How To Build Mental Resilience
- Brainz Magazine
- Aug 21, 2024
- 3 min read
Written by Katarzyna Dorosz, Business Coach
Katarzyna Dorosz is a leader in the field of brain performance, mental performance, and improving memory and quality of work.
Mental resilience is the ability to cope with challenges, stress, difficulties, and trauma in a way that allows one to return to emotional balance. In the face of the fast pace of life, increasing social pressure, and uncertainty about the future, building mental resilience has become a key element of mental health.
1. Developing emotional awareness
Emotional awareness is the ability to recognize, understand, and manage one’s own emotions. Regular practice of mindfulness, such as meditation, can help in developing this skill.
2. Building strong social relationships
Research shows that people who have strong social bonds are more mentally resilient. It’s worth investing in relationships with family, friends, and communities we belong to. It’s also beneficial to surround ourselves with people who inspire and motivate us to take action.
3. Healthy lifestyle
Mental resilience is closely linked to physical well-being. Regular physical activity, a healthy diet, and adequate sleep have a significant impact on our well-being and ability to handle stress. Physical exercise, especially outdoors, helps reduce stress and improves mood by releasing endorphins.
4. Personal development and learning new skills
Gaining new skills, learning, and intellectual challenges help build self-confidence and self-esteem. When we learn something new, we become more flexible and open to change, which is crucial for dealing with difficulties.
5. Acceptance and flexibility
Acceptance is the ability to come to terms with situations we have no control over and to embrace reality as it is. Flexibility, on the other hand, is the ability to adapt to changing circumstances. Mentally resilient people can accept failures, learn from mistakes, and adjust their plans to new circumstances.
6. Stress management
Stress is an inseparable part of life, but what matters is how we manage it. Effective stress management is a skill that can be developed through relaxation techniques such as deep breathing, meditation, or yoga. It is also important to avoid overburdening oneself with responsibilities and to be able to say “no”.
7. Positive thinking and optimism
Mentally resilient people tend to think positively and be optimistic. They see challenges as opportunities for learning and growth, rather than as insurmountable obstacles.
8. Realistic expectations and patience
Patience and understanding towards oneself help avoid frustration and discouragement. It’s important to be kind to oneself and give oneself the right to make mistakes and learn from them.
9. Finding meaning and purpose in life
Having a purpose in life gives it meaning and direction. The purpose can be related to professional work, family, passions, or charitable activities. It is important that this purpose aligns with our values and beliefs, giving life a deeper meaning.
10. Practice of self-care and self-compassion
Self-care is taking care of one’s physical, emotional, and spiritual needs. Practicing self-care and self-compassion helps reduce stress, enhances self-esteem, and promotes mental health. Regular rest, taking care of hobbies, and time for reflection are essential to maintaining mental balance.
Mental resilience is a skill that can be developed throughout life.
Each of us can learn these strategies and apply them in our lives to better cope with challenges and enjoy everyday experiences. Mental resilience does not mean avoiding difficulties but rather the ability to endure them and emerge stronger.
Katarzyna Dorosz, Business Coach
Katarzyna Dorosz is a leader in the field of brain performance, mental performance, and improving memory and quality of work.
She is a world-renowned expert for senior and mature individuals who also conducts research on longevity. She is also a lecturer and author of several books.
Katarzyna works with many prestigious American universities about attaining meaningful longevity in Life and how to maintain brain function.
She also supports women around the world through motivational lectures. Her attitude and stubborn pursuit of purpose show how important changes and progress in life are. She is also the author of the TV Show "The Power of Life".
During lectures, she uses the "Educational kinesiology and Emotional intelligence" and developed her own methods of exercises that provide excellent memory, concentration exercises as well as relaxation, and a set of physical exercises to improve the condition (adjusted to the age and flexibility of the body).
In business training, Katarzyna uses the popular Japanese Kaizen method, i.e. a philosophy based on changing lifestyle ‒ an endless process of improving and improving the quality of the company.
