Resilience is the power or ability to return to original form or position after being bent, compressed or stretched. A fundamental characteristic of successful leaders, organizations and individuals, no matter what level they are on, is their ability to exude resilience!
The reality is that leading and serving does not always get any easier. Look at the current conditions of our communities, our nation and the state of our global community and you can quickly conclude that leading and living and serving will almost certainly involve a significant amount of bending. Any given day, week, month or year, the seen and unforeseen challenges, circumstances and events will be many. Resilient leadership and resilient service providers understand this and are gifted in making the oft needed adjustments to continue providing exceptional leadership and services. Leaders, there are at least two what I call “resiliency traits”, that you must employ when you, your organization, your family etc. encounter bending moments and stretching seasons:
1. You must be consistent! You must be firmly fixed and passionately persuaded that you will hold fast to your principles. Conviction less leaders and organizations will always break under the pressure to cut corners. While the easiest way can provide a measure of satisfaction, ultimately it will only prove itself to lead to a credibility dead end.
2. You must be ‘can do’ oriented! Resilient individuals, organizations and leaders never dabble with or deal with the thought of what cannot be done! The resilient believe that all things are possible. Failure is not an option – catch this – even if they fail. The resilient are endowed with the ability and the power to reimagine and reframe what most consider failures. You must turn failure, mistakes and setbacks inside out – own it, wear it and and set your sights on the better way – the bigger way an even more audacious and auspicious way to get through the finish line of life!
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