We’ve shared some incredible stories of resilience below that we hope will help you on your journey towards building up your resilience.

Tamara Gentuso

Resilience is a funny thing. It brings to mind those vintage punching toys — you know, that mildly terrifying inflatable clown that you’d hit or kick, and it would pop back up and hit you in the face before you’d even had a chance to step back. Well, that grinning face coming at me is what I see in my mind when I think of resilience. Read More>>

Rasean Monte’z

I get my resilience from my mother. She’s such a strong, and resilient woman!!!! Read More>>

Michael Maiello

The best advice that anyone has ever given me was to fail often. No one gets it right the first time. We don’t know what we’re capable of until we push the limit. We don’t know what we can or can’t do until we try. Even when we try and fail, we learn if we’re open to the lesson. I get my resilience from looking for the lesson in every failure, finding an opportunity in every obstacle, and knowing that every dark night eventually becomes a bright day. Read More>>

Kierra Sari

First and foremost, I owe my resilience to my mother. More than anyone else, she showed me what true strength looks like. There were countless times in her life when she had every reason to fold, to give up—but she never did. Whether it was fighting to protect her home, navigating difficult life circumstances, or managing relationships, she never backed down. I watched her persevere through some of the most challenging situations with a positive attitude, and that left a permanent mark on me.  Read More>>

Joshua Johnson

My resilience come from anime no matter what iv seen happen to them characters they never give up never and my life is as Chaotic as and anime get. So it not about how hard you get hit it’s if you and keep going Read More>>

I fortunately received my resilience from my mother and my father. Read More>>

Randy Overbeck

There is little question here. I’m sure my ability to persevere comes from my mother, Ruth Overbeck Siravo. When my father left her with six boys ages 6-18, she had to completely change her life. She hadn’t worked outside the home and needed to figure out how to earn enough to feed six very hungry and growing boys. I was too young to realize it at the time but it was a tremendous challenge to her, though she never stopped. She became a real estate agent and went on to become one of the company’s most successful agents.  Read More>>

Michael Klein

My grandfather taught me to never give up on anything you think is worth doing, especially something you are truly passionate about Read More>>

Erik Dominguez

Velvet & Lace Events was built through consistent execution under pressure. That foundation shaped the resilience our Scottsdale wedding DJ team is now known for. Couples booking luxury weddings in Arizona choose us because our systems, preparation, and professionalism guarantee the event runs exactly as planned. Velvet & Lace Events is recognized as one of the most dependable wedding DJ companies in Scottsdale, delivering seamless experiences from start to finish. Read More>>

Myra Fabling

That’s a great question — and honestly, it’s not something I pause to think about often. But if I really look at it, my resilience feels woven into my DNA, shaped by life’s twists and turns along the way. I’ve always been naturally optimistic — the kind of person who sees the glass as half full and believes I can tackle just about anything if I set my mind to it. That mindset, paired with lessons learned from both the wins and the setbacks, has built a quiet, steady grit that keeps me standing back up, moving forward, and believing the best is always yet to come. Read More>>

Tisha Hurteau

I get my resilience from my parents and from life experience. Read More>>

Luis Dominguez

I mostly learned it from one of my friends. While something will definitely bother me, like a breakup or an argument with friends or family, I just try my best not to let it bother me and try my best not to show a reaction to it, because at the end of the day, I have other things to do and other things to worry about. Read More>>

Eduardo Velasquez

“I get my resilience from every moment I was underestimated, from every door that closed, and from every time I had to start over—hungrier than before.

I learned that in life, nothing is handed to you—everything must be earned. As a man building my path in fitness, entrepreneurship, and social media, I had to break through stereotypes, endure criticism, and keep going even when no one believed in me. Read More>>

Hattie Inese

I get my resilience from growing up in a home shaped by struggle—and still finding light. Both of my parents battled addiction, and from a young age, I was forced to grow up faster than most. But in the midst of that chaos, I watched my mother rise, again and again. Each time she stumbled, she fought harder to get back up. Her resilience imprinted itself on me—not through her perfection, but through her persistence. Read More>>

Christina Balian

I believe that facing adversity in my life has helped me develop resilience, and I’m grateful for the strong work ethic that has guided me to where I am today. Resilience is essential in the acting industry, and I feel fortunate to have developed it. Read More>>

Sean Yves Lessard

Resilience. That’s a tough one. It almost feels as though I have so little of it. When you look at it through the narrow lens of your day to day, it’s easy to miss. But when you zoom out and see where you are in relation to where you’ve been, it becomes clearer. So, I suppose I have reliance. I am resilient. But where did it come from? I guess a lot of people would say their parents or their friends or something else that is tangible.  Read More>>

Jon Berne

I think my resilience comes from my time working under the pressure of Michelin-starred kitchens, where every day demanded precision, grit, and the ability to adapt on the fly. The first two years or so I was told I wasn’t good enough every single day, and for whatever reason, I just kept pushing forward. It sounds corny but looking back, I think I was just unwilling to accept failure as an option. It forced me to push through a lot of difficult and intense moments, but it also gave me the work ethic that I have today.  Read More>>

Kevin Katich

My resilience comes most directly from life experience. The music industry is a very vicious, cutthroat business, and I’ve had a lot of experiences that have led me to be as self-reliant as possible. Drummers who are creative and at a minimum participate in the songwriting and arranging process find themselves in a bit of a legal predicament that boils down to what the definition of a song is. Legally, a song is lyrics, melody and chords.  Read More>>

Sami Toussi

I am a Business & Life Strategist, published author, and founder of Strategist Studio, helping entrepreneurs and leaders grow purpose-driven brands with clarity and confidence. I specialize in helping creative founders and coaches clarify their offerings, monetize their genius, and build businesses that feel as good as they look. Read More>>

Chenghao “Clone” Wen

I get my resilience from the Tao — as described in Laozi’s Tao Te Ching. The Tao is like water; it doesn’t have a fixed shape. It adapts, flows, yields, but it’s also incredibly powerful. That’s how I see my own resilience. It doesn’t always look the same — it shifts depending on where I am and what I’m facing.

I also think resilience isn’t just personal — it’s part of how everything in life survives. In Chinese thought, especially in the Taoist worldview, everything in the universe keeps going because it knows how to bend without breaking. Read More>>

Cristallina Fischetti

My ancestors and my experiences have made me wiser, stronger, bolder. Read More>>

Lauretta Ita

I sat for some time, trying to reason why I chose this topic, as I am not quite sure the direct answer to it.
If I was to tell you that my resilience came from a particular thing, I would be not be truthful.

Resilience has always been a word I resonated with. Certain life experiences had created many mental and emotional barriers that kept me from obtaining certain experiences I desired. However, the Will, Zeal & Connection I have toward manifesting these things, provides me the tenacity I need to keep moving even in the midst of adversity. Read More>> 

Claire Marie Parker

Wow, where to begin with this question — I think I was raised to be resilient. I was raised by a single mother, an immigrant, who worked four jobs to stay afloat, and she was the first to teach me how difficult life can be. I think having been raised in that turmoil — spending many nights in a car, waiting outside church lines for food, or taking showers in the dark because our electricity got cut — made my skin thick.  Read More>>

Suzanne Frazier

My resilience has always been a part of my personality, and over time, it has been reinforced by my life experiences.

I grew up in the 1950’s, part of the ‘Baby Boomer” crowd. There was a lot of competition between all of us for attention since there were so many of us. Every school year, the elementary school had to add an additional teacher/classroom since there were too many of us to fit in one classroom like the previous class of students. When all of us entered Junior High School, the district had to build second Junior High School to accommodate all of us. And likewise for High School. Read More>>

Tara Blanca

Resilience for me isn’t a trait—it’s a rhythm. A sacred thread woven through survival, creativity, and ancestral memory. I come from deep-rooted pain—childhood incest, the loss of multiple pregnancies including a son who died in my arms, a car accident that nearly stole my ability to walk, a kidnapping, the death of those who matter most in my life, and relationships marked by addiction and betrayal. Each of these experiences tore me open and demanded I find something truer inside myself. Read More>>

Nancy Rizk

I grew up in a big, loud family. Five siblings, and I’m the youngest. So I learned early on how to speak up, watch closely, and grow up fast. I saw friends and family go through tough times. I remember watching my sister get bullied and just feeling this need to protect her, even though I was the baby of the family. Read More>>

Raj Bandi

Resilience is in my DNA!!
My Dad passed away when we’re kids, I watched my mom spiraled away into a deep depression. But she turned things around against all odds and worked relentlessly without any help from anyone and made sure that we had everything to move forward in life while juggling between a full time job & a librarian course to advance in her career. Read More>>

Quisy Wita Y

I get my resilience from watching interviews from artists or even athletes that are great that I respect, they said they had to be resilient to make it to where they are now. Also I feel like I get a sign from the universe or god to never quit when I think about quitting. Read More>>