The Five Secrets of Resilience

How to Bounce Back When Times Are Tough

Created byJeff Buller

Last updated 10/2020

English

What you'll learn

How to become more resilient and recover more quickly from set-backs

Course content

1 section • 21 lectures • 2h 42m total length

Introduction6:41
An overview of the course, including a definition of what resilience really is.
How Assignments Work in This Course
Trust Your Itinerary, Part 17:26
An itinerary is a plan. Your compass is your set of core values. Plans may change but core values rarely do.
Trust Your Itinerary, Part 27:15
Why systems are often more important than goals.
Trust Your Itinerary, Part 35:30
Travel With a Spare, Part 15:43
Why it's important to develop a personal back-up plan.
Travel With a Spare, Part 28:16
Why cross-training is important for yourself and your employees.
Travel With a Spare, Part 38:33
Short-Term Continuity of Operations Planning
Travel With a Spare, Part 48:25
A discussion of Long-Term Training and Development Planning
Travel With a Spare, Part 512:44
A discussion of Long-Term Goals and Systems Planning
Travel With a Spare, Part 69:58
A discussion of how to "hedge your bets"
Install Fire Doors, Part 17:02
An overview of the concept of "fire doors" and their relevance to resilience
Install Fire Doors, Part 211:33
How the concept of "fire doors" applies to toxic people
Build a New Stool, Part 16:18
A discussion of how a trauma or disaster can challenge our ease of identity
Build a New Stool, Part 24:10
A discussion of how the concept of "building a new stool" can apply to a professional context
Make It a Teachable Moment, Part 17:13
Carol Dweck's concept of a Growth Mindset
Make It a Teachable Moment, Part 210:47
An introduction to Cognitive Restructuring
Make It a Teachable Moment, Part 35:46
How Thought Stopping can be used to build resilience.
Make It a Teachable Moment, Part 36:05
How to practice Cognitive Diffusion
Make It a Teachable Moment, Part 47:20
An exploration of Metacognitive Assessment
Make It a Teachable Moment, Part 57:47
Peter Senge's concept of a Learning Organization
Summary and Goodbye7:30
Bringing the course to a conclusion

Requirements

No prerequisites

Description

Everyone suffers frustrations and setbacks every now and then. But some people seem able to bounce back from these disappointments more easily. In this course, you'll learn five easy, practical, and research-based strategies for increasing your own resilience and thriving in both your personal life and your profession. The course includes short videos, downloadable exercises, and advice that you can put into effect immediately. It's a great, easy way to start building your resilience TODAY.

We start by exploring some of the fundamental principles of resilience and then launch right into the five pillars you can use to help yourself meet challenges without being overcome by them. The principles we cover are applicable both in your own life and in your career. For example, if you're undergoing a personal setback like a relationship that's ending, this course will help. But also if your business is meeting some unexpected competition or experiencing a turndown, the principles in this course will help you, too.

The video segments of the course are constructed so as to be short and easily digestible. Plus EVERYTHING is fully downloadable, so you can participate in the course anytime you want, even when you're not online.

Times are tough for everyone. Couldn't you benefit from a little more resilience in your life?

Who this course is for:

Anyone who has ever been frustrated or faced an obstacle