Wellbeing at Hartpury 2021

Resilience is the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties. Resilience is a quality that allows some people to be knocked down by life and come back stronger than ever. Rather than letting failure overcome them and drain their resolve, they find a way to rise from the ashes. Psychologists have identified some of the factors that make someone resilient. A positive attitude, optimism, the ability to regulate emotions, and see failure as a form of helpful feedback. Resilient people are blessed with such an outlook that they are able to change course and soldier on.

Action • Learn - by continuing to learn, you become increasingly emotionally resilient as a person. It gives you more knowledge and makes you want to do things rather than be passive, like watching TV or being on your phone. Look out for Your resilience is low if you are experiencing some or all of the following: • Nervous, manic energy • Wandering, unfocused mind • Negativity • Strain in relationships • Dullness, lack of inspiration • Depression and fatigue • Regular usage of caffeine, nicotine or alcohol • Achievement via strain and effort • Feeling overshadowed by situations

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