Resilience
Just read this great story from a PMAP Newsletter... "The Great Story of a US President"."Every time resilience is discussed, Abraham Lincoln's name is always mentioned. Consider the following: In 1832, he was defeated for State Legislature. Then he was elected to it in 1834. In 1838, he was defeated for Speaker of the State House. In 1840, he was defeated for Elector. He ran for Congress in 1843 and he was defeated. He was lected to Congress in 1846 and then lost his re-election bid in 1849. He ran for the US Senate in 1855 and was defeated. In 1856, he was defeated for Vice President. He ran again for the US Senate in 1858 and lost. And in 1860, Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the United States, and became on eof the best Presidents the United States ever had."
Resilience is one of the qualities of a good leader. It is defined as "the ability to recover quickly; the property of a material that enables it to resume an original shape after being bent, stretched, etc. In short, it is the ability of a leader to bounce back after experiencing setbacks.
"The measure of a man is determined not by the number of falls he has encountered but by his ability to rise each time he falls."
When we fall or commit mistakes or fail, it's not the end of the battle. It is when it begins. Life is a learning process. The earth is a big school. And when we survived the test of times, it's a very good battle being fought.
Enjoy life, live to the fullest.
