Resilient Personalities, Strong Personalities
“A farmer had a small farm where he carried out agricultural tasks and took care of some horses. One day the foreman came to inform him that his best horse had fallen into a well. The man went to this place and tried, in different ways, to get him out of that place. As he was unable to accomplish his task, he had no choice but to pour dirt into the well to bury the horse. When he was doing this work, the horse (demonstrating its will to continue living), did not allow itself to be buried. Instead, he used each shovelful of dirt to shake the hole so he could get out. Until he did it ”.
Are you like the horse that uses the earth to climb out of the well or, on the contrary, do you allow yourself to be swallowed up by circumstances? If your initial answer was ” yes, ” then it is because you have a strong or resilient personality.
Those individuals who despite being in setbacks and suffering problems, have the ability to maintain strength, come out (or from the well) and resist, are characterized by having a resistant personality.
The difference between a strong personality and the others is that it can accept what happens in a different way.
According to a psychologist at the University of Chicago, “strong” people (not speaking of muscles or physical build, but of mind) have several characteristics in common: they are committed, controlled and oriented towards what they want. In this way, they can not only enjoy life, but also succeed in what destiny has in store for them.
And there is more, since people with strong personalities can overcome daily adversities and setbacks faster, such as the death of a loved one, a divorce, unemployment or lack of money.
As said before, if you have a strong or resistant personality, like the horse in the story, it is because your commitment power is very great. You firmly believe that you can get ahead, that each inconvenience is a lesson to take into account for the next time and that there is no harm that does not come.
This commitment can be put into practice in many aspects and is reflected not only in times of difficulties, but in all areas of life. It will be easier to solve anything, be practical when making decisions when others need to think it through, and even help others to cope with what happens to them.
Second, a “resistant” person has deep-seated self-control in his life. In other words, he is motivated by what he can do and give, of himself.
And as a third characteristic, strong people take on challenges, they are not afraid of dislodging or betting on something uncertain.
Changes are well seen, investments (not just money) are a good way to modify a reality that they do not like and understand that failures are, ultimately, a lesson.
Do you think you have a strong and resistant personality? In what everyday situations can you affirm this? If you haven’t yet harvested this type of personality, you just have to cultivate something different. Remember that we can all improve! You just have to put your mind to it!
(Mahatma Gandhi)
