Resilience In The Military

The practice of resiliency will differ depending on who you ask and in what situation. Being resilient is easily adapting to change, having serenity within yourself including situations around you, and using failure as motivation. A vital character trait taught in the military is resilience. If a Soldier is unable to react quickly to change during combat, it may cost them their life. Change can be stressful; being able to promptly react to it can reduce that stress. “God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference” (Shapiro 2014). The Serenity Prayer guides many with its words of wisdom. Often times, people find themselves mentally trapped in situations

that require little to no thought process; humans simply the natural notion to overthink simple situations. Falling into this “sinkhole” mentality causes those to become stagnant; preventing them from being able to move forward. One cannot enjoy a life of success until failure has almost killed them; this is metaphorically speaking, of course. Learn from mistakes made and capitalize off of them. Instead of dwelling on how much a nine to five job working for someone else drains you, use that as motivation to want to become your own boss. Persevere through those trying times to show how obstacles can be turned into opportunities.