Introduction

What is this headline?  Did somebody kidnap the Resilient Worker and ghost write this article?  Quitting and walking away instead of hunkering down and moving forward with resilience? Blasphemy! But let’s get real for a moment.  There are so many times when…

March Madness is in full swing and this weekend provided its typical slate of heroic performances, nail-biting finishes, and miraculous buzzer-beaters.  It is a GREAT time to be a college hoops fan!  In the close games, there is one player who has…

What would the world be like without our heroes?   Perhaps your hero is a professional athlete or a decorated Olympian.  Perhaps a movie star or a musical legend.  Perhaps even a major titan of industry or a dynamic political figure. …

Very few of us are born with perspective and there is no blueprint for how to achieve it.  We may develop perspective gradually over a lifetime of experiences.  Or perspective could slap us in the face with one traumatic event.  Perspective influences…

A friend recently turned me on to the concept of the “Boiling Frog” and it struck me as a macabre, though entirely apropos, metaphor for the resilient worker in all of us.  If a frog is placed in very hot or boiling…

We have all been scared by someone or something at some point in our life.  Sharks.  Clowns.  Spiders.  Vampires.  Gary Busey.  We could spend all day exploring your own personal list.  Fear is a powerful human emotion and can paralyze even the…

In order to lead a resilient life, we must summon the courage to shake the crab mentality.  This refers to crabs in a pot of boiling water that constantly pull one another back down in a pointless “king of the hill” competition. …

I was on the receiving end of a very flattering comment regarding my blog last week.  This person believed in my message and wondered how I was able to remain so positive and optimistic in the face of all the chaos and cynicism in this world.  While I…

In last week’s post, we discussed the definition of resiliency and the importance of bouncing back after “something bad happens”.  Let’s lighten it up this week and focus on when “something good happens”.  We all know that life is not…

  Thank you for returning to the “The Resilient Worker”!  Now our readership is up to two.  That’s 100 percent growth in only one week! This week we will explore the meaning of the word “resilient” and why resiliency is so important…