Recently, I listened to the audio book 'Make Yourself Unforgettable, Dale Carnegie Class-Act System' (2005)

[While for some reason I do not like the word 'resiliency' but have no concerns about the word 'resilient'], I was impressed by the Carnegie views on resiliency.

Here's a summary...

Resiliency helps you handle Problems...i.e., you are able to bounce back from Problems and you are able to handle them better.

[That alone is a good enough reason to work on building resiliency.]

7 Personal Resiliency Builders

1. Sociability - ability to form friendly, positive relationships
2. Humor - ability to see the comical elements in life and laugh at yourself
3. Insight - ability to understand people and situation 
4. Adaptive Distancing - ability to recognize negative people and keep your distance from them 
5. Flexibility - the ability to adjust to change and adapt to handle tough situations 
6. Personal Competence - the ability to excel at one thing and renew self-confidence and energy 
7. Perseverance - the ability to keep trying despite the difficulties

and 7 Ways to Build Resilience

1. Make Connections - meet and learn from as many new people as you can 
2. Avoid seeing a crisis as an insurmountable problem - don't catastrophize 
3. Accept that Change, both positive and negative is part of living 
4. Move steadily and consistently toward your goals 
5. Look for self-discovery opportunities 
6. Keep things in perspective - don't fight against the current 
7. Take care of yourself, mind and body