Is Bouncing Back Really Bouncing Back?

 

How many times do we hear the encouraging BOUNCING BACK expression?  Probably many times, right?  BUT I thought we're hitting a paradox in here because the intention to BOUNCE BACK truly seriously sounds inspirational after a major personal crisis, after losing your job, after losing a blue-chip client OR even WHEN disaster strikes and hits us BUT again, that premise really fails to deliver, whichever perspective you see it💥💥💥

Simply put, it is impossible to reestablish OR even recreate the past because WHAT WAS, NO LONGER IS.  The situation becomes different then and now.  Looking at the past for benchmarks of success would lead us to waste the very essential resources we need to adapt to the present.  YES, admittedly, there's a deeper contradiction woven into the mainstream resilience narrative, which makes this thread exciting✅✅✅

YES, we're NOT totally OR solely at fault here as we've been taught to think of RESILIENCE as a singular, one-size-fits-all skill to overcome our myriad of challenges.  BUT the harsh truth here is that stressors exist on a 'continuum'.  Thus, it stands to reason that RESILIENCE must as well.  And by adding critical context to problems and respecting the multifaceted nature of RESILIENCE, it's possible to navigate the complexities of life and business with less stress and even more ease, hopefully💚💛💜

And this is where we'd like to leverage on industry researches by experts who have hypothesized three distinct types of RESILIENCE to match each challenge with the appropriate response.

NATURAL RESILIENCE - is our survival instinct to withstand, adjust and heal from life's upheavals

LEARNED RESILIENCE - is a response to inevitable day-to-day issues, developed over time

STRATEGIC RESILIENCE - is an advanced skill to proactive prevent obstacle & even streamline things

Our takeaway:  Surprisingly, that industry research went farther by listing three categories of challenges

ADVERSITIES - those life-altering situations with hardly any solution, like a critical health crisis, OR death of a loved one OR even natural disasters

OBSTACLES - problems with potential solutions 

TASKS - actions to be done [and really actionable]

In a nutshell, BOUNCING BACK means we have hone our RESILIENCE because it's the way to go!!!