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  R esilience was  introduced into the English language in the early 17th Century from the Latin verb resilire, meaning to rebound or recoil Value   origins from  Latin valēre meaning to be strong, be worth Values provide us insight to what are the reasons behind the decisions we have made through our lives. For example, I Divya Srivastava, the coach of this whole program, have the core values of Serve, Inspiration and Growth.(I deduced them through a scientific framework) And since I know these values now, it is easy for me to make decisions in alignment with my values. Without discovering my core values I was lost, disoriented and was confused on which path to take. My core values keep me in peace and emotionally fulfilled. There are other values which support your core values. We do that in order for smoother transitions in life and work. Such a value is Resilience. Dr Ginsburg, child paediatrician and human development expert, proposes that there are 7 integral a...

There are certain values that lie in the core of us. My personal core values are Serve Grow and Inspire. There are other values which helps us fit into society. Like- Respect elders, Be nice, Honesty, Education, Dignity, Quality of Life, etc. Another set of values to keep a balance between both.  One of those values is Resilience.  Read on to know what I mean by this. While growing up, we adopt the values of the society such as 'respecting elders, be a good student, be honest, agree with what friends are saying, stay with the herd or you will get hurt' These are some of the (un)spoken values we adopt. At one time or other, society values or the values of the home we're part of- may make us unhappy. This is when we start looking out of alternatives. This is when we feel like we do not belong. We start doing things secretly to be ourselves. We stay up at night because only then we can be ourselves. The value we seek is happiness and safety to be ourselves.  For example...