Resilience is an important quality which helps us to survive - and even thrive - in the face of hardship.
In business development terms, resilience is that precious characteristic which converts an adverse experience [which didn’t kill you] into one which can make you stronger.
Possibly, even stronger than you think.
If you’re not already a resilient business developer, it’s not too late to make a start. If you’re already on the path to resilience, keep working on these seven key strategies.
Faith - commitment and sincere belief in your well-chosen course is at the foundation of resilience.
Persistence - when the going gets tough, the tough get going. Persistence will deliver victories out of reach of those who give up too soon.
Perspective - rather than getting bogged down in the immediate problem, consider the big picture and wider issues.
Support - sharing with a colleague or mentor will help you through a frustrating experience.
Learning - draw the lessons from your shortcomings, mistakes, misjudgements, and failures so you don’t repeat them.
Humour - even when things are grim, there is often a funny side. Finding what levity there is in a situation is great coping strategy.
Optimism - stay away from fantasy land, if you believe, sincerely, that things can be a whole lot better in the future, you’ll improve prospects of that outcome.
You won’t know how resilient you are until faced with obstacles, frustrations, and adversity. Determine to use the hardships you encounter to build resilience.
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