1. Resilience
Introduction
Don Nalls
Patriot Investment
Management

2. THE RESILIENT INVESTOR
THE TEN SKILLS & ATTITUDES THAT CAN INCREASE RESILIENCE

3. RESILIENCE
 SKILLS & ATTITUDES
 MENTAL TOUGHNESS
 MUST BE PRACTICED!

4. BE CONNECTED
 BE
CONNECTED TO OTHERS AND
COMMUNICIATE WELL
 RELATIONSHIPS BOTH INSIDE & OUTSIDE
YOUR FAMILY
 PROBLEM SOLVE AS PART OF A TEAM

5. BE FLEXIBLE…
A KEY COMPONENT OF RESILIENCE
 TRY SOMETHING NEW
 PRIMARY
FACTOR IN EMOTIONAL
ADJUSTMENT & MATURITY

6. MAKE REALISTIC PLANS
 TAKE ACTION TO CARRY THEM OUT
 BE PROACTIVE AND NOT REACTIVE
 ASSERTIVE RATHER THAN PASSIVE

7. MANAGE YOUR EMOTIONS
 AVOID IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR
 PUT
STRONG EMOTIONS ASIDE WHEN
CLEAR THINKING IS REQUIRED
 WHENANGRY OR FRIGHTENED, BREATH
BEFORE RESPONDING
 COUNT TO 10

8. BE SELF CONFIDENT
 CONFIDENCE IS BUILT THROUGH ACTION

9. SEEK PURPOSE & MEANING
 TRY TO MAKE SENSE OF THE CRISIS GOING
ON
 ACT ON YOUR VALUES AND BELIEFS
 USE
SPIRITUAL BELIEF SYSTEMS TO ASSIST
YOU, AND ACT ON THOSE BELIEFS

10. FOCUS ON THE BIG PICTURE
 GOOD AND BAD EVENTS ARE TEMPORARY
 DO NOT PLAY THE “BLAME GAME”
 REMEMBER, THIS TOO SHALL PASS

11. LAUGHTER HEALS
 APPRECIATE
AND USE HUMOR
APPROPRIATELY

12. TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF IN
TIME OF STRESS
 EXERCISE
 HEALTHY DIET
 AVOID EXCESSIVE USE OF ALCOHOL
 PLAN DOWN TIME

13. SPEND TIME VOLUNTEERING
 CARINGFOR OTHERS LETS YOU FOCUS
BEYOND YOUR CRISIS
 CAREFOR OTHERS PHYSICALLY AND
EMOTIONALLY
 FOODBANKS & SHELTERS ARE ALWAYS IN
NEED OF VOLUNTEERS