Adam MarkelInternational Keynote Speaker On Resilience

From the VIRTUAL stage: We've Got To Develop Resilience Before We Need It - MUST WATCH!!!

Name: From the VIRTUAL stage: We've Got To Develop Resilience Before We Need It - MUST WATCH!!!
Uploaded: 2021-07-01T17:29:09+00:00
Duration: 2 min 9 s
Channel: Adam Markel
Description: A short motivational talk by Adam Markel arguing that resilience must be developed proactively. Using a lifeguard 'three whistles' anecdote, he frames…

1 Jul 2021 · 2 min

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A short motivational talk by Adam Markel arguing that resilience must be developed proactively. Using a lifeguard 'three whistles' anecdote, he frames resilience as mental, emotional, and spiritual, emphasizes recovery over burnout, and urges ritual self-care that models healthy behavior and builds resilient teams.

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Resilient teams change the world. You can't fight the currents. When you do, you get worn out. It's really about resilience. Without that, we cannot succeed. Three whistles rang out, and I knew what that meant. I was 19 years old, and three whistles on the beach meant someone was missing. Lifeguards in this room. All of us are guarding something in our lives regarding our families, clients, our customers, our businesses, our health, our relationships, and all that guarding takes a toll. Resilience is not just about the physical. It's mental, it's emotional, it's even spiritual. High performance isn't about exhaustion. It's not about burnout. It's about recovery. We've got to develop our resilience before we need it. How do you routinely and ritually take care of yourself as though other people's lives depended on you? To take care of yourself is not selfish. To take care of yourself creates a model for others to take care of themselves. Then it becomes cultural. Resilient teams change the world. Every time I've been caught in the riptides of fear, doubt or worry, it's like I could hear those three rescue whistles all over again. Only now they were waking me up, reminding me we've got to develop our resilience before we need it. It's as simple as that. It's as transformational as that. Resilient teams change the world.