I am so excited to bring you a guest post by Dr.
Lynn Schmidt. Happy Women Writers Wednesday, resilient ladies of the pen and page.
How
Women Can Get a Resiliency Boost
Every
day I encounter challenges when I am working that test my ability to be
resilient, to be strong and overcome difficulties, to thrive not just survive. Some
days the challenges are small, a computer problem or vendor issue. Other days the challenges are large, losing a
job or a conflict with a colleague. To overcome these challenges, I need to build
my ability to be resilient. What do I, and other women, need to do to get that
resiliency boost?
Women
bring exceptional talents to the work they do, yet often face struggles to
achieve fulfillment. Women need to anticipate,
navigate, learn and grow from the challenges that they encounter for
career success. The ability to maintain one’s resiliency and thrive in the
midst of adversity is an intentional choice. When women consciously make that
choice, they are better equipped to be transformed by work-related challenges.
My
colleague, Kevin Nourse, and I conducted over one hundred interviews with
executive coaches and women from around the world. Our book, Intentional Resiliency: Six Powerful
Strategies for Women to Thrive at Work focuses on resiliency building
strategies that have been proven to help women thrive. To determine the resiliency
boost you need, answer these six, yes or no, questions:
- Do I have the right network to get the support I need during challenging times at work?
- Am I clear on my values, passions and vision for my career?
- Do I know what development I need to be successful at the work I do?
- Am I able to focus on taking care of myself including my physical, emotional and spiritual needs?
- Do I fully use my strengths to get my job done?
- Am I able to see the positive aspects of a challenge and not dwell on the negative?
If
you answered “no” to any of these questions, then that is the strategy you need
to focus on building to get your resiliency boost. The purpose of Intentional Resiliency is for women to
use the powerful strategies to become more resilient and avoid or overcome
career challenges, resulting in an extraordinary career.
Dr. Lynn
Schmidt has over 20 years of experience developing leaders, with a focus on women
in the workplace. She received her coaching credential from the International
Coach Federation. She has three books published and her fourth book, Intentional Resiliency:
Six Powerful Strategies for Women to Thrive at Work will be
published in early 2016.You can find out more about Lynn and Intentional Resiliency at her Facebook
author page www.facebook.com/LynnSchmidtAuthor.