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When Fools Rush In: Being Resilient Pays Off Donna Tosches Director, Employee Assistance Program

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Ever feel like change is everywhere?

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The World of Jumbled Emotions!! o Scared o Worried o Relieved o Guilty o Thankful

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Losses Associated with Change Loss of the familiar Loss of control Loss of structure Loss of future Loss of attachments Loss of turf Loss of meaning

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Facing Change: Resist or Embrace Results of a University of California Medical Center study on organizations going through significant change and how the people would respond to such change.

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What is resilience? A person who is resilient is: Flexible Adapts quickly in a changing environment Not only survives, but thrives Resilient people do not have a life free from adversity, they make a choice to live through that adversity and come out stronger

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Resilience comes in many forms

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Resilient people Expect to bounce back and feel confident they will This is the key difference between being resilient and remaining stuck

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If we are to be resilient Recognize we have choices Each of us must choose to take action: Cope or crumble Be better or bitter Act stronger or weaker Source: Al Siebert, Ph.D., Survivor Personality and Resiliency Advantage

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A Practical Action Plan Four attributes of resilient people Take good care Increase positivity Live to learn Accountability and control

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Take Good Care -- Physically Get enough sleep Move your body regularly Eat well Participate fully in wellness programs Monitor behaviors that can cause damage if done in excess

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Take Good Care -- Emotionally Pay attention to your moods Get help www.thelivingwellnetwork.org

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Take Good Care--Socially Spend time doing what you enjoy Unplug and connect with others Be an active participant in the world around you Rely on the healthy people in your life for renewal

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Take Good Care--Spiritually Spend time in quiet individual and community prayer Seek out direction from a spiritual advisor Give your concerns to God Remember, you are not walking alone

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Increase Positivity For every negative we need 3 positives to drown it out First thing each day, think of 3 things for which youre grateful Last thing each night, thank God for 3 blessings See the humor

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Live to Learn In school we learn the lesson and then take the test. In life, we take the test and then learn the lesson. -Al Siebert Use empowering questions and possibility thinking What is useful here? What are the choices? Where is the opportunity? What can I learn from this?

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Accountability and Control People who feel they can contribute and make a difference (have accountability and control) are resilient and fare much better than those who see themselves as victims.

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Whats your motto?

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Life is change. Growth is optional. Choose wisely. --Karen Kaiser Clark