“In life, it’s not what happens to you but how you respond that matters.”
Resilience is a commitment to a design, an attitude, and a system that works even when things don’t turn out the way we planned. Especially then.
In Tune with Reality
Instead of designing for the best-case scenario, we make the effort to consider how our work thrives when the best case doesn’t arrive. Because that’s far more likely.
Sailors know that fixing on a point on the horizon is a good way to survive a storm. - Seth Godin
Video courtesy of @zakmauser
Practicing resilience can happen every day! Resilience is a muscle. Flex it!
“I’ve missed over 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times I’ve been trusted to take the winning game shot and I’ve missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.”
Resilience Resources
Step 1: Watch the video
Step 2: Practice the tool: Face your Fear
Step 3: Use the worksheet to strengthen your practice
Resilience Video
Tool: Face Your Fear
Building resilience takes courage. Slowly and repeatedly do a little bit of the thing that scares you, just in small doses.
It’s known as Exposure Therapy and over time fear becomes less overwhelming. Always best to talk through the fear with a coach, teacher or caregiver.
Practice Worksheet
Journaling and writing down your thoughts is so good for your mental strength! Just by getting the thoughts out of your head and onto paper gives you some insight into how your mind thinks. Big problems can feel not so daunting, and changing the narrative in our thoughts becomes far easier when we see them in writing.
Use this worksheet as a guide to identify positivity in your life and in your sport.
