On November 25th, 2019, Jon conducted a training seminar on behalf of Optum at the British Consulate in Shanghai. The title of the event was ‘Building Resilience’ and explored several pathways to establishing and maintaining resilience.
At several points during the event, attendees were given opportunities to discuss and share their thoughts on a variety of topics including their relationship towards exercise, their susceptibility to cognitive distortions (e.g. all-or-nothing thinking), and how to reframe ‘failure’. Viewers are welcome to try the activities for themselves by pausing the video (embedded below) at the appropriate time. The event also featured a short mindfulness exercise that viewers can follow along with.
Highlights
- Defining resilience and understanding its importance
- Understanding what you can control (and what you can’t)
- Four pillars (physical, cognitive, social, emotional) of resilience
- Understanding the role of stress
- Going beyond resilience
Books/Videos Referenced
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Goggins, D. (2018). Can’t hurt me: Master your mind and defy the odds. Lioncrest.
Jiang, J. (2016). Rejection proof: How I beat fear and became invincible through 100 days of rejection. Random House.
McGonigal, K. (2013, June). How to make stress your friend. Retrieved November 30, 2019, from TED: https://www.ted.com/talks/kelly_mcgonigal_how_to_make_stress_your_friend
Taleb, N. N. (2012). Antifragile: Things that gain from disorder. New York: Random House.
Taleb, N. N. (2018). Skin in the game: Hidden asymmetries in daily life. London: Allen Lane.
TEDx Talks. (2014, June 12). The prison of your mind | Sean Stephenson | TEDxIronwoodStatePrison. Retrieved November 30, 2019, from YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaRO5-V1uK0
Walker, M. (2017). Why we sleep: Unlocking the power of sleep and dreams. New York: Scribner.
Wright, R. (2010). The moral animal: Why we are the way we are: The new science of evolutionary psychology. Vintage.
