1. If difficult situations arise, what is your initial reaction? Do you fight or flee?

Do you stay calm or

get agitated? Do you “own” your part of the situation or look to lay blame on anyone other than
yourself? Consider how your initial reaction may affect your ability to resolve a situation
effectively.
When confronted with a difficult issue or disagreement, I usually respond in the same way every time.
My first reaction would not be to escape; instead, I would fight for whichever side is correct. Whether I
get calm or irritated depends on the issue; if it's something I'm really passionate about, I might become
agitated, but I prefer to remain calm. But one aspect of my ability to own up to my side, regardless of the
situation, remains constant. I will never blame someone else if I know it is a lie. I believe that knowing
how I will behave in a challenging scenario will aid my capacity to resolve it efficiently.

2. How would you rate your level of resiliency? Besides your results from the survey, How Resilient
Am I? recall times in your life where you had to deal with problems that threatened your progress
– how did you handle these situations? In hindsight, did you make the best choice given the options
at the time?
On a scale of 1 to 5, I would give myself a 4 for Resilience. It is critical in life to be able to recover from
or adapt to specific circumstances, but how is Resilience demonstrated? Some examples include asking
questions when you are confused, managing your emotions when things change, and growing as a person
after overcoming obstacles in your life. When you are challenged in an argument, your resilience decides
whether you stay strong and fight back, or if you give in to the pressure and your progress collapses. This
also impacts whether you make the correct choices or not; if you stay strong, you will say what has to be
stated, but if you don't have any Resilience and you feel hopeless by the opposing problem, this
influences the decision you make.
3. Are you able to learn from your mistakes? Explain using examples.
Although no one wants to fail, making errors and learning from them is one of the most essential things
that anybody can do. Learning from your errors allows you to improve as a person. For example, if you
messed up on a test, the following time you review your notes even more carefully to prevent making the
same mistakes. If you don't learn from your errors, you'll keep making the same ones, which won't get
you anywhere in life, but if you learn to control and correct them, you'll be able to reach your full
potential.
4. Would you consider yourself an optimist or a pessimist? How might your perspective affect your
level of resiliency and your ability to use problem-solving strategies effectively to resolve situations?
Personally, I believe I would be classified as a Pessimist. When presented with an issue, I prefer to focus
on the negative aspects so that when the problem is solved, everything will be wonderful. For example,
when completing homework, you edit your work to discover flaws and repair them so that your work is
flawless. In terms of my resiliency, being a pessimist may have a significant impact on it. When
attempting to turn things around for yourself in a bad circumstance, concentrating on the negatives can
help you correct your life and excel further. Problem solving is similar in that you find out what's right
and wrong and then correct the problems to remedy the situation.
5. Think of times where you may have dealt with periods of transition – for example, a family move
or a change of schools – how well do you deal with these periods of flux in your life?

When I started high school, everything changed for me because I was meeting so many new people,
trying to get excellent grades and work hard, staying in contact with my friends, and doing extracurricular
activities trying to be engaged in the school with covid. I was quite stressed, but I handled the situation
pretty well and was able to adjust reasonably well to the new procedures and surroundings. It was much
simpler since I still had my friends and family here to support me, but I also made new friends here who I
much value, and this initial obstacle has evolved into something wonderful and welcome. I wouldn't alter
anything that happened during that period of transition since it led me here, and I am glad for where I am.

6. If applicable, identify potential barriers, such as learning difficulties, financial constraints, or

distance from postsecondary opportunities that could interfere with the achievement of your
educational or career goals. What problem-solving strategies could you implement to overcome
these (and other) obstacles?
I don't have many obstacles in terms of academic challenges or financial concerns, for which I am
grateful; the one thing that is tough for me is my distance from school and the lack of a bus. My parents
work full-time, so they can't pick me up from school, and I do not take a bus, so I have to walk home for
up to 40 minutes, regardless of the weather. Accepting it and appreciating what I do have is a problem-
solving approach I've utilised. I know some people have it worse, so I try to be glad that it's only a short
walk home and focus on the positives, such as being active and being outside, rather than the drawbacks. I
try to find the bright side of things so that I may be happy with the circumstance rather than destroying
my mood by being pessimistic. And nothing really influences my academic or career objectives other
than my overthinking and prejudgment of scholar decisions, which I fix by asking a friend for their
perspective and taking a time to relax and think clearly about it so I can continue on the correct track. In
every situation, I seek for the positives or places where I can transform a negative into a good.