Resilience and Self-Confidence: The best allies for the success of our children

If you think about it, what character traits have helped you become the strong and independent person you are today? For me, those traits were resilience and confidence. It can take years of trial and error to embrace these traits, which is why I believe that we should be teaching our children to be resilient and confident in themselves from a young age so they will be equipped to succeed.

Resilience is the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties. It is the sum of multiple components, including vision, holistic wellness, self-discipline and compassion. Let’s check them briefly:

Vision: Our children are born creative. For them, envision their future isn’t hard. We can boost their chances to succeed by setting challenging but achievable goals and holding them accountable for their actions.

Holistic Wellness: Learning the basics of living a healthy and meaningful life should be normal in the first few years of life, and something we should be teaching our children. An affluent, emotional, physical, and collective wellness will make them mindful and set them up for happier and healthier lives overall.

Self-discipline: This is an excellent resource to draw on and instilling it in our children will allow them to develop character and aim higher. Being self-disciplined will allow them to understand that being able to motivate themselves will always be a better driving force than external incentives, especially when it comes to self-improvement.

Compassion: We should teach our children to be compassionate. Being able to engage with others and be empathetic will help them become more assertive and build healthy, lasting relationships.

On the other hand, self-confidence is what allows us to take the “leap of faith”. Going from a comfortable but stagnant status quo to an uncomfortable but evolving one takes guts. Self-confidence is the feeling of trust in one’s abilities, qualities, and judgment. It’s the feeling you want when you leave a secure job to work on your own business, or when you leave home for the first time and go to college to pursue an education. It’s the believe-in-yourself statement that should push you to take these massive actions.

We can’t and shouldn’t make life simpler for our children because life is challenging, and they need to build stamina. But we can help them recognize how they are shaped by their limiting beliefs and help them overcome their challenges to achieve great results.