Nataliey Bitature argues resilience is a skill you build through practice, not something you're born with. Break challenges into small steps, treat setbacks like exercising a muscle, and hold onto self-belief as your one asset no one can take.
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Life doesn't knock people down if they can't get up. That's not fair. I don't think karmic energy can do that to someone. Whenever you're knocked down or whatever problems you face, they are overcomeable. There is a way you can get around it. There's a way you can get up. You just need to try and see it or break it into something small enough that you can start to chip away at it until the problem is manageable. That is a skill. That is an attitude. It's something you have to cultivate. You have to practice and you have to grow. And as you grow, also your problems grow, but that means your success is also growing. Your capacity is also growing. And it does get easier because it is a muscle. The first day you do it, it's hard. The second day, slightly less, slightly less. Okay, now it really hurts, now it's really difficult, but oh my God, now it's easier. I know I can do it. And that knowing is what makes a huge difference. Whether you believe you can do something or you believe you can't, you will always be right. That's what you need to remember, and that's something no one can take away from you and no one can change except you. So make sure you believe in yourself, believe in that dream you have, believe in your own potential, and then everything else, it's figure out the book.