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.
Jackie Hyman, Phd Jessica David, Phd

As women of color, resilience is baked into the very fabric of our being because our journeys to present-day have been littered with adversity. Whether globally, regionally, locally, or even intrapersonally, there have been challenges around every corner. So how do we find opportunities to smile, connect, break bread, and laugh? How do we maintain our motivation and stay the course? We find resilience by knowing our ‘why’. Read more>>
Michael Conroy

I rowed crew in high school – training for that sport is one of the most dreary and agonizing experiences a human being can endure. Compared to that, filmmaking is a cakewalk. Read more>>
Valerie Arguello

I draw my resilience from the combination of personal and professional challenges I’ve faced throughout my life. Running a pet care business, especially one that emphasizes quality and a home-like environment, has taught me the importance of adaptability, patience, and perseverance. On a personal level, my love for animals and the responsibility I feel toward their well-being has given me a strong sense of purpose. Whether it’s managing day-to-day operations or ensuring that every animal in my care feels safe and loved, I’ve learned that resilience is about showing up, even when things get tough, and trusting that dedication and passion will guide me through. Read more>>
Stephanie Roth Sisson

Resilience is a process for me – a process I am becoming more practiced at the older I get. It is a learned skill. Let me add right here that although I am resilient as an individual, I am also lucky to have supportive family, friends and community. All of these people help to lighten the load as I’m figuring things out. Read more>>
Serena Musick

I had a hard childhood and always had to fight for what I needed/wanted. My mom was an alcoholic and my dad was a drug addict/dealer, I pretty much raised myself. That taught me to be strong. Read more>>
Donzaleigh Powell

I grew up with very strong and intelligent people around me that knew how to “weather the storms of life”. They taught me how things are temporary and not to give up. I’ll never forget how my father would not allow me and my sister to use the word “can’t”, we would literally get in trouble if we did. Back then I didn’t understand why but as I got older I realized just how powerful the mind is and the God given power inside us. Read more>>
Christina Collins

My resilience comes from my experiences growing up as a high school and collegiate athlete. As an adult and parent of two, I pull from that toolkit every day drawing on the skills and values my coaches instilled in me, including perseverance, risk taking, communication, and leadership. I still draw on that resilience to compete in ultra marathons. I’m always striving to reach the summit of my own potential, and at the same time I want to help others reach theirs. In my company, NeverStopMoving365, we use movement, fitness and sports as a vehicle to develop that same grit and resilience in our youth clients! Read more>>
Kerry-ann Wright

I became sick and tired of being sick and tired. I was often feeling depressed and I wanted that to change so I made the move to get the help I needed so I got mentored for an entire year. Read more>>
Crystal Ortiz

I got my resilience from the childhood I was brought up in. I was raised with my siblings so we had to learn how to overcome struggles and become adults at a young age. Read more>>
Terry Whitworth

My Sister passed away with cancer in 2019. This was definitely the hardest thing I have ever had to deal with. We were so close. She was so awesome! We both worked in childcare. She along with her husband owned a Childcare Center, and I own a Family Childcare Home. She not only owned her center, but she was also the Director. When she became ill, she asked me to take over as Director. I did not hesitate and said yes. I was operating different shifts at my childcare home and attending college for my bachelor’s degree. Read more>>
Taylor Hall

The environment that I was raise in, the experiences that I gained as an athlete, and the faith I have in God have taught me a lot about how to embody resilience. I grew up in a household where failure wasn’t an option. I was taught early on by my mom and dad that obstacles were inevitable and it would be my choice to either cave in or fight through and overcome challenges in sports, school, and life. Read more>>
Janae Harrison

My dad instilled in me the belief that I can do anything I set my mind to. This belief has helped me to persevere through many of life’s challenges like divorce, single parenting, being the spouse of a soldier, deployments, career changes, and stating my own business. Read more>>
Ryan Elias Baker

Fiction. My resilience, plain and simple, comes from fiction. The most amazing stories in existence have the element known as the redemption arc. My personal favorite comes from the film The Dark Knight Rises. I watched that film during the darkest time of my life. There is something about the visual image of Bruce Wayne climbing up that pit and making an impossible jump and harnessing his fear and doubts to do so – it changed me. It wasn’t just TDKR that helped me in my darkest moments. It wasn’t the first, and it wasn’t the last – but, by God, if it wasn’t the strongest. Fiction saved it – and so I will make it for the rest of my life. Read more>>
Karen Astromsky

Resilience comes from having weathered tough times, and I can say that is something that I have done since childhood. We all have. For me, I am one of five kids in a family that moved several times during my growing up years. It was a big adjustment to say the least, and I started realizing what an asset those skills were when I began interviewing for jobs in my 20s. I often mentioned my ability to “get along” which is a huge soft skill in the workplace. As I got older, I had even more experiences that challenged me and my sense of purpose. Read more>>
Julia Goo

I have learned lessons in resilience from those who have come before me – artistic and queer mentors in my personal life, my peers, and learning to identify what help I need and when. Growing up a queer, neurodivergent, and bookish child in the 2000s Bible Belt, I looked anywhere and everywhere for connection and mentorship. I remember studying adults, specifically artists, and how they carried themselves very early in my life. Not just those who shone bright and burned out – Who are those with a long, fulfilled, healthy life of craft and creativity? What does that look like? Read more>>
Genxcore

Resilience… For much of my life I was the kind of person who would climb a majestic snow-covered mountain only to abandon the ascent at the most critical juncture in favor of ennui and rebellion. There are numerous terms for this type of behavior: self-destructive, low self-esteem, fear of failure. All appropriate. David Bowie referred to it as “snatching defeat from the jaws of victory;” Johnny Thunders infers much of the same in Born to Lose. As such, I must admit that when Bold Journey reached out for an interview, I was hesitant to expand upon my personal challenges and how I overcame them. Read more>>
Tamara Knox

My resilience comes from the experiences I’ve lived through, my faith in God, and the sense of purpose I’ve found in helping others heal. Leaving an abusive relationship, raising my son as a single parent while supporting him through his challenges, and transforming personal pain into a mission of empowerment have all contributed to shaping my inner strength. Read more>>
Josh Dikken

I’m actually writing this high in the morning because I couldn’t get myself motivated to do some basic work I’m actually pretty excited to do and the high helped kick me into gear, but also I think is one of the main culprits in that same problem. Helping perpetuate it. Read more>>
Sharik Peck

Resilience has come from experiences. Especially difficult and sometimes painful experiences seem to encourage resilience. In my particular case, perhaps recovering from surgery at 6 months of age and recovering from a broken neck at 2 years of age, and recovering from a complicated elbow fracture at age 6, and recovering from a fractured back at age 15, and recovering from a stroke at age 17 all contributed to learning resilience? With several additional illnesses and injuries in the mix, resilience became a motto. Read more>>
Melina Rodriguez

Like most parents, mine were imperfect, but one of the consistent lessons they imparted was resilience. My parents were young—just 16 and 19—when I was born in Uruguay. I grew up witnessing our lives oscillate between periods of poverty and moments of financial stability, only to revert to instability again. Eventually, my parents made the bold decision to move across the world to Boca Raton, Florida. The shift from our small hometown of just over 25,000 people to the vibrant, sunny atmosphere of South Florida was dramatic. Read more>>
Josh Bedlion

I’ve always enjoyed the cheesy yet classic football movie Rudy as an example of never giving up regardless the circumstances. Like Rudy, my resilience has been a journey from childhood until my music career today. The cliche, “money never grows on trees”, was a real part of my growing up years. Those high school years were pivotal in my growth. Freshman year, my parents divorced and money was very limited. I was the oldest of five kids, which added pressure and specific challenges during that time and throughout high school, undergraduate, and graduate schools. Read more>>
Manasa Krishnan

The subjective nature of design poses a unique challenge as creative success in one project does not guarantee success in the next one. I reflect on what I could do better in each project as every setback can be a valuable learning experience. In moments of doubt, I seek inspiration from other designers’ work and think about my previous achievements and milestones that I met. I strive to keep going, as it is the only way to get unstuck and move forward without lingering on failures. Read more>>
Ashley Tresoline

Resilience has been an essential part of my journey, especially as someone who has faced significant health challenges. I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis at 21, and more recently, with Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) and Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS). From a young age, my body has consistently presented me with battles, but I quickly realized that I had no choice but to fight for the quality of life I wanted. While many people in my position might feel overwhelmed, I have always been driven to keep pushing forward, even on the toughest days when my body feels like it’s working against me. Read more>>
Stacey Nicole Smith

I have been molded by a series of unfortunate events., culminating in a diagnosis of CPTSD. These challenges have taught me the significance of maintaining resilience while fulfilling my responsibilities as a mother, individual, and artist. Two years ago, I experienced a near-death encounter that completely altered my life. This led to cognitive issues and overwhelming panic attacks, marking the beginning of a slow and arduous quest to unravel my true challenges. Seeking and obtaining the right treatment has proven to be imperative. Read more>>
Tiphani Hutto

I hold one main deep internal belief: everything happens for a reason. This beliefs has helped me find the lessons in the hard pieces of life, but also helped me to truly bask in the graciousness of the good ones. Even when things do not go my way, when I am kicked and at my lowest, when I am tired of crying and the tears have unwillingly dried, the belief that ‘Everything happens for a reason’ keeps me standing. I know that I can rise above anything put in my path. Read more>>
Teresa Hunt

Growing up in a single parent household in public housing (the projects) the odds of getting out were stacked against me. My resilience was developed out of necessity due to the challenges faced such as financial instability, food insecurities and limited resources. Read more>>
Bijal Fotedar

As most business owners would know, we have to deal with a lot of disappointments, failures and unknowns especially during the early years. Having the capability to keep going requires intrinsic and extrinsic systems to work together. I primarily attribute my resilience to a strong belief that nothing that is worth doing is going to be easy but if I put my mind to it, I can achieve what I want. It might require more efforts than I had accounted for, and if I don’t do it right I will fail and that is okay. I have learnt to ask myself what can I learn from this failure? What is it that I can do better so I am not in the same situation again? Read more>>
Angela Hilario

I think resilience is something you develop overtime. With each passing challenge, you learn how to pick yourself back up, re-assess, and get back in the game. There is, however, a piece of advice a mentor gave me years ago, when I was in my early twenties and just started a really demanding job. He asked me about my family and for some reason I talked about my Lolo (my paternal grandfather) and how during World War 2 he had survived the Bataan Death March. After hearing that story, my mentor said to me, “So always remember: Angela has survivor genes.” Read more>>
Mathias Neyrand

Faced with the absurdity of today’s music industry, the very notion of long-term development, career and viable future perspectives are put to the test on a daily basis. The well-known consequences are mental health issues, disillusionment and fading optimism as to the individual capacity to affect change, even on a small scale. Read more>>