Resilience In Where There´s A Will, There's A Way

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“Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way”, written by Anna Harrington provided a lot of information on resilience. “Defining resilience as an attitude that enables an individual to examine, enhance and utilize the strengths, characteristics and other resources available to one-self.” (Harrington, 2012) This explains many different elements that may cause stress to an individual rather in their personal life or in the workplace. The term “bouncing back” is used to describe the way a person handles a stressful situation, learns from the experience and manages the situation.
I can honestly say, that being resilient is something that I work at daily, by staying focused on the task at hand or to understand an issue that I am experiencing at work. Many

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