What Living with Vertigo Has Taught Me About Emotional Resilience
I had a vertigo attack today. I was not expecting it. (No one ever expects the Spanish Inquisition!) I’d gone to the gym, had a great cardio workout, had a good breakfast, drunk all my green tea and...
View ArticleCan I Make A Little Progress Today?
I’ve had a series of small setbacks, mostly emotional. One problem with vestibular conditions is that they vary so much, minute by minute and day by day. I’ve been working with Erik on the hurdles. The...
View ArticleBuilding My Emotional Reslience, Part 1
I had another vertigo attack last week. I had a head cold, possibly a case of the flu, and boom, a vertigo attack. I wrote it up, so you could see what’s it like to be inside a vertigo attack. It’s not...
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Emotional Resilience, Part 2, Problem Solving
In Siebert’s model, part 2 of building your emotional resilience is problem solving. Well, I know a lot about problem solving. I teach Problem Solving Leadership with Jerry and Esther. Siebert says, on...
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Emotional Resilience, Part 3, Strengthening Your Inner Selves
I realize that some of you have been waiting for this post for a while. Sorry. Was busy. Siebert says most people can live with just parts 1 and 2 quite nicely. That is, until they have a traumatic...
View ArticleVulnerability Problem, Resilience Solution
I had another saccades attack a week ago. I am glad it was not a full vertigo attack. I was sitting at the computer, trying to finish writing an article, and my eyes started to go berserk. Saccades are...
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Book Review: Surviving Survival by Laurence Gonzales
I read a book on vacation, Lawrence Gonzales’s, Surviving Survival: The Art and Science of Resilience. He has a very different take on resilience than Siebert does. His chapter 14 is entitled “The...
View ArticleGrumpy, Sneezy, Dopey, or Happy?
I’ve had a summer cold for over two weeks now. I’m tired of it. I’m still coughing, mostly at night, or when I want to talk. As someone who has to talk to think things through, this is irritating! To...
View ArticleBook Review: Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life
How optimistic are you? I am optimistic. I learned that when I read Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life by Martin Seligman. Yes, there’s a test for how optimistic you are. Why does...
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How Resilient Are You?
There’s a survey over on HBR, Assessment: How Resilient Are You? If you have read the resilience literature, you know how to answer the questions. The questions are all hypothetical, which make them...
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