To build your resilience, you can work on understanding and strengthening certain thought patterns. Below are 5 simple strategies:
- Being passionate and focus on your goals, even though achieving them may not be easy.
- Practice the 80:20 rule. Try to spend 80% of your time working towards your goals (e.g. moving your body, eating well, focusing on work). It’s OK to not work towards your goals about 20% of the time.
- Recognising that you can’t always change your situation, but you can change how you view it.
- Reminding yourself that you are not alone, and that you are worthy of care and support.
- Practicing gratitude — acknowledging things that you are grateful for.