“Resilience requires a lot of energy. So, when I have failures and setbacks, I feel like I need to understand what I can actually change and what is out of my control. That way, I can make sure to put that energy into targeted, practical changes so that the next time I try something, I will be able to succeed.”
“To me, resilience means being able to deal with stressful and uncertain situations and push through them repeatedly. The way that I do that is by pushing myself to do challenging things and exposing myself to stressful situations. It might not be for everyone, but the more I do something successfully, failure becomes less of a blow and I become more resilient.” 

“A lot of people think that being resilient means being strong and never showing weakness, but I think it's important to know that you can feel weak at times, you can cry, you can let it out, whatever you need, as long as you know that this is a moment that will pass and that you're working towards achieving whatever you want to achieve. So, strength isn't specifically not showing weakness. It's about overcoming obstacles and bouncing back.”

“I think, especially during a pandemic, where the focus is so much on bouncing back or on, changing for the better after something difficult, there can be a lot of pressure to recover right away and even stronger than before. But sometimes, people need the space to process things without bouncing back, so we can’t make resilience the only option.” 

“I was reading an article about the skills of resilient people, which included autonomy, self-awareness, adaptability, optimism, pragmatism, and social connection. One of the things that struck me was that all of these are learnable skills, and they’re skills that we see people grow on during our courses all the time. Even if they don’t come naturally to some people, there are always ways to grow our resilience.”