What makes people move through tough times? In my last post, I talked about resilience and its importance in being an overcome in life. Resilient, tenacious people make things happen. My friend and mentor, Dr. George Evelry has made it his life mission to understand resilience and the impact it has on people. In his […]
Crisis Leadership
10 Steps for Surving a Rough and Tumble World: Part #3
This is the third and final blog of the 10 steps for Surviving a Rough and Tumble world. Here is a quick review of the first seven. 1. Practice optimism. 2. Find a resiliency model. 3. Develop a moral compass and unbreakable beliefs. 4. Practice generosity and kindness. 5. Develop acceptance and cognitive flexibility. 6. Face […]
10 Steps for Surviving a Rough and Tumble World: Part # 2
(c) 2014 John Thurman As I begin this installment of 10 Steps, I wanted to let you know that on I will send out the third installment of 10 Steps Thursday evening and the next three to four blogs will be be very focused on depression, and things you can do to help yourself and […]