Developing Your Emotional Resilience
SUMMARY
Do you find that you are continually feeling emotionally drained at work, and things tend to bring you down a little bit too much?
Hi, this is Grant Herbert, leadership and sustainable performance coach, and today I'm going to talk about emotional resilience and why it's essential for navigating challenges and stress effectively.
There are 8 key strategy areas to develop emotional resilience:
1. Cultivate self-awareness | 2. Develop emotional navigation skills | 3. Build a strong support network | 4. Set boundaries and prioritise self-care | 5. Practice problem-solving and be more flexible | 6. Develop a growth mindset | 7. Maintain optimism and be positive | 8. Continue professional development
TRANSCRIPT
Do you find that you are continually feeling emotionally drained at work?
Hi, this is Grant Herbert, leadership and sustainable performance coach, and today I'm going to talk about emotional resilience and why it's essential for navigating challenges and stress effectively.
Emotional resilience refers to your ability to adapt, recover, and even grow stronger when faced with challenges, stress, and adversity. It's not about ignoring disruptive emotions but learning to navigate them in healthier and more productive ways.
All these strategies come from emotional intelligence — your ability to recognise what's going on for you emotionally, to engage in helpful self-talk and inner dialogue, and to work through each emotion to benefit you, others, and the greater good.
The first thing you need to do is cultivate self-awareness. Developing mindfulness can help you quiet the noise and ask yourself, "What's going on for me right now?"
The second strategy is to develop emotional navigation skills. Notice the emotion, name it, and then navigate it to reach the outcome you want.
The third strategy is to build a strong support network. No one succeeds alone. Having support is important when going through times of stress and adversity.
The fourth is to set boundaries and prioritise self-care. Self-care is not selfish; it's necessary for you to be physically, emotionally, mentally, and socially healthy without burning out.
The fifth strategy is to practice problem-solving and be more flexible. Rather than viewing situations as overwhelming, see them as opportunities to work through problems.
The sixth is to develop a growth mindset. View setbacks as part of your growth journey.
Number seven is to maintain optimism and be positive — realistic optimism.
Finally, number eight is to continue professional development.
Emotions exist for a purpose; they're meant to serve you. Learning how to navigate them in a healthy way will enable you to sustain performance. I'll see you then.
