Allison

Empower yourself.

Module 1: Dealing with Difficulties in

Professional Life
Having completed this module you will be able to:

 Identify the mental and physical manifestations of stress.

 Categorize the major work-related stressors in two categories.
 Contrast between traits of people with Type A and Type B personalities.
 Indicate the traits a leader must have to help navigate their organization through difficult
times.
 Discuss the strategies that must be avoided during difficult times.
 Analyze the role of resilience in battling difficulties and traumas of personal and
professional lives.
 Describe different methods of building resilience.

 Benefits of Building Resilience

 Building resilience can help in various ways, such as
 It makes a person focused, productive and more flexible in their approach.
 Resilience makes a person fearless about new experiences and uncertainties.
 They can learn to tolerate and manage emotions outside their comfort zone, including those
related to anger and despair.
 Resilience improves the communication skills of people, especially under stressful
conditions.
 Resilience increases their self-esteem.
 It increases their confidence to a level where they can easily find solutions to different
problems, even when a solution is not much apparent to them.
 Regardless of their age, background, or circumstances, people can cultivate and enhance
these qualities of resilience at any time. The advice given on the upcoming pages can them
you confront adversity with greater confidence, endure these turbulent times, and move on
to brighter, more hopeful times in the future.
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Lesson Summary

The Connection Between Resilience and Self-Care

 Improving sleeping habits: By improving daytime habits and getting to bed with a relaxed
mind, it can become possible to get a relaxing sleep at night.
 Making a diet plan: A person's overall dietary pattern helps them tolerate such adverse
events. Processed and fast food can severely affect mental performance and create mood
instability. Such foods also weaken the immune system, thus creating a vicious cycle of
physical and mental deterioration.
 Getting necessary exercise: Regular exercise releases endorphins that work as mood
stabilizers and ease muscle tension and stiffness.