Navigating Challenges with Resilience

The distinction between resilience and stamina is important; as revealed in a recent course I taught. During my training many people there thought they were resilient, only to recognize that they were actually leaning into stamina. While stamina and resilience are similar, I emphasized an important distinction. Resilience honors the pain while creating rhythms for recovery. Being resilience is demonstrated by creating intentional opportunities to rest and recharge.

Stamina, often portrayed as head-down perseverance, poses the risk of burnout. While it is a strength and at times required to achieve certain results, it invites us to muscle through. Stamina says, ‘ignore the pain’ and keep going. Resilience knows pain is coming and engages in intentional reflection and honors challenges, and establishing rhythms that fuel personal and professional growth.

The transformative process of developing resilience begins with recognizing challenges as opportunities for growth and intentionally creating a practice that will build value into your experiences.

In essence, resilience and stamina share similarities, but the true power lies in the intentional reflection, positive outlook, and sustainable rhythms embedded in resilience. Embracing resilience isn't about plowing through challenges; it's about navigating them purposefully, emerging stronger, and laying the foundation for enduring success. As a highly sought-after executive coach, I've witnessed firsthand the impact of choosing resilience over stamina—it's not just a journey through challenges; instead it is a journey that reveals satisfaction, clarity and accomplishments that align to one’s best life.

The process of developing resilience will create rhythms for sustained consistency amidst disruption and discomfort. If you are interested in going deeper into this topic and learning how it specifically relates to your challenges and journey let’s explore that together.