Resilience is often the x-factor that differentiates between mild and wild success. The stories of most of the wildly successful folks in our community have exhibit an extreme degree of resilience and we’ve come to believe that if our goal is to help our community achieve great outcomes we have to help build resources and knowledge around how one can become more resilient.
Steve Trzaska
I was actually just reading an article about the time Broadway legend, Kristin Chenoweth, was forced to choose between THREE different acting jobs, the lead in a little developmental show called Wicked, Sondheim’s last new musical to be produced in his lifetime called Bounce!, and a role on the hit TV show, The West Wing. All I could think about when reading this was “Wow, I wish that would happen to me in my acting career!” Read more>>
Supakana (Air) Nagachinta
Rob and I have each grown up in different cultures and lived in countries far from our homelands (Canada and Thailand, respectively). Working with people around the world has taught us to empathize with others and to develop an appreciation for the unique aspects of each environment. I especially had to overcome challenges related to language when I first came to the USA for graduate studies at UGA, and we have both had to learn to adapt to life in foreign countries without the support of nearby family. Read more>>
Sheena Holmes
My resilience comes from my parents. As a child, I learned very quickly that sometimes life does not always go the way we plan. I’ve been able to witness them go through financial hardships, being unemployed and even health issue and knew that the situations were weighing heavily on them, as well as me and my sister. Read more>>
Ari Aldana
If you asked me this question while in my younger years, the word “resilience” would not be the first adjective that came to mind while describing myself. Like many of us, in our early adult lives we spend time exploring, making mistakes, learning, and ultimately (hopefully) growing from these experiences. Along with these experiences, I think that something else happens simultaneously – we begin to develop an inner strength and self-trust, a sense of self confidence. Read more>>
C. Nicole Hill
I’m deeply sorry to hear about your loss, and I commend your strength in sharing your experience. Here’s a proofread version of your response: Read more>>
Jana Scalzitti
As I started out my professional career as an attorney, it taught me a lot about how to dig deep and provide results even in the face of great challenges. But functioning in such a high-stress environment required me to handle stress in a productive and healthy way. I became certified in Kundalini and Hatha yoga and started hosting Sound Baths and Manifestation classes. I was able to apply my discipline both professionally and personally. Read more>>
Donald Day
Resilience, in my view, isn’t just born out of thin air. It’s a concoction, brewed over time through various life experiences, professional hurdles, and personal challenges. For me, my resilience has been forged in the furnace of real-world trials, both in my personal life and my long-spanning career of 17 years as a personal trainer. Read more>>
Sally Hayes
I tend to view challenges as learning opportunities instead of setbacks. LIfe isn’t always going to be easy and it is up to us as individuals to choose how we respond to life. I choose to take the best path forward through any challenge and reflect on what I can learn from it. Read more>>
Savanna Kirby
My resilience comes from the fire I have in my soul for what I do. I feel that I have a calling placed on my life to reach the world with music. I also have learned to love the Journey. I know that everything I go through will shape me, my story, and my ability to reach others so I appreciate every learning opportunity in my life. Read more>>
Tara Fykes
I was raised by bold women, my mom and both of my grandmas, who were considered “too much” or brazen for their respective generations. I’ve always had support for thinking outside the box, being my own person, and not conforming to what anyone else thinks or says my path should be, especially as a woman. Read more>>
Nick Eagles
From a young age I’ve had to overcome unique challenges. At age four, my parents divorced, and everything seemed to go downhill for the next… several years. Growing up with such a broken family is what made me fall so deeply in love with all things comedy. Comedy became my escape from the chaos of my childhood. Moving around a lot made me the new kid at school. Read more>>
Ally Helman
Passion and Hope: The Roots of Resilience Throughout my life, I’ve focused on the art of dance. The good, bad, and challenging days in the ballet studio have taught me about the nature of resilience. Though I couldn’t have predicted how these moments would shape my future, I now know that they were preparing me for my destiny. Read more>>
Alex Beckford-Knighton
My Resilience Source… there is the short answer, and the unabridged novel I could go one forever about, as it is ever-growing. Shaved down, it can be expressed in the phrase “Worth’s Reflection”. Intuitively, most understand that worthiness is a birthright. Read more>>
Elizabeth Kahn
I could answer this question with one word: failure. Most of us think that failure, rejection, and loss are all bad things. I suppose in a sense they just are, but I know that that is what builds-up character and has made me an extremely resilient person in my life. Read more>>
Britney Smith
I started my photography business when I was 18. When I started my business, I didn’t have a mentor or anyone that I could ask questions. I had to learn everything that I knew through trial and error. Mid-career, I had my oldest daughter who was born visually impaired with a rare eye condition. Read more>>
Jon Krebbs
I get my resilience from being obsessive! I spent a long time trying to find my way into the real estate business in a meaningful way but I didn’t give up because of my borderline obsession with real estate. I would interview and not get a job I thought I really wanted. I was resilient and kept on trying until I finally got my foot in the door. Read more>>
Channing Smithson
My wife, Leah Smithson, is an interdisciplinary artist who uses portraits to explore the human condition. Her work is both traditional and experimental, and she mirrors emotional states and frames of mind rather than simply capturing a person’s likeness. She’s currently an alumni in NEW INC NEW MUSEUM’s Incubator program based out of Manhattan, NY. Read more>>
Gloria Ward
I get my resilience from my Grandmother. She taught me so many things about how to withstand and recover from adversity. I’m forever grateful to her for that. Read more>>
Kardell Sims
Being through so much in life. My mother having me at 16 and my older sister at 13 years old. My father wasn’t involved in my life and my alcoholic grandmother raised me. From the age of 15 to 39 I’ve been in juvenile detention center, 2 foster homes, county jail 9 times and prison 5 times(state and federal) Read more>>
Young Han
I build businesses and help others build theirs. I’ve been an entrepreneur my entire life starting my first business, a restaurant, as soon as I turned 18 years old. I’ve succeeded and failed many businesses in my life time while also working for incredible companies in between endeavors. Read more>>
Cathy Hamilton
By overcoming years of abuse, poverty and witnessing alcohol abuse in my life as a child & young adult. Read more>>
JP Amistoso
I get a lot of my resilience from my family. They constant wanting to be better starts from them. Read more>>
Dr. Erica Pooler
Resilience is the capacity to withstand or to recover quickly from difficulties. It’s the mental toughness that I have learned to put mind over matter.
I learned to be resilient because of many tough and uncontrollable situations. Read more>>
LyNea Bell
My Mother was paralyzed when I was 2 1/2 years old. She raised triplets alone. I learned to be a fighter in lew of storms. Read more>>
Zayden S
I get my resilience from my up bringing. My mom always taught me to be humble but always know who I am and to never take anything for granted. Read more>>
Necia Gamby
First and foremost my women ancestors second my wonderful sons and finally my chosen tribe and the Volker Community. Read more>>
Tanya Rice-Berry
From my mother, my children, my husband, my job, and life. Read more>>
Andre’ Joseph
I get my resilience from knowing that my family depends on me. They are my driving force in everything that I do. Read more>>
Frank Siracha
I believe I get my resilience from always being in situations that I had to persevere against an opposing force. Being the underdog is where I thrive. Read more>>
Dorothea McGuire
I got my resilience from my parents. Read more>>
Lyle Miller Sr
Resilience lives deep within each one of us as we journey across life. We use this gift to help uplift one another and to help each other to keep going on the journey. When one of us is taken home we all feel the suffering, to keep going we come together and we move forward with our gift of resilience. Read more>>
Amber Beck
I didn’t have an easy childhood, so my resilience comes from being in survival mode. Read more>>
Vincent Mattina
From both of my parents. My dad owned his own business and my mom was a talented clothing designer. Read more>>
James Joffrion
I definitely get my resilience from my parents and my siblings. They all have been through a lot and they inspire me in more ways than one. Read more>>
Keri Steward
My mother. The determined spirit within, my ancestors, angels and support system. Read more>>
Kirrston McLendon
I am the founder of Kirrston’s Kollections, a collection of unconventional and distinctive products that will nurture and satisfy your senses. Our mission is to promote healthy living, environmental sustainability, and cultural diversity through our products and services. We make and distribute authentic and all-natural Creole seasonings, as well as essential oils. Read more>>
Rehan Khan
Rehan: You’re most welcome, and thank you for having me. Resilience is a quality I hold close to my heart, and it’s been shaped by a combination of factors. Read more>>
O’Bryan Brown
My resilience comes from my mother. She taught me a lot of things but her resilience is something that inspires me everyday. Read more>>
Brenda Samuel
Absolutely, resilience has become something deeply personal to me in my continued journey to becoming businesswoman I am today. I found strength in the very purpose that drove me forward – empowering my clients to be their best selves. Read more>>
Paul Rossi
Mainly from my struggles in life. I was able to persevere after being faced with adversity. I still struggle with PTSD / anxiety and depression. I’ve battled alcoholism nearly my entire life. I’m proud to say that I recently celebrated 19 years of sobriety. I’ve lost everything and found myself in prison for a barfight during my dark days of drinking heavily after the military. I’ve managed to rebound and get back everything I’ve lost and then more. Read more>>
Aireene Espiritu
Raised by a single parent working three jobs to support my brother and I, my mama taught me how to survive and how to keep going. Read more>>
ShowzArt The Art Jedi
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