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Come back from crushing defeat!

By Bamboo In The Wind

It seems almost impossible to recover from defeat in our earlier games!

And yet, how do some people revive from devastating defeats while others end up dropping the ball?

Why do unfavorable situations strengthen some individuals or groups yet make others quit under pressure?

There are routine examples of how people have scored solid recoveries from what looked like an untenable situation.

Their success may lie in a critical thinking attribute when in a troublesome situation.

That key attribute is - the willingness to develop a muscle of personal resilience!

Resilience begins to develop from a simple step of a view problem situation as an opportunity to evolve personal self. It shapes personality and approach to positively engaging circumstances.

What gives root to resilience is in being optimistic. It makes thinking about a way out of the situation plausible. It provides the necessary hope and possibility of taking action.

Resilience grows further with decisive actions of engaging with the image of the impossible.

The moral compass of honesty and ethical behavior provides resilience and a conducive environment.

The relentless determination accelerates the resilience muscle, ultimately showing how to try, fail, learn why, and get up and retry!

Resilience knows efforts alone go only so far. It thrives when someone is there with rock-solid support.

Dispersal of fear makes success emerge!

Defeats present an impossibility mind game. 

Engage with the image of the impossible. When you do, the possibility turns into reality!

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