Learning Resilience through Positive Psychology

There are seven main skills which can help you bounce back from any adverse experiences you may go through. Keep them handy to stay resilient.

Learnable Skill of Resilience	Applying the Skill
Emotional awareness /Regulation	Identifying what you’re feeling. Controlling your emotions.
Impulse control	Tolerating uncertainty. Taking time to think about decisions/actions.
Optimism	Having a realistically optimistic explanatory style.
Causal analysis	Looking at problems from all angles. Considering all the factors.
Empathy	Recognising and understanding the emotions of others. Building social support through well-maintained relationships.
Self-efficacy	Knowing your own strengths. Using those strengths to cope with adversity.
Reaching out	Taking appropriate risks. Trying new things. Accepting failure.