Module 13 · Growth & Adaptation

Setbacks & resilience

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Practical ways to recover, keep perspective and start again.

By the end of this module

You will treat setbacks as feedback without blaming yourself, recover from disappointment, ask for support, and stay functional through hard periods.

Lessons

• What setbacks can teach — A setback carries information. Separating the lesson from the sting takes a little time. (7 min)
• After a disappointment — Recovering emotionally is a process with its own pace — and it is allowed to take time. (7 min)
• One event is not who you are — Keeping perspective, and learning from what went wrong without turning it against yourself. (8 min)
• Rebuilding momentum and starting again — After a setback, the first step back should be almost embarrassingly small. (7 min)
• Asking for support — Resilience is not doing it all alone. It is knowing who and how to ask. (7 min)
• Staying functional through a hard period — When life is heavy, shrink the day to what matters most — and keep the basics going. (8 min)