Even if you’re not a naturally resilient person, you can improve and work to develop a resilient mindset and attitude. To do so, try to incorporate as many of the following into your daily life:

• Get enough sleep and exercise, and learn to manage stress. When you take care of your mind and body, you’re better able to cope with challenges in your life. Exercise, holidays and other pastimes help you disassociate from a stressful situation and gain much needed perspective
• Practise thought awareness. Resilient people don’t let negative thoughts derail their efforts. Instead, they consistently practise positive thinking. ‘Listen’ to how you talk to yourself when something goes wrong. If you find yourself making statements that are negative, pervasive or lacking perspective, correct these thoughts in your mind
• Learn from your mistakes and setbacks. Every mistake has the power to teach you something important, so don’t stop searching until you’ve found the lesson in every situation
• Choose your response. We all experience bad days and go through our share of crises. But we have a choice in how we respond. We can choose to react negatively or in a panic, or we can choose to remain calm and logical to find a solution. Your reaction is always up to you
• Maintain perspective. Resilient people understand that although a situation can seem overwhelming at the time, it may not make much of an impact in the long term. Try to avoid blowing events out of proportion
• If you don’t already, learn to set SMART (specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, timebound) and effective personal goals – it’s incredibly important to set and achieve goals and to learn from your experiences
• Build your self-confidence and self-belief. Belief in yourself enables you to take appropriate risks. When you develop confidence and a strong sense of self, you have the strength to keep moving forward, and to take the steps you need to get ahead
• Develop strong relationships with your colleagues and team. People who have strong connections are more resistant to stress and are happier in their roles.