7 Top Tips for Building Mental Resilience

[Jasz]

Mental resilience is the ability to bounce back from setbacks and minor failures. It's a skill that everyone can develop, but it's especially important for young people who are growing up in a fast-paced world.

Here are 7 tips for building mental resilience:

1. Be your own best friend.

2. Don't let other people's words affect you or your decisions.

3. Trust yourself, even when others don't see things the same way as you do.

4. Keep calm on the inside, no matter what happens on the outside — be strong and confident!

5. Stay positive and focused on what's good about your life instead of dwelling on everything that's wrong with it!

6. Did something bad happen? Try to think of something positive that happened instead (even if it's just a single thing). The more positive thoughts you have, the more resilient you'll feel when negative things happen too!

7. Watch out for "shoulds" — they make us feel like we're failing if we don't meet them perfectly right away without fail — which makes us feel worse when we do fail at them anyway.

 

[Holicent]

Mental resilience is not just a personal trait but also a social one, and it's important to recognize how your actions and behaviors can affect others.

Read more tips to help build mental resiliency:

1. Learn how to say no. Being polite doesn't mean saying yes to everything, but knowing when to say no is an important skill that can help you become more resilient in the face of stressors at home and work.

2. Take care of yourself. Being strong means being healthy, so invest in restful sleep and other ways of improving your physical health. It also means taking time out for exercise and other activities that make us feel good about ourselves — even if they're not related to work or school.

3. Set reasonable goals for yourself and stick with them especially when it comes time for goals related to your mental resilience (such as completing a project). Setting goals is essential for achieving success, but setting unrealistic ones can backfire by stressing you out even further or causing you to give up altogether on the project altogether neither of which are likely outcomes when it comes down to it.

4. Ask for help when you need it (or want it).