it most. And just like a trainer can help you learn techniques to become stronger, a mentor can help you improve your resiliency. 

The right mentor has experience, faced hardships, and has gained wisdom from each situation they’ve dealt with, which can help them teach someone else how to use those lessons to become more resilient. Master Mentors, not only share their own insights and proven methods, they also pass on teachings gained from their mentors, making them even more effective guides. One of the greatest rewards I receive in working with my mentoring clients is witnessing their resilience grow along with their self-confidence.

If you would like to work with a Master Mentor who can help you take action and get better results on your journey to greater success, I invite you to apply for my Master Mentor Program today. CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE!