Want to Raise Resilient Kids? A Navy SEAL Says Always Do This
Resilience is defined as “the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness.”
There’s no surprise that it’s a characteristic of some of the world’s most successful people. It’s also a required trait to endure and succeed in some of the toughest specialties in the U.S. military.
Over on Task and Purpose (a site for members of the U.S. military) and Fatherly (a site for–well, fathers), a former U.S. Navy SEAL named Eric Greitens (now a candidate for Missouri governor, by the way) shared his tips for raising children to be more resilient–rules that also apply to anyone who wants to increase their mental toughness.
The plan Greitens outlined inspired me enough to compile a free e-book on the subject, How to Raise Successful Kids, which you can download here (for free). You can read Greitens’s original remarks here and here.
1. Set a great example.
Like any self-improvement program, increasing resiliency requires demonstrating a commitment. And if you hope to inspire others, such as your children, it’s doubly important…
