"Resilience is learned. Not just taught" - Futurist Jim Carroll
Lessons from my family: It's all about attitude management, proactive anticipation, courage restoration, resourcefulness, decisive action, agile thinking, maintaining optimism, and reframing trends as opportunities rather than threats.
I have so much to learn from my sons and daughters-in-law!
I'm reflecting on this today as the youngest of my two sons turns 30. Here's on the far right in the photo.
While I spend a lot of time on a lot of stages speaking about resilience, I've had the opportunity to witness the development of resilience firsthand with the evolution of their careers and lives.
Each of them has faced some type of significant career challenge at some point in their lives. Rather than giving into despair, I've watched as they've nurtured themselves with hope, determination, and action. The spirit they've shown through these times has taught me something about myself and has offered me lessons on how I too can nurture my spirit of resilience.
Here's what I've seen - as their careers underwent the typical - and sometimes untypical - twists and turns of life, they never gave up. They never gave in. They fought back. In doing so, they become the fountain of wisdom that has helped to nurture my soul, feed my optimism, and fuel my determination. When I talk about resilience in my keynotes, I often draw from global business examples.
But today, I want to share something more personal - how my sons and daughters-in-law have embodied the resilience principles I've advocated for years.
Here's what I've learned.
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Original post: https://jimcarroll.com/2025/04/decoding-tomorrow-your-daily-future-inspiration-resilience-is-learned-not-just-taught/