How to Win in Life: 6 Tips on Building Resilience

What do you think makes the difference between winners and losers? We all want to win in life, so it’s important that we know the answer. I recently learned an answer to that question that I’d like to share with you. In a sermon, Pastor Rick Warren said that what makes the difference between winners and losers is resilience. It’s not that winners never fail; it’s that they always bounce back from failures. I couldn’t agree more. From my own experiences and observing the experiences of others, resilience is indeed a key ingredient for success. An example in my life (which I already wrote about in my article on not losing hope) is when I failed my Master’s degree at a local university. It was a disappointing experience, but I bounced back from it and eventually earned my degree at a much better university abroad. So resilience is important. But the question is: how can we build it? Here are six tips on building resilience: 1. Have a mission you believe in. Failure is like a force that pulls you down. In order to counter it, you need a force that pulls you up. Having a mission that you believe in is such a force. In the face of failure, remembering your mission will once again ignite the fire within you. Why? Because you don’t do this just for yourself; you have a greater purpose in mind. That’s why you can’t let this one failure stop you. You must keep moving forward. So identify a mission that you believe in. Even better, make a one-liner out of it so that yo...
Source: Life Optimizer - Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Tags: Attitude Purpose Source Type: blogs