Where do you get your resilience from?

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.

Sara Roberts

This is a great question! As a founder and business owner, resilience is probably the most important element to keep you going. I constantly reassure myself that I can do this that I will keep believing in my vision and carry on with whatever the task at hand might be (big or small). I think it comes from the fact that I first off believe in the product, its quality and its beauty as well and its point of difference which is the Art as well as the intention behind it. Read more>>

Charlie Petch

I get my resilience from being in solidarity with people who need to be stronger than me. I am always learning how to cope, how to be bold and unapologetic, from trans ancestors and the youth who expect more. I come from an era where there were no GSA (Gay Straight Alliance) in school. A time where I didn’t even see another live trans person until my twenties. Read more>>

Jocilyn Sorenson

When I was younger, I spent 5 years in a beautiful orphanage in my home country, Guatemala. I lived there with 40 some other children who had experienced difficult beginnings as well. Prior to the orphanage, my biological siblings and I where dropped off from home to home as our mother was unable to care for us.  Read more>>

Christopher Williams

Meera Agarwal

Embracing and accepting change from a very early age has made me resilient. Due to my father’s job, we moved a lot during my childhood. I had to adjust to a new place, a new school and make friends all over again every few years. That experience taught me to go with the flow. The moving trend continued through my undergraduate and early working years.  Read more>>

Laura Cole

When I was just out of college the word resilience wasn’t used much, if at all, in my career and work world. I think my generation would have thought about it as “stick-to-it-ness” or stubbornness, frankly. I had NO IDEA what a career as a professional actor and artist actually meant, really. I credit my “not knowing any better” with a lot of successes in my career, in fact. I didn’t know how hard landing an audition, much less the actual role, could be but I stuck to it, and kept learning from any rejections. Read more>>

Constance Moseley

My resilience came from having a personal relationship with Jesus. It has developed in me unwavering faith to overcome adversity and difficult challenges of life. Read more>>

Lisa Gizara

For me, expressing myself through art is like breathing. I could not live without painting or photographing. It drives me forward, always, to create more, explore more to show the beauty all around us. Read more>>

Patricia Mitchell

It’s funny, I never really gave this much thought until I’ve been asked this question a couple of times now. Maybe it’s in my DNA or my upbringing, I’m not really sure. I just have and always have had a fighter spirit. I don’t give up or give in easily. Especially if it’s something or someone I really believe in and I’m passionate about. Read more>>

Idan Meir

That’s a great question, and it really is a important quality for anyone who is running a start-up. First, I am passionate about our company’s mission to make the work more accessible, and I really do believe in the impact that we are making. That sense of purpose makes that we see the huge benefit we can make to the world and so it drives me on. Read more>>

Luis Atampi

To begin, I am passionate about discussing resilience. The reason is that since my early age, 45 years ago, I started practicing it without knowing what I was doing. I am Argentine, and I grew up in a poor family with very limited resources. For example, we didn’t have electricity in my house, and you can deduce what that means – electricity is as essential for a household as it gets. Without electricity in your home, life is challenging. Read more>>

Brett Tipton

My resilience is a work in progress. I find two main sources of strength. One is from the Lord. I’m a follower of Jesus and he gives me strength. The way he often does it is through others, which is my second source of strength. I currently attend a Messianic congregation in Chesterland, Ohio called Tikvat Yisrael. It’s really the prayers, fellowship, and kind words of everyone I encounter there that is keeping me going. Read more>>

Alicia Underwood

I believe that much of my resilience comes from my childhood experiences. Although I grew up in a privileged environment, my home was quite chaotic, and one of my parents was emotionally unpredictable and violent. Being the oldest of four siblings, I had to learn to navigate through difficult situations on my own. However, I always try to see every experience as a learning opportunity. I ask myself, what can I learn from this? How can I apply this knowledge in the real world? I never give up, but I am willing to make a change in direction if necessary, and this attitude has helped me until today.” Read more>>

Jack Lennie

The Knowing that if you do not quit you cannot loose. Make no mistake, Neither Kate nor I “know” we can pull this off. but we do know we will not quit. There is also an element of what you track you can improve. and if you track enough things you will find positives. We never set out to be an overnight success.  Read more>>

Mick Torres

I am resilient because I have to be. Being an artist and an entrepreneur makes me familiar with rejection. My first acting manager told me, “You’ll grow into your type. The next ten years will be rough, but don’t quit, because you’ll work a ton when you’re older.” That was nine years ago. I’m still here, and I’m a lot better than I was then. Read more>>

Karla Pasten

I believe that resilience is something that we naturally adopt in Mexico given our socioeconomic and cultural circumstances. It is the way we survive what happens around us daily, from something as simple as having to dedicate 3 hours of our daily lives to simply commute to our universities or workplace, to get home then prepare the next day’s meals and start the cycle all over again.  Read more>>

Oriana Cognata

My resilience is nurtured by the challenges I’ve faced in my musical journey, each obstacle serving as a stepping stone to artistic growth. The unwavering passion for my craft and a commitment to continuous improvement fuel my resilience, allowing me to navigate the complexities of the music industry with unwavering determination. Read more>>

ANGELICA Robles

My resilience stems from being exposed to so much trauma as a child. I learned to deal with my emotions, thoughts and feelings until I couldn’t anymore. I was introduced to therapy at the age of 17 when I fell into a deep suicidal depression following a tragic murder of my boyfriend’s sister. A murder that left me unable to cope with my own thoughts and emotions.  Read more>>

MJ Adams

I pretty much had a hard scrabble attitude at an early age. My dad left us for another woman when I was in the first grade. My mother never got over it and passed away after heart surgery when I was nine.. When you have loss at an early age you learn to survive. My paternal grandmother raised my sister and I for awhile but we ended up with my dad and step-mother.  Read more>>

Colin Zhu

So, this is for the question: Where do I get my resilience from? I believe resilience is a combination of how we respond to life events, our experiences, and what we decide to do with them, as well as the lessons learned from different types of mistakes, perceived missteps, and failures. Read more>>

Ron Placone

I guess if you want to have a creative life resilience is necessary. One phone call can be life-changing or soul crushing. Throughout my adult life I’ve had more rejections and things that almost happened but didn’t that I stopped keeping track a long time ago, heh. So, one keeps going and some doors open and some doors don’t. Read more>>

Syeda Abbas

I think because I faced a lot of rejection early on and so that prepared me for the road ahead. The universe was pushing me. Read more>>

Ashley Robinson

I get my resiliency from Christ my Lord and Savior. James 1:2-4 Testing of Your Faith 2 Count it all joy, my brothers,[a] when you meet trials of various kinds, 3 for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. 4 And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. Read more>>

Nina Chau

First, thank you for giving me this platform as an opportunity to share my story. I get my resilience from the growth and lessons I have endured. I did not have a smooth journey to get to where I am today, it began with taking risks and being at my lowest point in my life to be grounded.  Read more>>

Ronald Beets

My resilience began as a child growing up in a culture that had a very different view of life than I did. I instinctively clung tighter to what felt real and right to me although it was so often in opposition to the status quo. This applied to religious beliefs, political views, social issues, and the general way our community moved in the world. Read more>>

Chelsea Husum

We will experience adversity throughout our lives, and that is the one thing that is guaranteed as we go through the human experience. I have personally overcome substantial adversity throughout my life. It is so hard when you are going through it and at the time, you feel as if that situation will break you. Read more>>

Ramiro Torres

Life experiences, depending on the stage of life I was in. When I was younger it came from trying to prove that someone else was wrong, or even to prove someone else right. As I got older I realized that it was more about proving myself to myself. Developing a sense of Purpose, or multiple purposes, definitely makes it easier to be resilient when things are tough. I have a sense of Purpose in all aspects of my life: Family, marriage, career, health, etc, so it’s easier to push through when needed. Read more>>

Cheema

It’s interesting being asked this question because it has been a slow few years for me music wise. Since the pandemic, all my creative pursuits came to a halt. Even at this moment, I haven’t gotten the ball fully rolling again. Keeping my passion alive has been such a challenge. Read more>>

Amanda Sue Bourda

Too be honest… I don’t really know. I guess it’s the love I have for fashion and wanting to share that with the world. Wanting to live out my dreams and know that if I give up it will never happen. And my wife, she is one of the constant voices in my head telling me .. DONT STOP! Read more>>

Anez Ka

My resilience stems from a combination of experiences, values, and support systems in my life. Throughout my educational and professional journey, I have encountered numerous obstacles that have tested my resilience. It is during these times that I have realized the significance of my personal values.  Read more>>

Virginia Novello

I think I got my resilience from my Dad, he is the most resilient person I have ever met and since I was a child he would tell me Never ever ever give up, and I think thats were it started. Read more>>

Gracie Burgess

Being a military BRAT, I was raised with the idea of resilience. Many people don’t know, but BRAT is an acronym stat stands for brave, resilient, adaptive, tough (or tenacious). With countless days of my dad being gone on trainings, in schools, or on deployment – this established resiliency in me. Read more>>

Gabriel Allan Tolliver

“A person is a person through other persons.” – Resilience as interconnected with the support and well-being of others. – Ubuntu: I believe resilience is something that is born of struggle and adversity along one’s life journey. It’s a superpower that one may discover. As a content creator across media platforms: writer/producer/director/entrepreneur, resiliency is a crucial ingredient to being an artist.  Read more>>

Alexa Haddock Bigwarfe

Resilience is often born through struggle. I’ve faced my fair share of those. My resilience springs from a combination of life experiences, including living abroad and serving in the military during wartime, compounded by surviving a profound personal tragedy. I left my career to be home with my children, which, although rewarding in so many ways, I found incredibly challenging because I had an intense drive to make a difference. Read more>>

Katie Tschida

Boots were made for walking. Being the stubborn woman that I am, I made sure that my boots did more than walk. I enlisted in the military around the turn of the century. I wanted to make a difference, but I wasn’t sure how yet. Before I could make a choice, I needed to get through basic training. This first part of my journey was anything but basic for me. Read more>>

Eva Nomikou

My friends and family. I get my resilience from them, but I think mostly my mom. My mom always has the right thing to say and make you look at the bright side of things and feel better. It’s difficult to adapt to challenging life experiences, especially when so far from home and having a good support system is very important. Read more>>

Spike Yee

I represent the elements from both cultures I was raised in- as a Chinese-American and as a West Virginian. The common characteristic that is often used to describe the people of Appalachia is exactly that: resilient. Same goes for my background. I come from a traditional Chinese family that carries old school values and ethics, and I am a child of immigrants which means that their way of thinking and way of life has been passed down to me as I carry on and continue to live my life. Read more>>

Ron B. Wilson

My resilience stems from a culmination of experiences gathered during my extensive 30-year career as a traveling photographer. Throughout my journey, I’ve witnessed and documented various historical events and human stories, including 9/11 in New York City as the events unfolded and the enduring impact of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. Read more>>

Sam Litvin

In part, it is family history. We are Holocaust survivors and immigrants. We have thousands of years of history of surviving persecution. At the same time I’m an engineer and a wrestler. Both have taught me to keep fighting, to expect pain and push through the pain towards a goal. Read more>>

Shannon McNiece, LPC, LAC

My resilience has grown out of a combination of my lived experiences and my mindset choices. My journey has not been an easy one. The adage “what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger” really rings true in my life. When I look back at the road traveled, it’s full of pitfalls, wrong turns, and dead ends. There were plenty of bumps, bruises, and injuries sustained along the way. Read more>>