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Building Resilience

Professional Working | Manage Yourself

Purpose of this workshop

To build personal resilience and develop the skills to respond positively to setbacks.

Even the most successful people experience setbacks. However successful people are not derailed by setbacks but have the personal resilience to bounce back and learn from them. Developing the attitudes to deal with the ups and downs of life in a constructive way can help you build your confidence and reduce stress. This workshop will help you understand how your own thinking patterns can create feelings of failure or optimism, which in turn can either undermine or contribute to your ability to achieve personal success. You will learn practical strategies to develop resilience in the face of difficulty.

Content of this workshop

The content of this workshop is rooted in Positive Psychology and the techniques developed by Professor Martin Seligman in his work on ‘Learned Optimism’. This approach has a proven track record in helping people develop resilience and a more positive attitude. In the workshop you will identify the underlying thought patterns which are dictating your current perception of the world and yourself. You will learn techniques to develop constructive thought patterns which can boost your confidence and reduce your vulnerability in the face of setbacks.

By the end of this workshop you will have:

  • understood the difference between optimistic and pessimistic thinking and its influence on mental and physical health
  • evaluated the optimistic or pessimistic dimensions of your thinking habits and the effect of this on your confidence and resilience
  • learned and practised techniques to counteract defeatist and pessimistic thinking

Benefits for students:

  • cope better with setbacks experienced at university or in the workplace, e.g. poor marks or rejection at interview
  • face challenges with greater self-confidence
  • develop thought patterns which support and sustain success

Booking Information

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Edinburgh Napier University, Craiglockhart Campus, Edinburgh, EH14 1DJ
Telephone: 08452 60 60 40
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