Resilience Thinking

One of my favorite classes of my MBA program was on resilience thinking.

We studied how interconnected social, environmental and economic systems are and how failure to look at this interconnectedness when problem solving brings more vulnerability and less resilience.

I try to keep this in mind when making decisions for my household and business and in my leadership roles in our community.

This also translates to self care and mindfulness of my mind, body and spirit. When I feel more vulnerable than resilient, I look at what might be out of balance with my personal sustainability plan.

How is my environment? Is it peaceful, tidy? Am I connected to my land, to nature, the surrounding landscapes?

How is my community? Do I feel a good energy exchange of friends, colleagues, family? Do I need more time with peeps or less?

How are my resources? Am I balancing the energy flow of finances? Am I willing to invest in the things that bring me and our family joy? Am I creating enough space to generate revenue to support our goals?

All of these questions asked together brings a more holistic "dashboard" for my current situation. It allows me to see where I might need to invest more energy and where I might need to divest.

How about you? How do you re-balance when you start to feel less resilient?

Just some food for thought.

Happy Weekend,

Jen