Resilience is a crucial life skill for all of us. Whether it is a relationship ending, a poor result on an exam, a sporting fixture lost or a job application that got knocked back- we need to learn how to cope with these things. We need to use this skill often.

“Chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are too heavy to be broken.”–Warren Buffet

I have always enjoyed the start of a new school term. Usually characterised by a renewed sense of purpose, a spring in the step and some new goals to reach towards. But how do we keep ourselves and our students motivated and committed long enough to bring those goals to fruition?

Resilience is a crucial life skill for all of us. Whether it is a relationship ending, a poor result on an exam, a sporting fixture lost or a job application that got knocked back- we need to learn how to cope with these things. We need to use this skill often.