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.
Sharon Swift
Resilience is one of the tools bred into my DNA. My Grandmother survived two World Wars and after losing her home and left with 7 children at the end of WW2 was a refugee and travelled to Australia to begin a new life. Overcoming language problems, poverty and health issues, she created the most extraordinary garden complete with fruits, vegetables and an array of stunning flowers in a harsh environment. Read more>>
Joanna Beckett
A straightforward answer would be that, in my case, resilience is a by-product of sheer determination and commitment to reaching the goals I have set for myself from an early age. However, digging deeper, my resilience is probably rooted in a sense of being an outsider and learning how to embrace it. Read more>>
Ebony Ferrell
My resilience came from me growing up and seeing different situations. That’s what made me into the person I am today. I came from a small town which is Rayle, GA. I didn’t have it easy and I wasn’t as fortunate but I took those lessons and life experiences and looked at the brighter future to accomplish every goal that have. Read more>>
Kalonda Kent
Throughout my life, I’ve often felt as if I were born on Mars. I’ve always had this unwavering belief that I can achieve anything I set my mind to. Growing up surrounded by boys, I developed a toughness that has become an integral part of who I am. They instilled in me a determination to never give up, no matter how many times I get knocked down. Read more>>
Yesica & Vishal Shah
Yesica – I believe resilience is a trait that I inherited from my parents. As a child, some of my favorite bedtime stories were the stories where my parents share what their life was like growing up in their small rural town in Mexico and of the challenges they faced when coming to America in search of their American dream. Read more>>
Bela Fidel
As a child I grew up under very traumatic circumstances. I never felt safe and created the emotional barriers that allowed me to survive. As an adult I learned to recognize these barriers and why they were created. Once I understood that they were no longer needed, I worked hard to tear them down. But as a child, surviving under difficult circumstances became second nature: I had to be independent, self-reliant and determined. Read more>>
Kendra McGivney
I got my resilience from many things but what stands out to me is leaving home at a young age and also having close friends that became like family. So while I was on my own, I was never actually on my own. I also got it from traveling and meeting people from cultures different from my own, and learning from children as my best teachers. Read more>>
Eugene T. and Bernadette Barnes
We both grew up in environments where resilience was a must. (Eugene) growing up my dad struggled with a drug addiction. I had to learn early, that life wouldn’t always be easy. I had to step up and help my mom. I got my first job at 15 and I’ve been working ever since. I watched my dad over come his addiction after years of struggling, that taught me that it’s not how many times you fall but how many times you get up. Read more>>
Lenny Lavergne
I get my resilience from my parents I watched them both work multiple jobs at once. I literally went to college with my mother while she completed her bachelors. Ive seen them be able to buy multiple properties and investments from working hard and saving. So Im never afraid to put the hard work in to accomplish my ultimate goals. Read more>>
Iva Colter, PhD
I grew up in a middle-class family in Eastern Europe under communism, where opportunities to stand out were scarce. Everyone wore the same clothes and hairstyles, making it difficult to find a sense of individuality. To carve out my own identity, I began making my own clothes, cutting my own hair, and marching to my own beat. Read more>>
Joshua Hernandez
I got my resilience when I had a friend deceive me in a business deal that was very important to me and life-altering. After that experience, it changed everything. I started waking up early morning and started working harder towards my goals to achieve everything he never could. Maybe to make up for the pain I suffered from that experience. Read more>>
Dr Natalie Salvador
My resilience comes from conflict. I have this ongoing inner conflict where part of me wants to help others, and another part of me wants to do things my way. I love to be right and I struggle to fit into roles that are defined by other people. An outsider looking at my life may see many accomplishments and attribute them to careful planning, but my pathway was not linear or planned. Read more>>
Brea Davis
When I think of the word resilience, I envision the ability to bounce back when faced with adversity. For me, resilience is not just about enduring hardships but transforming them into growth opportunities. Read more>>
Sam Borowski
In the entertainment business you have to be resilient or you won’t survive. I get my resilience from several factors. I’m extremely passionate about what I do. You have to be in this business of ours. And that passion has no choice, but to lead you to a strong work ethic. That’s because you don’t really choose this business … it chooses you. Read more>>
Janis Hillard
Though I believe that everyone has the capacity to be resilient, I often hear the word used to describe me, and to be honest, it’s taken me some time to accept this – but I do now. My whole life has been built on the very act of resiliency. Read more>>
Nick Thomas
When I was in my late teens, early twenties I met an old guy in a park and we got to talking about life , the universe and everything. One of those conversations that gets deep and profound very quickly.
There was something that this man said to me at the end of the conversation that has stuck with me most of my life, he said Money comes and goes, Time only goes. Read more>>
Emily Tolipova
Resiliency to me, is something that has taken practice over the years to hone. One moment in particular that stands out to me, that really made me come to terms with how strong I am, was having my son. Read more>>
Heidi Fiedler
My creative work energizes me. Seeing it as something I get to do rather than as something I have to do has made a big difference. I also try to choose projects that I love SO much that I will stay with them when life gets bumpy, because there are always unexpected illnesses and demands that can take me away from my creative work. Read more>>
Thomas Massey
Resilience is a funny word. If it means the stoic ability to stand firm and hold fast in the face of great difficulty, I’m not sure if I have resilience in that regard, given our human condition. However, if you mean the ability to bounce back and recover after being knocked down continuously – and repeat again and again, then I think I have that and I think it’s absolutely vital for an entrepreneur. Read more>>
Gabrielle Mackie
Resilience is born of necessity. It’s a do-or-die thing. I think women – mothers – are especially resilient in a world that expects less from them. We want to have our families and be successful too. We go through years of grueling hard work to have both. And we’re stronger because of it. It’s a necessary growth. You learn to be resilient because there is no other choice, really. Read more>>
Angie Taveras
Being resilient is not something I was always proud of until recently. It took a hard 30 days in April for me to understand that my resilience is what has led me to where I am today. I always viewed resilience as a negative thing, “why do I have to struggle?”Read more>>
Teoy Thompson
From Bayou roots to bold journeys. I come from parents born to the rich culture of Louisiana. Growing up in Houston, TX the southern roots and strength of my ancestors were called upon often. Being raised by a highly educated but underpaid single mother, taught me the essecne of survival and the art of bouncing back against all odds. Read more>>
Fernando Fula
I think my resilience comes from a few different places. First, growing up in a working-class family, I learned early on that nothing comes easy. You have to work hard for what you want. That mindset was ingrained in me from a young age. Also, facing rejection from traditional art schools was tough, but it fueled my determination. Read more>>
Liz Philpot
I believe my resilience was cultivated at a young age through my experiences as an ice skater. The frequent falls and the necessity to continuously pick myself back up ingrained in me the importance of perseverance. The mantra “fail fast and fail forward” has become a guiding principle for me. The more swiftly and frequently you fail, the higher the likelihood of ultimately getting it right. Read more>>
Diane Cappetta Nares
Definitely from my childhood. I was the oldest of six children. My mother had all of her children within nine years, so I became very independent and self-reliant at a very young age. Resilence surfaced at various times in my young adulthood but it clearly took over when my only child, my son Emilio was diagnosed with leukemia, and I had to fight to protect him from the horrifying experience of chemotherapy side effects when he was only three years old. Read more>>
Salvatore Sissa
I think my resilience comes from the deep desire to pursue music for the rest of my life. In order to achieve that I need to work extremely hard and keep getting up when I fail. I have had to do this many times in the past and I am extremely grateful that I was given a chance to do this in the US because it is a country where pursuing a career in music is much more realistic than in my home country of Peru. Read more>>
Veronica Atkins
I get my resilience of thinking about my 17 year old son. He’s overcome multiple challenges and I know that his future is based upon the decision that I make to keep going. Our children watch everything that we do and I’m determined for my son to have a bright future full of financial security ,peace and covered by God. Read more>>
Destiny Deal
Resilience, for me, stems from the inspiration I draw from my daughter and the remarkable women in my industry. My daughter’s unwavering spirit and joy in overcoming challenges teach me the essence of strength and balance. Similarly, witnessing women skillfully navigate demanding careers while achieving financial freedom empowers me to pursue my goals with determination. Read more>>
Jesse Tucker Grubbs
I suppose I do not think about resilience in a traditional way. Resilience implies that relenting or succumbing to difficulties rather than finding a solution or a way out is an option. Sure, I feel the struggle in these moments just like anyone else, but I don’t ever stop to consider, “well, I guess I should just give up.” Read more>>
Lee Lavi
I believe my resiliency stems from years of practice and the ebbs and flows life brought onto my path. As a teen I was on the Judo national team which demanded grueling routine which was followed by my military service which instilled more discipline and habits of focus and goal orientation. In my Aikido career I enrolled for five and a half years of teachers program which included more than 1000 annual hours of training. Read more>>
Colton Childress
I got it from my dad cause he was a resilient and kind man! My parents instilled a lot of great qualities in me and supported my career choices since the beginning despite challenges we’ve faced as family. After my dad passed away unexpectedly from cancer in 2023 I went down a dark path and hated living and the act of being conscious and sober. Read more>>
Nicky Posley
My resilience comes from hard knocks, really. I didn’t choose an easy career path, or take the easy route in terms of my beliefs and integrity. I remind myself that at any given moment, I’m living something I once prayed for, something my ancestors fought and died for. Read more>>
Ebony Smith
My mother , I seen that woman raise 10 children with the help of my dad of course
but she never cracked in front of us, if she wasn’t doing good financially, mentally or physically, she never allowed her children to see it, hardworking, made sure we all had the things we needed to be ready for the real world some day , true hustler ,strong and woman of god , I want to be exactly who she was when I was growing up. Read more>>
Jessica Doaks
I am deeply grateful to my parents, who have shown me an extraordinary model of resilience. Everything I achieve in life is because of them. Despite facing numerous challenges, they have carried themselves with such dignity that it has given me the strength to persevere. My mother’s reassuring words, “This too shall pass & It always works out,” echo in my mind whenever I face difficulties, guiding me through the toughest moments. Read more>>
Ashley Hall
I get my resilience from my mother. She was a single mother as I was growing up. My mother made sure I had everything I needed. The mother I am today, is from how I was raised by her. My mother never gave up. Once I became a mother, I knew what I had to do for my children. No matter what I have gone through I had get overcome it for my children. Sometimes in life you have to get through the dark times. My children give me that purpose. Read more>>
Nikki T. Anthony
I was raised on the south side of Chicago in the slums of a housing project. The product of an often verbally abusive young Black mother who could only give me what was given to her, and raised by an elderly great-grandmother who could only do the best she could with what she had. Despite my lack of guidance, I knew that I didn’t want poverty to be a life sentence for me. Read more>>
Heather Jones
In 2008, my life took a profound turn with the birth of my son. Prior to this, I had just ended a seven-year relationship with a man living a double life—he had a secret wife and two children. While I was aware of an ex-wife, discovering his ongoing deceit was devastating. At the same time, I was emerging from a toxic work environment where I had been groomed and sexually abused by my boss. Read more>>
Kalen McAllister
I am a Buddhist priest and we are taught not to expect anything but to just keep getting up every time we are down. So from my religious background. Read more>>
Alison Blackman
That’s what happened to me just as the Advice Sisters and our website were getting well known. My twin and I started the advicesisters https://advicesisters.com in 1998. Both of us were good writers and communicators, and we wanted to work together. Advicesisters.com began as a relationship website after we had worked for other websites for a year or so. Read more>>
Shonta Burton
my personal journey of resilience and triumph, shaped by a difficult childhood and a series of life challenges. My story is one of overcoming immense hardships and using those experiences to fuel my passion for success. Read more>>
Denny Smith
Resilience? I’m probably more inclined to chalk it up to simply being stubborn, or “bullheaded”, as my mom would say, despite me clearly having inherited that trait from her. She did teach me to be tough though, and never let me skate on things she knew I’d eventually regret, for allowing them to get the best of me so easily. I would’ve missed a lot of opportunities early on, if it weren’t for her pushing me to chase them, and stay the course. Read more>>
Tiffani Teachey
I derive my resilience from a combination of personal experiences, mindset, and support systems. Throughout my journey, I have faced failures, doubts, and adversities that have tested my strength. However, I have transformed into an unstoppable and courageous individual who lives life to the fullest. Read more>>
Joel Miller
My resilience comes from watching my family members work hard. My mom worked under the table with little education to ensure my brother and I were fed and taken care of. It also comes from other environments and people of influence that taught me how to push such as my schools where I was highly involved in music and sports. And lastly, the military also added to my engraved resilience. Read more>>
Tiffany Long
I definitely developed resilience from watching how my mom handled difficult situations in my life growing up. My mom was a single mother, my father was absent from our lives after they divorced when I was 12 and he created a lot of instability in our lives up until that point. Read more>>
