Personal Resilience

The elements of resilient growth – Taken from ‘The Tree of Resilience’ The elements of resilient growth 

Our Definition


The ability of an individual to perform consistently and their optimal level, retaining flexible cognitive, behavioural and emotional responses, irrespective of prevailing challenges and conditions.

(adapted form Neenan and Drydens definition)

The Model 

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  • Clarity – Having a clear sense of purpose and meaning to the activities that you get involved in / future sense of direction and focused on that future direction / your values are aligned to the way you live

  • Self-efficacy - Belief in your capabilities to organise and execute the courses of actions required to manage situations. A sense of control / self-confidence / a proactive approach / can do approach / taps in your strengths

  • Flexibility – Ability to be adaptable in your problem-solving approach, having a growth mind-set, learning and growing from previous situations

  • Self - management - Ability to beware of and manage your thoughts, emotions, feelings and attitudes and how they impact on your behaviour – being mindful to what’s going on with you and being able to express your emotions in a constructive manner to self and others

  • Optimism & hope - Hopefulness and confidence about the future and or the success of something. A tendency to expect the best possible outcome, the opposite being pessimists who tend only to see difficulty and challenges rather than opportunities

  • Perspective - A mental view or outlook, a particular way of regarding something, a point of view. What I mean in connection with resilience is can you see things from a variety of perspectives, or are you fixed on seeing things from one place. It’s the ability to open up your vision to see things from a number of positions.

  • Support – Are you able to recognise when you need it / able to ask for it / supportive and kind to self / supportive of others / has a strong social supportive network

  • Humour - Is a state of mind an ability to appreciate and or express that, which is humorous. For me it’s about your ability to see the funny side of situations, especially around yourself, your ability to laugh.

  • Energy Management – to feed the tree linking in the 4 aspects of energy management and balancing renewal and expenditure 

We work with individuals to develop their personal resilience, imporve their selfcare and wellbeing, through individual coaching, workshops and development programmes, that are interactive and particapative. Sharing strategies and techniques, raising self awareness and improving self management. Untilmately building personal resilience and increasing personal wellbeing.