How can you become more resilient, age-proof yourself, and deal with life’s challenges?
According to military resilience instructor
, we all can learn how to handle stress more effectively.Here are a few of the items we covered:
Being comfortable is fine, but we will all face challenges such as injury, illness, losing loved ones, economic trouble, and more. It’s in our best interest to be prepared as best we can.
Self-awareness and reflection are key. What are your strengths, and what are your weaknesses? Notice patterns of behavior that you fall into and come up with ways to deal with those patterns. Breathing can be a pattern interrupt tool.
What is your purpose? Spend time thinking about your core values and give your life more meaning. This will help you face life’s stresses. Kyle’s Core Values Exercise
Doing hard things—intentional Stress to create resilience. Everyone is familiar with using a strength workout to grow more muscle. We can do the same for other areas of our lives, too.
How do you fall and get back up off of the floor? Everyone should consider learning these skills because it could change your life. Fall wrong once, and you could face dire consequences. This is the Resilient Mental State March Challenge for anyone who wants to join in!
From Kyle’s About Page:
“I grew up wanting to help others. From my earliest memories, I can recall how difficult it was to see loved ones continue to struggle with chronic stress. Similarly, I recall how interested I was in observing others effectively operate in the face of perceptually overwhelming adversity.
Why do some people appear unable to manage stress while others not only maintain control but seem to rise to occasion and function optimally?
How can the same stressor impact people so differently?
These questions have stuck with me since I was a child.
My career in the military, particularly as a Resilience Instructor, along with becoming a father, which added a drive and purpose to everything I do beyond what I originally thought possible, has led to an almost obsession with human performance, resilience, stress management and life optimization.”
You can learn more about Kyle at Resilient Mental State.
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What are your thoughts on doing hard things? Do you like to stay comfortable, or do you like a bit of challenge? Let us know in the comments!
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